Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee is entitled to recover damages of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of any underpayments in wages for each month following the date of payment during which such underpayments remain unpaid. Effective immediately.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-21 Removes the provisions relating to the history of the United States.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that offers a program for wellness coverage must not provide a total incentive that exceeds 30% (rather than 20%) of the cost of self-only or employee-only coverage (rather than only employee-only coverage). Provides that the incentive may be increased by up to an additional 20%, for a total incentive of 50%, to the extent that the additional percentage is in connection with a program designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use. Amends the Navigator Certification Act. Provides that certified application counselors are subject to the same certification requirements as navigators. Provides that navigators or certified application counselors may not engage in any unfair method of competition or any fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest act or practice related to the health insurance marketplace or to that individual's or entity's absence of a conflict of interest in connection with the enrollment of any individuals or employees in a particular private health benefit plan. Provides that a navigator or certified application counselor who fails to timely file for certificate renewal shall be charged a late fee in an amount prescribed by the Director of Insurance. Revises the meaning of the terms "certified application counselor" and "navigator". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.17 215 ILCS 121/5 215 ILCS 121/10 215 ILCS 121/15 215 ILCS 121/30 215 ILCS 121/35 215 ILCS 121/45 215 ILCS 121/20 rep. 215 ILCS 121/25 rep. 215 ILCS 121/40 rep. Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 73, par. 613 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.17 215 ILCS 121/5 215 ILCS 121/10 215 ILCS 121/15 215 ILCS 121/30 215 ILCS 121/35 215 ILCS 121/45 215 ILCS 121/20 rep. 215 ILCS 121/25 rep. 215 ILCS 121/40 rep. Adds reference to: New Act 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 305 ILCS 5/5-41 new 305 ILCS 5/5-8 from Ch. 23, par. 5-8 20 ILCS 2205/2205-35 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4k new 5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new 215 ILCS 106/6 new 215 ILCS 170/6 new 305 ILCS 5/5-1.5 305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 305 ILCS 5/11-4.2 new 305 ILCS 5/11-22d new 305 ILCS 5/11-32 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-42 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 320 ILCS 40/1 from Ch. 23, par. 6901 320 ILCS 40/6 new 320 ILCS 40/15 from Ch. 23, par. 6915 320 ILCS 40/16 new 320 ILCS 40/20 from Ch. 23, par. 6920 320 ILCS 40/30 rep. 305 ILCS 5/5-19 from Ch. 23, par. 5-19 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 20 ILCS 3860/997 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 105 ILCS 5/14-15.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-15.01 305 ILCS 5/5-43 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.06a new 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-30.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a Comprehensive Statewide Behavioral Health Strategy and to submit this Strategy to the Governor and General Assembly no later than July 1, 2022. Provides that the Strategy shall address key components of current and past legislation as well as current initiatives related to behavioral health services in order to develop a cohesive behavioral health system. Requires the Department to establish, by January 1, 2022, a program for the implementation of certified community behavioral health clinics. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Contains provisions concerning inpatient hospitalization for opioid-related overdose or withdrawal patients; services provided by licensed clinical professional counselors and marriage and family therapists; payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders; medical assistance benefits for persons determined eligible during the COVID-19 public health emergency; medical assistance coverage for services performed by a chiropractic physician, including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative treatment; medical assistance coverage for federally approved tobacco cessation medications and for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications provided through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline; medical assistance coverage for noncitizens for immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post-kidney transplant management, excluding long-term care costs; hospital reimbursements for immunizations; supplemental per diem rates for supportive living facilities; a supports waiver program for young adults with developmental disabilities; prior approval for wheelchair repairs; increased funding for dental services; and other matters. Removes a provision that requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to post the contracted claims report required by HealthChoice Illinois on its website every 3 months. In a provision requiring vendor payment claims to be received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within a specified time period, provides an exception to the filing deadline in cases established by Department rule. Provides that subject to federal approval, children younger than 19 with income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level shall be eligible for medical assistance. Grants the Department of Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Provides that those provisions under the Illinois Public Aid Code that grant the Department of Healthcare and Family Services the authority to recover the value of health care benefits provided to a recipient under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act shall remain in force as to those causes of actions that accrued prior to the date upon which the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act become inoperative. Permits the Department to forgive, compromise, or reduce any debt owed by a former or current recipient of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or health care benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Makes the Acts inoperative if (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives federal approval to make children younger than 19 who have countable income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code and (ii) the Department, upon federal approval, transitions children eligible for health care benefits under the Acts into the medical assistance program. