Sen. Emil Jones

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a judgment relating to a county code violation is a debt due and owing to a county and the findings, decision, and order of the hearing officer may be enforced in the same manner as a judgment entered by a court (currently, may be collected in accordance with applicable law).

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires each Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MMCE) contracted by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to: (i) make available on the entity's website a provider directory in a machine readable file and format; (ii) make provider directories publicly accessible without the necessity of providing a password, a username, or personally identifiable information; (iii) make available through an electronic provider directory, for each Medicaid Managed Care Entity Plan offered by the entity, certain information in an easily understandable and searchable format, including the contact information and website URLs, if applicable, of all health care professionals, hospitals, pharmacies, and facilities that provide services to Medicaid recipients under the Medicaid Managed Care Entity Plan. Requires each MMCE to ensure that all information included in a print version of the provider directory is updated at least monthly and that the electronic provider directory is updated no later than 3 business days after the MMCE receives updated provider information. Provides that non-compliance with these and other specified requirements may subject the MMCE to certain sanctions. Requires the Department's client enrollment services broker to post certain information on the broker's website, including, information explaining the circumstances under which a Medicaid enrollee can file a grievance or request a hearing to appeal an adverse action by the Department or the MMCE; information on the Medicaid eligibility redetermination process; and information on Medicaid care coordination. Requires the Department to create a consumer quality comparison tool to assist enrollees with Medicaid Managed Care Entity Plan selection. Effective immediately.

Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been convicted of certain drug offenses until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes changes to provisions relating to the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of an educator license, including changing the definitions of terms, providing for disqualification for licensure, and providing that suspension of a license or denial of an application for a license of a person who has been convicted of certain drug offenses shall last until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes technical corrections in provisions requiring a criminal history records check to be performed with regard to applicants for employment with a school district. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes changes to a Section concerning coverage for contraceptives. Provides that an individual or group health policy shall provide coverage for all contraceptive drugs, devices, and other products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including over-the-counter contraceptive drugs, devices, and products; voluntary sterilization procedures; contraceptive services, patient education, and counseling on contraception; and follow-up services related to their use. Provides that if the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved one or more therapeutic equivalent versions of a contraceptive drug, device, or product, a policy is not required to include all therapeutic equivalent versions in its formulary, so long as at least one is included and covered without cost-sharing; if an individual's attending provider recommends a particular service or item approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration based on a determination of medical necessity with respect to that individual, the plan or issuer must cover that service or item without cost sharing and the plan or issuer must defer to the determination of the attending provider; if a drug, device or product is not covered, plans and issuers must have an easily accessible, transparent, and sufficiently expedient process that is not unduly burdensome on the individual or a provider or person acting as a patient's authorized representative to ensure coverage without cost sharing; and that coverage must provide for the dispensing of 12 months' worth of contraception at one time. Defines "contraceptive services", "medical necessity", and "therapeutic equivalent version". Removes language prohibiting the provisions from being construed to require an insurance company cover services related to permanent sterilization requiring a surgical procedure.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that motorcycles may be equipped with a blue light or lights located on the rear of the motorcycle as a part of the motorcycle's rear stop lamp or lamps.

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the fee for a duplicate temporary Illinois Identification Card is $5. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for drivers of a truck-tractor semitrailer combination or combinations, the waiver of provisions concerning Commercial Driver's Licenses and Commercial Learner's Permits apply when the driver is a farmer, employee of the farmer, or a member of the farmer's family, if certain conditions are met. Requires drivers of truck-tractor semitrailer combinations operating as covered farm vehicles to successfully complete any tests the Secretary of State deems necessary. Allows the Secretary to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person, without a preliminary hearing, upon a showing of the person's records or other sufficient evidence that the person has submitted a falsified or altered medical examiner's certificate to the Secretary or provided false information to obtain a medical examiner's certificate. Provides that, if the total amount of dishonored payment due and owing to the Secretary for registration and title fees exceeds the sum of $100 and has not been paid within 60 days from the date the dishonored payment was first delivered (rather than from the date the fee or tax became due), the Secretary shall assess a penalty of 25% of the amount remaining unpaid. Provides that, for purposes of ensuring a person is medically fit to drive a commercial motor vehicle, the Secretary may release medical information to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration about an applicant or a holder of a CDL or CLP. Provides examples of medical information. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Removes a requirement that Illinois transfer tax returns must be filed with the State Treasurer. Effective immediately.

Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Changes the repeal date from July 1, 2016 to October 1, 2019.