Amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Clarifies that it shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to charge or collect a greater benefit or percentage upon money advanced, and for the use and forbearance thereof, than permitted under the Predatory Loan Prevention Act. Amends the Predatory Loan Prevention Act. Provides that the definition of "loan" includes transactions subject to the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person or entity to solicit, broker, or otherwise engage in any other activity intended to facilitate or result in, or that in fact facilitates or results in, the origination of a loan that violates the Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person or entity to advertise or cause to be advertised a loan that violates the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act by a person or entity licensed under the Pawnbroker Regulation Act shall subject the person or entity to discipline in accordance with that Act. Makes other changes. Effective June 1, 2023.
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, to ensure full access to the benefits set forth in provisions regarding the Healthy Kids Program, on and after January 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that provider and hospital reimbursements for immunization as required under the provisions are no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate. Amends the Immunization Data Registry Act. Provides that health care providers, physician's designees, or pharmacist's designees shall (rather than may) provide immunization data to be entered into the immunization data registry. Removes language providing that the immunization data need not be provided if the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, has completed and filed with the provider, physician's designee, or pharmacist's designee a written immunization data exemption form. Provides that the written information and the immunization data exemption forms must include information that the health care provider shall (rather than may) report immunization data to the Department of Public Health to be entered into the immunization data registry. Effective January 1, 2022. House Floor Amendment No. 2 In provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that provider and hospital reimbursements for immunization are no lower than 70% of the regional maximum administration fee as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (rather than the Medicare reimbursement rate). Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) Based on limited data availability, the annual impact of using 70% of Medicare rates for vaccine services for Medicaid participants under age 21 is estimated at $5.7 million, with $0. 9 million for FFS claims and about $4.8 million impact to the MCO capitation rates. The FY 2022 impact for providing six months of services at the new rates would be about $2. 9 million. There would be substantial administrative costs to change the pricing methodology to the provider level and for storage and programming changes to the claims processing and provider enrollment systems. Planning and implementation may take up to 12 months to complete, which would exceed the time available with the January 1, 2022 effective date. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-19 from Ch. 23, par. 5-19 410 ILCS 527/15 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/1a from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-1a 410 ILCS 70/1a-1 410 ILCS 70/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2 410 ILCS 70/2-1 410 ILCS 70/2.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2.1 410 ILCS 70/2.1-1 410 ILCS 70/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5 410 ILCS 70/5-1 410 ILCS 70/5.4 410 ILCS 70/9.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that "pediatric health care facility" means a clinic or physician's office that provides medical services to patients under the age of 18 (rather than to pediatric patients). Provides that a hospital must submit a plan to provide specified services and that the failure to provide that plan is subject to a fine of up to $500 per day until the hospital submits a plan. Provides that certain fines may not be taken or assessed until 12 months after the amendatory Act's effective date. Provides that if an approved pediatric facility submits 2 Plans of Correction that are found to not be acceptable by the Department of Public Health, the approved pediatric health care facility shall become subject to the imposition of a fine by the Department and the termination of its approved sexual assault treatment plan. Provides that an approved pediatric health care facility may provide medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors) who present for medical forensic services in relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual assault. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall approve a proposed plan submitted by a pediatric health care facility if it finds that the proposed plan meets certain minimum requirements and that implementation of the proposed plan would provide medical forensic services for sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors). Prohibits a pediatric health care facility from providing medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors) who present with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific individual and were in the care of that individual within a minimum of the last 7 days until the Department has approved a treatment plan. Provides that a transfer hospital, treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer, or approved pediatric health care facility may transfer a sexual assault survivor to an out-of-state hospital that is located in a county that borders Illinois (rather than to an out-of-state hospital that has been designated as a trauma center by the Department under specified provisions of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act) if the out-of-state hospital meets specified requirements. Specifies that a provision regarding out-of-state hospitals is inoperative on and after January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2024). In provisions regarding the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force, requires the Task Force's report to the General Assembly to be submitted by January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023) and include the status of pediatric sexual assault care. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2023, except that changes to provisions concerning the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force take effect upon becoming law.