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to recognize veteran support specialists who are certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. as mental health professionals as defined in the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and in the Illinois Administrative Code. Amends the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act". Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to prepare and submit a PACE State Plan amendment no later than December 31, 2022 to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE program) to provide community-based, risk-based, and capitated long-term care services as optional services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and under contracts entered into between the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and PACE organizations. Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Changes the repeal date for the Act to January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2022). Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the Community and Residential Services Authority shall have the power and duty to establish a pilot program to act as a residential research hub to research and identify appropriate residential settings for youth who are being housed in an emergency room for more than 72 hours or who are deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital. Provides that if a child is deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital and is in need of residential placement, the goal of the program is to prevent a lock-out pursuant to the goals of the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Provides that the Executive Director of the Authority or his or her designee shall be added as a participant on the Interagency Clinical Team established in the intergovernmental agreement among the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Public Health, with consent of the youth or the youth's guardian or family pursuant to the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: (305 ILCS 5/5-5 Further amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes the language added by House Amendment No. 2 concerning inpatient admissions for persons experiencing opioid-related overdose or withdrawal and instead provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that patients, whether enrolled under the Medical Assistance Fee For Service program or enrolled with a Medicaid Managed Care Organization, experiencing opioid-related overdose or withdrawal are admitted on an inpatient status and the provider shall be reimbursed accordingly, when deemed medically necessary, as determined by either the patient's primary care physician, or the physician or other practitioner responsible for the patient's care at the hospital to which the patient presents, using criteria established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Provides that if it is determined by the physician or other practitioner responsible for the patient's care at the hospital to which the patient presents, that a patient does not meet medical necessity criteria for admission, then the patient may be treated via observation and the provider shall seek reimbursement accordingly. Provides that nothing shall diminish the requirements of a provider to document medical necessity in the patient's record. Removes the language added by House Amendment No. 2 concerning payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders and instead provides that, effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2022, the medical assistance program shall separately reimburse at the prevailing fee schedule, for long-acting injectable medications administered for mental health or substance use disorder in the hospital inpatient setting, and which are compliant with prior authorization requirements. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals and managed care organizations shall implement, by rule, reimbursement policy and prior authorization criteria for the use of long-acting injectable medications administered in the hospital inpatient setting for the treatment of mental health disorders. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders. Removes language authorizing the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish, by rule, exemptions to the filing deadline for vendor payments.
Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. Provides that health care providers or local law enforcement must notify victims about the tracking system after an Illinois Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit has been analyzed. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital licensed under this Act must comply with the requirements concerning the sexual assault evidence tracking system under the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 85/6.02 new Adds reference to: 725 ILCS 203/11 new 725 ILCS 203/25 725 ILCS 203/35 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police may, rather than shall, develop rules to implement a sexual assault evidence tracking system. Amends the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Adds a requirement that at the time of first contact with the victim, law enforcement shall notify victims about the Illinois State Police sexual assault evidence tracking system. Provides that upon the request of the victim who has consented to the release of sexual assault evidence for testing, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall notify the victim about the Illinois State Police sexual assault evidence tracking system. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that a health care provider must provide information to victims about the tracking system at the time when information pertaining to the collection of sexual assault evidence is provided. Provides that using the contact information provided, a local law enforcement agency must take reasonable steps to notify victims about the tracking system after sexual assault evidence has been collected. