Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the assessment list may be posted on the chief county assessment officer's website.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer, health maintenance organization, independent practice association, or physician hospital organization may not attempt a recoupment or offset until all appeal rights of a health care professional or health care provider are exhausted. Provides that no recoupment or offset may be requested or withheld from future payments 6 months or more after the original payment is made (rather than 18 months or more after the original payment is made). Effective January 1, 2021.
Amends the DUI Prevention and Education Commission Act. Provides that on the first day of each month, the State Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer $20,000 from the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education Fund, in addition to the State Comptroller directing and the State Treasurer transferring, on or before June 30 of each year, any remaining balance in excess of $30,000 from the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education Fund.
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Requires the Department on Aging to develop and implement a dementia training program that must include instruction on the identification of people with dementia, risks such as wandering, communication impairments, elder abuse, and the best practices for interacting with people with dementia. Provides that initial training of 4 hours shall be completed at the start of employment with the Adult Protective Services division and shall cover several subjects, including: (i) dementia, psychiatric, and behavioral symptoms; (ii) communication issues, including how to communicate respectfully and effectively; and (iii) protocols for connecting people living with dementia to local care resources and professionals who are skilled in dementia care to encourage cross-referral and reporting regarding incidents of abuse. Provides that annual continuing education shall include 2 hours of dementia training covering the same subjects discussed during initial training. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.
Amends the Community Services Act. Removes language requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a Family Support Services Voucher Pilot Program and instead requires the Department to coordinate and fund the Voucher Respite Program. Provides that the Voucher Respite Program shall be a subset of specified programs with the exception that administration of the Program shall not be limited to agencies that provide respite services. Provides that the purpose of the Program is to increase the number of families who are able to access respite services; provide families with greater flexibility over services; and prevent or delay the need for more intensive long-term care and support. Makes other conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2020.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide each managed care organization with the quarterly fee-for-service facility-specific nursing component (rather than facility-specific RUG-IV nursing component) per diem along with any add-ons for enhanced care services, support component per diem, and capital component per diem effective for each nursing home under contract with the managed care organization. Provides that no managed care contract shall provide for a level of reimbursement lower than the fee-for-service rate in effect for the facility at the time service is rendered. Effective immediately.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the medical assistance program shall cover charges incurred, and anesthetics provided, in conjunction with dental care that is provided to an individual in a hospital or an ambulatory surgical treatment center if the individual is otherwise eligible for medical assistance and any of the following applies: (1) the individual has a medical condition that requires hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care; or (2) the individual is a person with a disability. Defines "person with a disability" to mean a person, regardless of age, with a chronic disability if the chronic disability meets specified conditions. Provides that the medical assistance program shall cover charges incurred, and anesthetics provided by a dentist with a permit provided under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, in conjunction with dental care that is provided to an individual in a dental office, oral surgeon's office, hospital, or ambulatory surgical treatment center if the individual, regardless of age, is otherwise eligible for medical assistance and has been diagnosed with (i) an autism spectrum disorder as defined in the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act or (ii) a developmental disability. Defines "developmental disability". Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse providers of services covered under the amendatory Act at the same rates as the Medicare program's rates for similar services.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands the list of covered services under the medical assistance program to include services performed by a chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and acting within the scope of his or her license, including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative treatment. Removes a provision that eliminates adult chiropractic services as a covered service under the medical assistance program.
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the certified training programs in crisis intervention established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall include addressing transportation of people with mental illnesses. Provides that the training includes understanding procedures for an involuntary transportation of people with mental illnesses to an evaluation setting.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that no youth in care shall be subjected to mechanical restraints during the provision of any transportation services provided or arranged by the Department of Children and Family Services or its contractors. Provides that soft restraints may only be used during transportation of a youth, provided or arranged by the Department, with some limitations. Provides that no restraints shall be authorized for the purpose of punishment or transporter convenience and that the Department shall ensure that a mental health professional rides along with a youth who is transported while soft restraints are used. Requires written approval, prior to the use of soft restraints, from the Department's Chief Deputy Director of Clinical and Child Services, the Department's Guardianship Administrator, and a physician who has a physician-patient relationship with the youth. Requires a copy of the written recommendation for the use of restraints and other documents to be provided to the youth's court-appointed attorney and guardian at least 3 days prior to the use of such restraints. Contains provisions concerning requirements for Department contractors regarding the use of soft restraints; Department data on the use of restraints; and other reporting requirements. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Department's application to the court for authorization to transport a youth in care using soft restraints must include copies of certain written recommendations and authorizations. Requires the court to consider certain factors before authorizing the use of soft restraints. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants emergency rulemaking authority to the Department to implement certain provisions under the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