Creates the Illinois Asian Indian American Advisory Council Act. Provides for the purpose of the Council. Provides for the appointment of members and ex officio members of the Council. Provides that members shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Office of the Governor shall provide administrative and technical support to the Council, including a staff member to serve as ethics officer. Provides for meetings of the Council. Provides that the Council shall issue semi-annual reports on its policy recommendations by June 30th and December 31st of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides for the focus of the content of the reports. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill and makes the following changes. Changes the name of the Illinois Asian Indian American Advisory Council to the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council. Throughout the Act, changes references to "Asian Indian" to "Indian". Provides that the 21 appointed members of the Council are voting members and the ex officio members of the Council are nonvoting members. Makes grammatical and typographical corrections.
Amends various Acts to make changes concerning references to noncitizen individuals and non-domestic entities. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 430 ILCS 65/1.1 from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1 Defines "noncitizen" for purposes of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes conforming changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that it is the intent of the General Assembly in enacting the amendatory Act to make only nonsubstantive changes that remove the dehumanizing term "alien" from all Illinois statutory provisions. Provides that no change made by the amendatory Act shall be interpreted as to make any substantive change to existing law, including, but not limited to, eligibility for federal programs or benefits that are available to a person who meets the definition of "alien" under State or federal law. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Makes further changes concerning references to noncitizen individuals. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 805/10 45 ILCS 160/5 45 ILCS 162/10 65 ILCS 5/11-74.2-14 from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.2-14 205 ILCS 635/1-4 215 ILCS 5/2 from Ch. 73, par. 614 215 ILCS 5/35A-5 215 ILCS 5/37 from Ch. 73, par. 649 215 ILCS 5/58 from Ch. 73, par. 670 215 ILCS 5/Art. III.5 heading 215 ILCS 5/60a from Ch. 73, par. 672a 215 ILCS 5/60b from Ch. 73, par. 672b 215 ILCS 5/60c from Ch. 73, par. 672c 215 ILCS 5/60d from Ch. 73, par. 672d 215 ILCS 5/60e from Ch. 73, par. 672e 215 ILCS 5/60f from Ch. 73, par. 672f 215 ILCS 5/60g from Ch. 73, par. 672g 215 ILCS 5/60h from Ch. 73, par. 672h 215 ILCS 5/60i from Ch. 73, par. 672i 215 ILCS 5/60j from Ch. 73, par. 672j 215 ILCS 5/63 from Ch. 73, par. 675 215 ILCS 5/86 from Ch. 73, par. 698 215 ILCS 5/87 from Ch. 73, par. 699 215 ILCS 5/88 from Ch. 73, par. 700 215 ILCS 5/103 from Ch. 73, par. 715 215 ILCS 5/104 from Ch. 73, par. 716 215 ILCS 5/105 from Ch. 73, par. 717 215 ILCS 5/Art. VI heading 215 ILCS 5/108 from Ch. 73, par. 720 215 ILCS 5/109 from Ch. 73, par. 721 215 ILCS 5/110 from Ch. 73, par. 722 215 ILCS 5/111 from Ch. 73, par. 723 215 