Mourns the death of Martin D. Sutherland of Springfield.
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Mourns the death of Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria.
Mourns the death of Robert J. Stecher of West Peoria.
Mourns the death of Clementine Watson.
Mourns the death of Charles Richard Neumiller of Peoria.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the administration of the Code.
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that regulation of farmers' markets by local authorities may be no more stringent than the regulation established by the Department of Public Health. Establishes a framework for the regulation of food samples. Imposes requirements for disclosure of product origin with respect to specialty crops and raw agricultural commodities. Authorizes a State-certified local public health department to impose a fee in connection with the registration of a cottage food operation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to issue a purchase of care solicitation for Accountable Care Entities (ACE), makes the following changes: (i) extends the number of months an ACE shall be paid care coordination fees on a per member per month basis from "the first 18 months of operation" to "the first 24 months of operation"; (ii) extends the time period an ACE shall be paid on a pre-paid capitation basis for all medical assistance covered services from "in months 19 through 36 of operation" to "in months 25 through 48 of operation"; (iii) provides that in the fifth (rather than the fourth) and subsequent years of operation, unless the ACE selects a shorter period, an ACE shall convert to a Managed Care Community Network (MCCN); and (iv) provides that (a) the Department shall not require an ACE to connect to the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) or to an Illinois regional Health Information Exchange that is connected to the ILHIE until the fifth and subsequent years of operation, unless the ACE selects a shorter period; and (b) in the third year and subsequent years of program operation, the Department shall establish an annual process to allow an ACE to expand its system capacity and number of participating providers and to provide an opportunity for the ACE to increase enrollment levels. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, as soon as may be practical after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and in no event later than July 1, 2013: (i) $1,000,000 shall be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the DCEO Projects Fund, and (ii) $320,000 shall be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Coal Development Fund. Effective immediately.