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5 410 ILCS 70/5-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as engrossed, with the following changes: Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. In a provision concerning the minimum requirements for medical forensic services provided to sexual assault survivors by hospitals and approved pediatric health care facilities, provides that a treatment hospital, a treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer, or an approved pediatric health care facility shall provide written information regarding the Illinois State Police sexual assault evidence tracking system. Makes a conforming change in a provision concerning minimum requirements for medical forensic services provided to sexual assault survivors by hospitals, approved pediatric health care facilities, and approved federally qualified health centers. Further amends the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Replaces the contents of a provision concerning victim notification with a provision providing that when evidence is collected from a sexual assault survivor, the health care provider or law enforcement officer who collects the evidence must notify a victim about the tracking system. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 In a provision concerning victim notification, replaces a reference to evidence with a reference to the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit. In the same provision, provides that the notification requirement is satisfied by providing the victim information regarding the Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking System and the victim's unique log-in information contained within the sexual assault evidence kit or generated by the sexual assault evidence tracking system. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 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 70/2.05 410 ILCS 70/2.05-1 410 ILCS 70/2.06 410 ILCS 70/2.06-1 410 ILCS 70/2.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2.1 410 ILCS 70/2.1-1 410 ILCS 70/2.2 410 ILCS 70/2.2-1 410 ILCS 70/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-3 410 ILCS 70/3-1 410 ILCS 70/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5 410 ILCS 70/5-1 410 ILCS 70/5.1 410 ILCS 70/5.1-1 410 ILCS 70/5.2 410 ILCS 70/5.2-1 410 ILCS 70/5.3 410 ILCS 70/5.3-1 410 ILCS 70/5.5 410 ILCS 70/5.5-1 410 ILCS 70/6.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-6.1 410 ILCS 70/6.1-1 410 ILCS 70/6.2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-6.2 410 ILCS 70/6.2-1 410 ILCS 70/6.4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-6.4 410 ILCS 70/6.4-1 410 ILCS 70/6.5 410 ILCS 70/6.5-1 410 ILCS 70/6.6 410 ILCS 70/6.6-1 410 ILCS 70/7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-7 410 ILCS 70/7-1 410 ILCS 70/7.5 410 ILCS 70/7.5-1 410 ILCS 70/8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-8 410 ILCS 70/8-1 410 ILCS 70/10 410 ILCS 70/10-1 725 ILCS 5/106B-10 725 ILCS 120/4.5 725 ILCS 120/7 from Ch. 38, par. 1407 725 ILCS 120/9 from Ch. 38, par. 1408 725 ILCS 202/50 725 ILCS 203/11 new 725 ILCS 203/25 725 ILCS 203/35 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Makes changes to effective and repeal dates. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of any violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability, involving the use of a facility dog in any proceeding involving that offense. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall consult with the crime victim regarding the State's Attorney's decision not to charge an offense and that the victim has the right to have an attorney, advocate, and other support person of the victim's choice attend this consultation with them. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall give the crime victim timely notice of any decision not to pursue charges and consider the safety of the victim when deciding how to give such notice. Provides that no later than January 1, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General shall: (1) designate an administrative authority within the Office of the Attorney General to receive and investigate complaints relating to the provision or violation of the rights of a crime victim; (2) create and administer a course of training for employees and offices of the State of Illinois that fail to comply with provisions of Illinois law pertaining to the treatment of crime victims; and (3) have the authority to make recommendations to employees and offices of the State of Illinois to respond more effectively to the needs of crime victims, including regarding the violation of the rights of a crime victim. Provides for penalties for violations of victim's rights by certain offices and employees. Provides that a prosecuting attorney who seeks to subpoena information or records concerning the victim that are confidential or privileged by law must first request the written consent of the crime victim. Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. In a provision concerning the sexual assault evidence tracking system, provides that the Illinois State Police may (rather than shall) develop rules to implement a sexual assault evidence tracking system. Amends the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Provides for victim notification under specified circumstances in various provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
States that the Interstate 290 Corridor is a project of state, regional, and national significance that will improve multimodal transportation and connectivity and promote economic development. Further states that the goals of reconstructing the Interstate 290 Corridor should include enhancements to racial equity, promotion of open space, community enhancement, and sustainable and innovative practices. Formally requests that the U.S. Department of Transportation provide sufficient resources to the Illinois Department of Transportation to begin engineering and advance this project expeditiously.
Urges Illinois long-term care facilities to uphold and adhere to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and guidance on a resident's standards of care, rights, protections, and inalienable right to be treated with respect, dignity, and quality care.
Urges the U.S. Congress to take action in passing the necessary legislation to advance the human rights and protections of the immigrant community in the United States.
Mourns the passing of Arthur Goodwin.
Recognizes the shameful and discriminatory history of the War on Drugs in the United States.
Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. Provides that no law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment. Provides that these provisions are controlling over home rule powers. Effective upon being declared adopted.