ILCS 5/112 from Ch. 73, par. 724 215 ILCS 5/113 from Ch. 73, par. 725 215 ILCS 5/113.1 from Ch. 73, par. 725.1 215 ILCS 5/114 from Ch. 73, par. 726 215 ILCS 5/115 from Ch. 73, par. 727 215 ILCS 5/116 from Ch. 73, par. 728 215 ILCS 5/117 from Ch. 73, par. 729 215 ILCS 5/118 from Ch. 73, par. 730 215 ILCS 5/119 from Ch. 73, par. 731 215 ILCS 5/120 from Ch. 73, par. 732 215 ILCS 5/123 from Ch. 73, par. 735 215 ILCS 5/123.1 from Ch. 73, par. 735.1 215 ILCS 5/123.3 from Ch. 73, par. 735.3 215 ILCS 5/123C-8 from Ch. 73, par. 735C-8 215 ILCS 5/126.1 215 ILCS 5/126.12 215 ILCS 5/126.25 215 ILCS 5/131.13 from Ch. 73, par. 743.13 215 ILCS 5/132.3 from Ch. 73, par. 744.3 215 ILCS 5/133 from Ch. 73, par. 745 215 ILCS 5/136 from Ch. 73, par. 748 215 ILCS 5/141a from Ch. 73, par. 753a 215 ILCS 5/144 from Ch. 73, par. 756 215 ILCS 5/144.1 from Ch. 73, par. 756.1 215 ILCS 5/146 from Ch. 73, par. 758 215 ILCS 5/148 from Ch. 73, par. 760 215 ILCS 5/154.5 from Ch. 73, par. 766.5 215 ILCS 5/156 from Ch. 73, par. 768 215 ILCS 5/156.1 from Ch. 73, par. 768.1 215 ILCS 5/157 from Ch. 73, par. 769 215 ILCS 5/161 from Ch. 73, par. 773 215 ILCS 5/162 from Ch. 73, par. 774 215 ILCS 5/163 from Ch. 73, par. 775 215 ILCS 5/164 from Ch. 73, par. 776 215 ILCS 5/166 from Ch. 73, par. 778 215 ILCS 5/169 from Ch. 73, par. 781 215 ILCS 5/170 from Ch. 73, par. 782 215 ILCS 5/173.1 from Ch. 73, par. 785.1 215 ILCS 5/179A-5 215 ILCS 5/179E-5 215 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading 215 ILCS 5/180 from Ch. 73, par. 792 215 ILCS 5/185.1 from Ch. 73, par. 797.1 215 ILCS 5/188 from Ch. 73, par. 800 215 ILCS 5/188.1 from Ch. 73, par. 800.1 215 ILCS 5/197 from Ch. 73, par. 809 215 ILCS 5/201 from Ch. 73, par. 813 215 ILCS 5/223 from Ch. 73, par. 835 215 ILCS 5/241 from Ch. 73, par. 853 215 ILCS 5/292.1 from Ch. 73, par. 904.1 215 ILCS 5/302.1 from Ch. 73, par. 914.1 215 ILCS 5/308.1 from Ch. 73, par. 920.1 215 ILCS 5/309.1 from Ch. 73, par. 921.1 215 ILCS 5/310.1 from Ch. 73, par. 922.1 215 ILCS 5/357.29 from Ch. 73, par. 969.29 215 ILCS 5/370 from Ch. 73, par. 982 215 ILCS 5/404 from Ch. 73, par. 1016 215 ILCS 5/408 from Ch. 73, par. 1020 215 ILCS 5/412 from Ch. 73, par. 1024 215 ILCS 5/413 from Ch. 73, par. 1025 215 ILCS 5/415 from Ch. 73, par. 1027 215 ILCS 5/444 from Ch. 73, par. 1056 215 ILCS 5/444.1 from Ch. 73, par. 1056.1 215 ILCS 5/445 from Ch. 73, par. 1057 215 ILCS 5/448 from Ch. 73, par. 1060 215 ILCS 5/451 from Ch. 73, par. 1063 215 ILCS 5/531.09 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-9 215 ILCS 5/531.11 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.80-11 215 ILCS 5/534.5 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.84-5 215 ILCS 5/543.1 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.93-1 215 ILCS 5/1103 from Ch. 73, par. 1065.803 215 ILCS 100/5 from Ch. 73, par. 1605 215 ILCS 150/15 from Ch. 148, par. 215 215 ILCS 155/11 from Ch. 73, par. 1411 215 ILCS 155/15.1 215 ILCS 159/5 215 ILCS 159/30 225 ILCS 459/10 310 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 57 315 ILCS 30/18 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.118 740 ILCS 80/12 from Ch. 59, par. 12 750 ILCS 28/20 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Makes further changes concerning references to noncitizen individuals. Effective immediately.
