Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires certain group health insurance policies and other specified policies to provide coverage of medically necessary treatment for postpartum complications as determined by the woman's treating physician. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds provisions regarding birthing facilities and neonatal and maternal care designations. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services may establish the Nurse-Family Partnership Pilot Program. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that women during pregnancy and during a 12-month (rather than 60-day) period are eligible for medical assistance. Provides that otherwise eligible women shall receive coverage for doula services, perinatal depression screenings, and other services. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall seek approval of a State Plan amendment to expand coverage for family planning services to women whose income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Makes other changes. Amends the Adoption Act. Removes a rebuttable presumption regarding a parent's unfitness if, at birth, the urine, blood, or meconium of the parent's child contains any amount of specified controlled substances. Makes conforming changes to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1305/10-23 new 410 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403 Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services' High Risk Infant Follow-Up program shall be expanded to serve any pregnant or post-partum woman identified as high-risk by a Level I, Level II, or Level III hospital. Provides that the services shall be provided by registered nurses. Requires the Department, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health and specified entities, to develop rules and appropriate revisions to the High Risk Infant Follow-Up program to expand existing services provided by registered nurses to pregnant and postpartum women. Provides that such rules shall be adopted no later than January 1, 2021. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that, with the exception of medical emergencies with inadequate time to obtain consent, each patient has the right to specific informed consent, or informed permission in the case of an infant, including information regarding the health and legal benefits and risks regarding biochemical testing for controlled substances. Provides that health care providers shall provide to patients, or patients' representatives, in writing, specified information. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2310/2310-455 new Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 250/11.2 new In provisions expanding the Department of Public Health's High Risk Infant Follow-Up program, provides that the registered nurses may collaborate with other providers, including, but not limited to, obstetricians, gynecologists, and pediatricians, when providing the services to the patient. Adds the provisions concerning maternal care designations at birthing facilities to the Developmental Disability Prevention Act (rather than to the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois) and makes the following changes to those provisions: provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to implement specified provisions; requires the Department to hold multiple public hearings with representatives from diverse geographical regions and professional backgrounds (rather than in diverse geographic regions of the State); Removes language regarding neonatal care; requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the amendatory Act's provisions by June 1, 2021 (rather than January 1, 2021); and removes language requiring a birthing facility to report to the Department its appropriate level of neonatal care designation and maternal care designation. Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 325 ILCS 5/3 410 ILCS 50/3 705 ILCS 405/2-3 705 ILCS 405/2-18 750 ILCS 50/1 Removes Sections amending the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Medical Patient Rights Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and the Adoption Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.4a new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill as amended by Senate Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 with the following changes: Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that insurers shall allow hospitals separate reimbursement for a long-acting reversible contraceptive device provided immediately postpartum in the inpatient hospital setting before hospital discharge. Provides that coverage shall be subject to other general exclusions, limitations, and financial requirements of the policy, including coordination of benefits, participating provider requirements, and utilization review of health care services, including review of medical necessity, case management, experimental and investigational treatments, managed care provisions, and other terms and conditions. Provides that nothing shall prevent an insurer from applying concurrent and post-service utilization review of health care services, including review of medical necessity, case management, experimental and investigational treatments, managed care provisions, and other terms and conditions of the insurance policy. Removes language providing that benefits for days 29 and thereafter of inpatient care, detoxification/withdrawal management, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, and outpatient treatment shall be subject to concurrent review. Provides that an independent utilization review organization shall make a determination within 72 (rather than 24) hours. Removes language regarding when the benefits for outpatient prescription drugs to treat mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or conditions shall be provided. Removes language requiring the first 180 days per plan year of benefits to be computed based on inpatient days. In provisions amending the Department of Human Services Act, provides that the Department of Human Services shall expand and update its maternal child health programs to serve any pregnant or postpartum woman identified as high-risk by her primary care provider or hospital according to the standards developed by the Department of Public Health under the Developmental Disability Prevention Act. Provides that the services shall be provided by registered nurses, licensed social workers, or other staff with behavioral health or medical training, as approved by the Department of Human Services. Provides that the persons providing the services may collaborate with other providers, including, but not limited to, obstetricians, gynecologists, or pediatricians, when providing services to a patient. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and other key providers of maternal child health services, shall, on or before June 1, 2021, revise or add to the rules of the Maternal and Child Health Services Code of the Illinois Administrative Code that govern the High Risk Infant Follow-up, using current scientific and national and State outcomes data, to expand existing services to improve both maternal and infant outcomes overall and to reduce racial disparities in outcomes and services provided. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 375/6.11 20 ILCS 1305/10-23 new 20 ILCS 1305/10-24 new 20 ILCS 2310-455 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3 105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f 215 ILCS 356z.4a new 215 ILCS 5/356z.33 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-5.24 410 ILCS 250/11.2 new Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 410/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6903 410 ILCS 410/3.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Research Act. Provides that, if funding is available, moneys in the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health to cover costs associated with executing appropriate modules of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and otherwise administering relevant data collection and implementing recommendations outlined in the Alzheimer's Disease State Plan. Makes other changes concerning the Fund. Effective January 1, 2020.
