Congratulates Michael Quigley on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting.
Recognizes Evon D. and Jack H. Keck on the occasion of the opening of the Evon D. and Jack H. Keck Emergency Care Pavilion at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet.
Declares March of 2006 to be Irish-American Heritage Month.
Congratulates Joliet Fire Chief Bill O'Hara on the occasion of his retirement.
Congratulates Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on being honored as the 2006 recipient of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry's "Salute to Accomplishment".
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the new payment methodology that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must implement for the nursing component of the state's Medicaid rates for facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities shall include, but need not be limited to, specific adjustments for additional care and services required by persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related conditions.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.
Amends the Family Caregiver Act. Makes the Act applicable to family caregivers for adults over age 18 who are disabled. Effective immediately.
Creates the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act. Provides that a qualified professional who diagnoses any individual who resides in Illinois with an autism spectrum disorder shall report within 30 days the existence of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis along with all such additional information as determined in rules promulgated pursuant to the Act. Provides that the reports shall be designated an autism spectrum disorder report and shall contain information which the Director of Public Health considers necessary to identify, locate, and investigate the occurrence, frequency, incidence, cause, effect, and prognosis of autism spectrum disorder, and other relevant data and findings. Provides that the Department of Public Health may enter into contracts with individuals, corporations, hospitals, universities, not-for-profit corporations, governmental entities or other organizations whereby such individuals, organizations or agencies agree to provide assistance in the compilation of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Registry or to conduct research on behalf of the Department of Public Health consistent with the purposes of the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Defines "forty-eight hours" as 2 business days beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays recognized by the State-Wide One-Call Notice System or a municipal One-Call Notice System). Makes corresponding changes. Defines "open cut utility locate". Provides that an open cut utility locate shall be deemed an emergency for purposes of emergency excavation or demolition requirements. Designates certain colors of flags, stakes, and paint used to mark an underground utility facility or CATS facility for use only by a facility owner or agent or for use only by an excavator. Effective immediately.