Creates the Ensuring a More Qualified, Competent, and Diverse Community Behavioral Health Workforce Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, to award grants or contracts to licensed community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics to establish or enhance training and supervision of interns and behavioral health providers-in-training pursuing licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Creates the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act. Requires the Department to establish and administer a recovery tax credit program to provide tax incentives to qualified employers who employ eligible individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness in part-time and full-time positions. Creates an Advisory Council to advise the Department regarding employment of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in minority communities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible and subject to federal law. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a clinical social worker who has been licensed at the independent level in another jurisdiction for 5 (rather than 10) consecutive years without discipline is not required to submit proof of completion of education and supervised clinical professional experience. Makes similar changes to the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act and to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 15/13 from Ch. 111, par. 5363 225 ILCS 20/11 from Ch. 111, par. 6361 225 ILCS 107/50 Reinserts the provisions creating the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act with the following changes: Requires the Department of Human Services to maintain an electronic listing of the tax credit certificates it issues under the recovery tax credit program so that the Department of Revenue may confirm the eligibility of qualified employers for the tax credit. Provides that the tax credit authorized under the Act may not be carried forward. Contains provisions concerning tax credits for partners, shareholders of S corporations, and owners of limited liability companies. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who has been awarded a credit under the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under specified provisions of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law certain requirements set forth in those Acts to restore an inactive or expired license of 5 years or less are suspended for specified licensed clinicians who have had no disciplinary action taken against their licenses in this State or in any other jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new Removes provisions creating the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Removes amendatory changes made to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act permitting the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt emergency rules to implement the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Reinserts the provisions creating the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act with the following changes: Requires the Department of Human Services to maintain an electronic listing of the certificates of tax credit issued by which the Department of Revenue may verify tax credit certificates issued to qualifying employers. Provides that the tax credit authorized under the Act may not be carried forward. Provides that a taxpayer who is a qualified employer who has received a certificate of tax credit from the Department shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to the amount shown on such certificate of tax credit. Provides that if the taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S corporation the credit shall be allowed to the partners or shareholders in accordance with the determination of income and distributive share of income as provided under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, a taxpayer who has been awarded a credit under the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under specified provisions of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2205/2205-40 new Removes the amendatory changes made to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical psychologist license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Further amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical social worker license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Removes a provision exempting individuals applying for a clinical social worker license who are licensed in another jurisdiction from submitting proof of passage of the examination for the practice of clinical social work as authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Further amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical professional counselor license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 49/1-102 Further amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Defines the term "APRN". Provides that, for purposes of the Act, any required psychiatric visit to a consumer may be conducted by an APRN or by a physician.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that when an insured receives emergency services or covered ancillary services from a nonparticipating provider or a nonparticipating facility, the health insurance issuer shall ensure that cost-sharing requirements are applied as though the services had been received from a participating provider or facility, and that the insured or any group policyholder or plan sponsor shall not be liable to or billed by the health insurance issuer, the nonparticipating provider, or the facility beyond the cost-sharing amount. Contains provisions concerning a notice and consent process for out-of-network coverage; billing for reasonable administrative fees; assignment of benefits to nonparticipating providers; and cost-sharing amounts and deductibles. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act to make a change in provisions concerning disclosure of nonparticipating provider benefits. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that a beneficiary who receives care at a participating health care facility shall not be required to search for participating providers under certain circumstances. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that prior authorization or approval by the plan shall not be required for post-stabilization services that constitute emergency services. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that health maintenance organizations and voluntary health services plans are subject to provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code concerning billing and cost sharing. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2022, except that certain changes take effect January 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning cost sharing for emergency services and cost sharing for non-emergency services, provides that if the cost sharing for the same item or service furnished by a participating provider would have been a flat-dollar copayment, that amount shall be the cost-sharing amount unless the provider has billed a lesser total amount. Provides that upon receipt of the provider's bill or facility's bill, the health insurance issuer shall provide the nonparticipating provider or the facility with a written explanation of benefits (rather than the health insurance issuer shall provide the nonparticipating provider or the facility with a written explanation of benefits). Provides that the arbitrator shall not establish a rebuttable presumption that the qualifying payment amount should be the total amount owed to the provider or facility by the combination of the issuer and the insured, beneficiary, or enrollee. Defines "qualifying payment amount". Makes other changes.