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Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 122/5-1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 215 ILCS 5/Art. VIII.33 heading new 215 ILCS 5/130.1 new 215 ILCS 5/130.2 new 215 ILCS 5/130.3 new 215 ILCS 5/130.4 new 215 ILCS 5/130.5 new 215 ILCS 5/130.6 new 215 ILCS 5/130.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Law. Requires insurers to disclose corporate governance structure, policies, and practices to the Director of Insurance. Makes corporate governance disclosures confidential and privileged. Revises the Freedom of Information Act to conform to the statutory exemptions found in the Illinois Insurance Code. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 In provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code concerning definitions in the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Law, makes changes to the definition of "insurer".
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to offer to consumers at retail a rebate made on a rebate card that charges dormancy fees or other post-issuance fees. Defines "rebate card". Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the prohibition on imposing post-issuance fees in connection with a rebate made by means of a rebate card applies only to fees charged to the consumer. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 815 ILCS 505/2LLL Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 505/12 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 272 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 815 ILCS 505/12 Adds reference to: 230 ILCS 10/7.7 230 ILCS 10/22 from Ch. 120, par. 2422 230 ILCS 45/25-20 230 ILCS 45/25-107 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act and the Sports Wagering Act. Provides procedures by which an applicant for certain licenses shall submit his or her fingerprints. Provides that if there is a conflict between the Sports Wagering Act and the Illinois Gambling Act, the Sports Wagering Act shall control. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that no person may be appointed from any eligible list unless that person becomes a resident of the State of Illinois within 3 months from the first day of employment. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that, for any position filled after December 31, 2019, no person may be appointed to a position based in the State of Illinois from any eligible list unless that person becomes a resident of the State of Illinois within 3 months from the person's first day of employment in that position or unless the residency requirement is waived for just cause by the Director of Central Management Services. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 415/8b.1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new 5 ILCS 420/1-104.3 new 5 ILCS 420/1-104.4 new 5 ILCS 420/1-104.5 new 5 ILCS 420/1-105.2 new 5 ILCS 420/1-105.3 new 5 ILCS 420/1-105.5 new 5 ILCS 420/1-105.6 new 5 ILCS 420/1-105.7 new 5 ILCS 420/1-110 from Ch. 127, par. 601-110 5 ILCS 420/1-112.5 new 5 ILCS 420/1-113.6 new 5 ILCS 420/1-113.7 new 5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102 5 ILCS 420/4A-103 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103 5 ILCS 420/4A-108 5 ILCS 420/4A-104 rep. 25 ILCS 170/2 from Ch. 63, par. 172 25 ILCS 170/5 25 ILCS 170/7 from Ch. 63, par. 177 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Creates a uniform statement of economic interest form that must be completed by all persons who are required to file that form under the Act. Changes the nature of the required disclosures that must be made. Requires candidates filing for Supreme Court Judge, appellate court judge, circuit court judge, or judicial retention to file his or her statement of economic interests in written or printed form. Repeals a provision that established a separate form for persons required to file a statement of economic interests with county clerks. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Modifies the lobbyist registration and disclosure requirements. Requires the Secretary of State to create a publicly accessible and searchable database bringing together disclosures by registered lobbyists, contributions by registered lobbyists, and statements of economic interests required to be filed by State officials and employees. Defines terms. Adds applicability clause. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon becoming law, except that Sections 5 and 10 take effect January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 415/8b.1 Adds reference to: 25 ILCS 170/2 from Ch. 63, par. 172 25 ILCS 170/5 25 ILCS 170/7 from Ch. 63, par. 177 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Modifies the lobbyist registration and disclosure requirements. Requires the Secretary of State to create a publicly accessible and searchable database bringing together disclosures by registered lobbyists, contributions by registered lobbyists, and statements of economic interests required to be filed by State officials and employees. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Creates the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform to review and make recommendations for changes to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the Lobbyist Registration Act, the Public Officers Prohibited Activities Act, and Article 50 of the Illinois Procurement Code. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the heading. Reinserts the provisions of the Resolution as introduced, with technical changes regarding appointments by the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State.
