Rep. Bill Hauter

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that the examination of an applicant for a driver's license or permit who is 75 years of age or older or, if the Secretary of State adopts rules to raise the age requirement for actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has attained that increased age or is older shall include an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle. Effective January 1, 2025.

Creates the Child Abuse Notice Act. Requires certain businesses and establishments, including, but not limited to, day care centers, elementary and secondary schools, bus stations, and general acute care hospital emergency rooms, to post in a conspicuous place a notice developed by the Department of Children and Family Services that is aimed toward children under 18 and provides information on what constitutes physical and sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. Requires the notice to be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, unless the notice is provided by electronic means. Requires the Department, in consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, to develop a model notice no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department to make the model notice available for download on the Department's Internet website and provide the notice upon request to eligible business, schools, and other establishments. Provides that the notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. Imposes certain penalties on those businesses and other establishments that are subject to the Act that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. Exempts school districts and personnel from the penalty provision.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new Certified Medication Aide Program to regulate individuals who assist with medication administration in long-term care facilities. It creates a certification process requiring applicants to be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma, and pass an examination administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Facilities participating in the program must ensure a registered nurse is present at all times to supervise these aides and certify that hiring them will not replace existing nursing staff. The law also restricts certified aides from administering certain types of medications, such as controlled substances or injections, and imposes civil penalties on those who practice without certification.

Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall determine whether the network plan at each in-network hospital and facility has a sufficient number of hospital-based medical specialists to ensure that covered persons have reasonable and timely access to such in-network physicians and the services they direct or supervise. Defines "hospital-based medical specialists".

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the issuance of the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation Youth Tennis plate decal by the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation. Creates the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation Youth Tennis Fund. Provides that $25 of each original issuance and $38 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation Youth Tennis Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation Youth Tennis Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois USTA/Midwest Tennis Foundation Youth Tennis to aid USTA/Midwest districts in the State with exposing youth to the game of tennis. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for medically necessary services provided by emergency medical services providers operating under a mobile integrated health care model. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions prohibiting certain individual or group health benefit plans from imposing prior authorization requirements on medications prescribed or administered for the treatment of substance use disorder, provides that the prohibition includes limitations on dosage. Makes similar changes in the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.

Creates the Job Training and Workforce Development Transparency Act. Provides that, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with relevant State agencies, shall compile a report concerning all State-funded job training and workforce development programs in the State. Provides that the report shall identify each State-funded job training and workforce development program in the State and provide specified information about each program. Provides that the Department shall collaborate with relevant State agencies to ensure the timely and accurate collection of information required for the report. Provides that the Department shall submit the report to the General Assembly and make the report accessible to the public on the Department's website no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Deletes, from a provision concerning breast cancer-related educational materials that are to be prepared by the Department of Public Health, language recommending clinical breast exams as a method for detecting breast cancer. Amends the Radiation Protect Act of 1990. Requires mammography patients to receive the educational materials developed by the Department of Public Health. Effective immediately.

Maddy summaryHB 778 is a technical amendment to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois that updates the short title of a specific section within the law. The bill does not introduce new policies, alter existing regulations, or directly impact any individuals or organizations. Its sole purpose is to correct the official name used to refer to a part of the state's technology-related statutes. Once signed into law, the change will become effective on January 1, 2025.