Amends the Assumed Business Name Act. Provides that filings under the Act shall be in the manner prescribed by the County Clerk. Provides for the renewal of assumed business names every 5 years in counties with a population of more than 4,000,000 inhabitants. Authorizes the withdrawal of an assumed name. Authorizes an increase in filing fees.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning method of arrest.
Amends the Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Designates the month of April 2014 as Illinois Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning uniformity of taxes.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall require prior approval of wheelchair repairs when the cost of any one part is greater than or equal to $500 per line item, when the sum of the parts is greater than or equal to a total of $1,500, or when 8 or more units of labor are to be billed (rather than shall require prior approval of wheelchair repairs regardless of the cost of repairs). Provides that the payment rate for custom manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, seating and positioning items, and related options and accessories shall be set at the current Medicare fee schedule minus 6%; and that for those items that do not have an established rate on the Medicare fee schedule, the payment rate shall be the manufacturer's suggested retail price minus 10%. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Adds a provision concerning increases to home health care and hospice payment rates in the categories of skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy (contains a Section heading only).
