Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes limitations on coverage for amino acid-based elemental formulas, which restricted coverage to individuals diagnosed with eosinophilic disorders and short bowel syndrome. Provides that group or individual major medical accident and health insurance policies or managed care plans amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the Act must provide coverage and reimbursement for enteral feeding services and related medical supplies, including disposable supplies, when a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches determines that enteral feeding is medically necessary and has prescribed enteral feeding for a patient. Defines enteral feeding to mean delivery of nutrients directly into the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Services Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plan Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code.
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Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Expands the types of services for which a public health hygienist must complete a summary report either at the completion of the program or, in the case of an ongoing program, at least annually.
Amends the Flood Prevention District Act. Provides that 1% (currently 2%) of the proceeds collected from flood prevention retailers' and service occupation taxes shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund. Effective July 1, 2015.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning common school lands.
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Requires dispensing organizations to provide, at the time of dispensing, a detailed written explanation of the risks and benefits of medical cannabis usage to a qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver. Specifies the information that must be included in those written materials. Requires the dispensing organization to document the provision of those written materials and to retain that documentation for a period of not less than 5 years. Requires dispensing organizations to transmit certain information to the Prescription Monitoring Program established under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act each time medical cannabis is dispensed. Requires that information to be transmitted not more than 7 days after the date on which the medical cannabis is dispensed. Effective immediately.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes changes to the definition of "organization" and "admitted assets". Removes language providing that a foreign corporation may qualify for a certification of authority to establish and operate a Health Maintenance Organization under the Act and makes conforming changes. Removes language concerning allocations of net worth and contingent reserves for certain companies. Removes obsolete and duplicative language concerning statutory deposits for certain organizations. Provides that Health Maintenance Organizations are subject to certain financial examination provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Abolishes the State Board of Health. Transfers responsibility for developing a State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) from the Board to the Department of Public Health. Removes provisions establishing a planning team for the SHIP and provides that the SHIP Implementation Coordination Council shall serve as the planning team. Provides that the SHIP Implementation Coordination Council shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor (instead of the Governor appointing a new SHIP Implementation Coordination Council for each SHIP). Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Transfers certain functions under the Act from the Board to the Department of Public Health. Amends the Counties Code. Requires plans for certain facilities to be submitted to and approved by the Director of Public Health (instead of the Secretary of the State Board of Health). Repeals an obsolete provision of the Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. Amends the Hospital Report Card Act. In a provision concerning the retirement of reporting measures by the Department, requires the Department to obtain approval from the Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care Advisory Committee (instead of the Board). Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. In a provision concerning the adoption of rules requiring immunization of children, requires the Department (instead of the Board) to conduct 3 public hearings before the rule is adopted. Effective immediately.
Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Removes the restriction that managing brokers and brokers can earn no more than 6 hours of continuing education credit in one calendar year.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that is (i) located within a county of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and (ii) used for a petroleum refinery may be the subject of a real property tax assessment settlement agreement if litigation is or was pending as to its assessed valuation as of January 1, 2003 or thereafter. Provides that wind turbines and ethanol producing facilities shall not be considered pollution control facilities. Makes changes concerning the valuation of pollution control facilities. Provides that the effective date of a certificate for designation as a pollution control facility shall be January 1 of the year in which the certificate is issued (instead of the date of application for the certificate or the date of the construction of the facility, whichever is later).
Creates the Asbestos Occupations Licensure Act. Provides that persons licensed to perform asbestos abatement-related activities under the Asbestos Abatement Act or the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act shall be licensed by the Department of Public Health. Contains provisions concerning powers and duties, rulemaking, administrative review, hearings, specified contractors, licensing, civil penalties, and other matters. Creates the Asbestos Occupations Licensure Fund. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions of the Asbestos Abatement Act and the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act recodified in the Asbestos Occupations Licensure Act. Amends additional provisions of the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that after the effective date of this Act, rulemaking for the Asbestos Abatement Act or the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act shall be done by the Pollution Control Board. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2015.