Amends the School Code. Exempts from contract bidding requirements contracts for goods, services, or management in the operation of a school's food service, including a school that participates in any of the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Limits the exemption from the contract bidding requirements for contracts for goods, services, or management in the operation of a school's food service only if a good faith effort is made by the school district to give preference to (1) contracts that procure food that promotes the health and well-being of students in compliance with United States Department of Agriculture nutrition standards; (2) contracts that give a preference to State or regional suppliers that source local food products; (3) contracts that give a preference to food suppliers that utilize producers that adopt hormone and pest practices recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture; (4) contracts that give a preference to food suppliers that value animal welfare; and (5) contracts that increase opportunities for businesses owned and operated by minorities, women, or persons with disabilities. Requires food supplier data to be submitted to the school district at the time of the bid and updated annually thereafter during the term of the contract. Requires the contractor to submit the updated food supplier data. Provides that food supplier data shall include the name and address of each supplier, distributor, processor, and producer involved in the provision of the products that the bidder is to supply. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Changes the definition of "follow-up healthcare" to mean specified healthcare services within 180 (instead of 90) days of the initial visit for medical forensic services. Makes corresponding changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/2-1 410 ILCS 70/5-1 410 ILCS 70/7.5 410 ILCS 70/9.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall not approve sexual assault treatment plans for more than 6 federally qualified health centers, which must be located in geographically diverse areas of the State. Provides that specified requirements apply to approved federally qualified health centers. Includes additional information that must be posted on signage at each public entrance to an approved federally qualified health center if it is not open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Prohibits approved federally qualified health centers from billing sexual assault survivors directly for certain services. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a sexual assault survivor who is not the subscriber or primary policyholder of the sexual assault survivor's insurance policy may opt out of billing the sexual assault survivor's private insurance provider. Provides that if the sexual assault survivor opts out of billing the sexual assault survivor's private insurance provider, then the bill for medical forensic services shall be sent to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' Sexual Assault Emergency Treatment Program for reimbursement for the services provided to the sexual assault survivor. Adds a member to the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force. Requires the Task Force's report to the General Assembly to be submitted by January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023) and to include additional specified information. Provides that the provisions regarding the Task Force are repealed on January 1, 2025 (rather than January 1, 2024). House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/7.5-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Removes language requiring specified medical forensic services to be provided by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who has received specified training. Provides that, if a federally qualified health center's treatment plan is terminated, the federally qualified health center must submit to the Department for approval, before providing medical forensic services, a new treatment plan and a list of qualified medical providers to ensure coverage for the days and hours of operation. Provides that a federally qualified health center must employ a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator who is a qualified medical provider and a Medical Director who is a qualified medical provider. Provides that an approved federally qualified health center must report each instance that a sexual assault survivor is transferred to a treatment hospital, treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer, or an approved pediatric health care facility to the Department within 24 hours of the transfer, in a form and manner prescribed by the Department, including the reason for the transfer. Provides that each approved federally qualified health center shall ensure that specified physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and registered professional nurses receive specified sexual assault training and continuing education. Provides that sexual assault training provided under the provisions may be provided in person or online and shall include specified information. Provides that an approved federally qualified health center that has a memorandum of understanding with a rape crisis center must notify the rape crisis center immediately if medical forensic services are not available during the approved federally qualified health center's hours of operation or if the approved federally qualified health center's treatment plan is terminated by the Department. Provides that changes to specified provisions are effective immediately. Makes other changes.
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that individuals acting as an allied health professional shall be included on the Health Care Worker Registry. Provides that the Health Care Worker Registry shall include the individual's name, current address, and Social Security number or federal taxpayer identification number (rather than Social Security number only), the date and location of the training course completed by the individual, whether the individual has any disqualifying convictions from the date of the training course completed by the individual, and the date of the individual's last criminal records check. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill and makes the following change. Removes the provision that provides that allied health professionals shall be included on the Health Care Worker Registry.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that when any Illinois resident dies while on State Active Duty, the Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, or the Assistant Adjutant General for Air shall present one State flag of Illinois to the next of kin of the deceased who receives the United States burial flag, or that person's designee, as soon as is practicable. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a representative designated by the Adjutant General, in addition to the Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, or the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, may (instead of shall) present one State flag of Illinois to the next of kin of a deceased member of the Illinois National Guard or a deceased resident of Illinois who receives the United States burial flag.