Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that when a beneficiary utilizes a participating network hospital or a participating network ambulatory surgery center and services at the network hospital or network ambulatory surgery center are provided by a nonparticipating facility-based physician or provider, the insurer shall ensure that the beneficiary shall incur no greater out-of-pocket liability than had the beneficiary received services from a participating physician or provider for covered services. Sets forth conditions under which an insurer may initiate binding arbitration regarding the reasonableness of the charges of the nonparticipating physician or provider. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall publish a list of approved arbitrators or entities that shall provide binding arbitration. Provides that the nonprevailing party shall pay the arbitrator's fees. Makes other changes. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective January 1, 2011.
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "taxing district".
Amends the Short Term Borrowing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning cash flow borrowing.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Defines "aggregate material". Provides that regardless of location laborers, workers, and mechanics who produce aggregate material that is incorporated, directly or indirectly, into a public works, and regardless of location all laborers, workers and mechanics who process aggregate material into concrete, cement or asphalt that is incorporated, directly or indirectly, into a public works shall be deemed to be employed upon public works.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grievance procedures.
Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning the dependent child allowance. Adds, to the definition of "child", a child who is 18 years of age or older and a full-time high school (or equivalent) student and who meets certain dependency tests with respect to the individual claiming benefits.
Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning contributions by the county for duty disability benefits and ordinary disability benefits, provides that the Board shall certify to the County Treasurer the amounts to be contributed or estimated to be contributed in each county fiscal year by November 1 of each year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Gas Use Tax Law. Exempts certain business enterprises from taxation under the Act. Amends the Gas Revenue Tax Act. Provides that the definition of "gross receipts" does not include consideration received from certain business enterprises. Amends the Electricity Excise Tax Law. Provides that the tax under the Act is not imposed with respect to any use by the purchaser in the process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal property for wholesale or for retail sale or lease. Effective immediately.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.