Amends the School Health Center Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 129/1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.11d 105 ILCS 5/14-9.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-9.01 105 ILCS 5/21B-15 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-25 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 105 ILCS 5/21B-50 105 ILCS 5/21B-55 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Repeals a Section requiring a system of examinations for the issuance of educator licenses. Provides that a candidate in a teacher preparation program must receive a letter grade of at least a "C", or its equivalent, in his or her student teaching program to obtain the license. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21B-15 105 ILCS 5/21B-25 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 rep. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill as amended by House Amendment No.1 with the following changes. Restores provisions requiring the completion of a teacher performance assessment and a test of content area knowledge for the issuance of certain educator licenses. Makes the provisions removing the requirement of passage of a test of basic skills applicable until June 30, 2025. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2025, the State Board of Education must reevaluate the method it uses to score a content area knowledge test and may adopt rules to make any changes to those methods. Removes the provision requiring a candidate in a teacher preparation program to receive a letter grade of at least a "C", or its equivalent, in his or her student teaching program to obtain the license. Makes conforming changes. Adds an immediate effective date (rather than a July 1, 2020 effective date).
Declares November 1, 2019 as "Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day" in the State of Illinois.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/16-101 Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/16-115A 220 ILCS 5/16-115E new 220 ILCS 5/16-118 220 ILCS 5/16-123 220 ILCS 5/19-115 220 ILCS 5/19-116 new 220 ILCS 5/19-130 220 ILCS 5/19-135 220 ILCS 5/20-110 815 ILCS 505/2EE 815 ILCS 505/2DDD Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds additional requirements concerning the obligations of alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers. Provides requirements concerning alternative retail electric and gas supplier utility assistance recipients. Provides additional requirements concerning alternative retail electric and gas supplier utility single billing. Authorizes electric utilities to disclose and furnish specified information to customers concerning supply price and electric power and energy supply rate offers. Provides for additional information concerning electric and gas utilities to be submitted to the Illinois Commerce Commission in specified reports. Provides that the utility electric supply price to compare shall be the sum of the electric supply charge and the transmission services charge and shall not include the purchased electricity adjustment. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides additional requirements concerning alternative retail electric supplier and alternative gas supplier selection and solicitation of services. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 In marketing materials, requires the price to compare or utility gas supply cost rate beginning on (rather than on) the effective date of the price to compare. Makes grammatical changes in references to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Percentage of Income Payment Plan. Provides that an agreement between an alternative retail electric supplier and a consumer who either received financial assistance in the last 12 months from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or, at the time of enrollment, is participating in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan is void and unenforceable. Requires that alternative gas suppliers submit to the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Office of the Attorney General the rates the retail gas supplier charged to residential customers in the prior year (rather than prior quarter). In provisions requiring alternative gas suppliers to disclose the utility gas supply cost rates per therm price to compare, requires the alternative gas supplier to disclose the date on which the utility gas supply cost rates per therm became effective and the date on which they will expire. Requires that certain written information provided by an alternative retail gas supplier to a customer switching from another supplier shall be provided in a language in which the customer subject to the marketing or solicitation is able to understand and communicate, and the alternative retail gas supplier shall comply with specified provisions of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning alternative retail gas supplier and utility assistance recipients. Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/16-115 220 ILCS 5/16-115A 220 ILCS 5/16-115B 220 ILCS 5/16-115E new 220 ILCS 5/16-118 220 ILCS 5/16-119 220 ILCS 5/16-123 220 ILCS 5/19-110 220 ILCS 5/19-115 220 ILCS 5/19-116 new 220 ILCS 5/19-120 220 ILCS 5/19-130 220 ILCS 5/19-135 220 ILCS 5/20-110 815 ILCS 505/2EE 815 ILCS 505/2DDD Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with additions and changes. Adds provisions concerning certification of alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers, and provides additional requirements for the granting of a certificate of service authority. Makes changes in provisions concerning the obligations of alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers. Provides additional oversight requirements by the Illinois Commerce Commission of alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers. Makes changes in provisions concerning financial assistance recipients. Provides additional requirements concerning alternative retail electric supplier and alternative gas supplier selection and services. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 In a Section of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act relating to alternative retail electric suppliers, limits the disclosure of comparison prices and a related explanatory statement to consumers who are either small commercial retail customers or residential consumer (currently, these disclosures are made to all consumers).
Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning coverage for mammograms, provides that coverage shall also include a diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary, as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant. Makes changes to coverage for a comprehensive ultrasound screening and MRI. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that if an insurance policy or medical assistance coverage includes mammogram coverage, the coverage shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided. Exempts coverage of diagnostic mammograms to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account. Defines "diagnostic mammogram" and "diagnostic mammography". Corrects a typographical error. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the immediate effective date to January 1, 2020.
Creates the Illinois Student Loan Investment Act. Provides for the establishment, operation, and administration of the Student Investment Account by the State Treasurer. Provides that the State Treasurer shall establish fees to cover the costs of administration, recordkeeping, marketing, and investment management related to the Student Investment Account. Provides that the State Treasurer may charge and collect insurance premiums and deduct wages under the Act. Requires the State Treasurer to develop, publish, and implement one or more investment policies covering the investment of moneys under the Act. Provides for the creation and use of specified Funds to be held outside of the State Treasury with the State Treasurer as custodian. Provides for the adoption of rules. Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act. Allows the State Treasurer to invest or reinvest State money in, among other items or purposes, investments made in accordance with the Student Loan Investment Act. Amends the Student Loan Servicing Rights Act. Provides that the term "student loan servicer" shall not include, among other entities, the State Treasurer and its agents when the agents are acting on the State Treasurer's behalf. Defines terms. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Creates the Student Investment Account Act (currently, the Student Loan Investment Act). Adds a provision concerning the use of earnings from the Student Investment Account. Modifies provisions concerning the establishment, operation, and administration of the Student Investment Account by the State Treasurer, and adds requirements concerning income share agreements and income share agreement providers. Allows the State Treasurer to enter into income share agreements with participants (currently, borrowers) and to facilitate such arrangements between participants and eligible income share agreement providers (currently, lenders). Provides that the State Treasurer or his or her designee (currently, only State Treasurer) may charge and collect insurance premiums under the Act. Provides for the creation and use of specified Funds as non-appropriated separate and apart trust funds in the State Treasury (currently, Funds to be held outside of the State Treasury with the State Treasurer as custodian). Amends the Student Loan Servicing Rights Act. Provides that the term "student loan servicer" does not include, among other entities, the State Treasurer (currently, the State Treasurer and its agents when the agents are acting on the State Treasurer's behalf). Modifies and defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "student loan servicer" or "servicer" includes persons or entities acting on behalf of the State Treasurer. Modifies findings and purpose provisions.