Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, any bill approved for payment under the Act and pursuant to a health benefit plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 or submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except a bill for pharmacy or nursing facility services or goods, must be paid or the payment issued to the payee in a timely manner. Provides that if payment is not issued to the payee in a timely manner, the following interest penalty shall apply to any amount approved and unpaid until final payment is made: the sum of the prime commercial rate plus 4.0% per year, applied pro rata for the amount of time the bill remains unpaid. Defines "prime commercial rate". Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on and after January 1, 2019, psychiatrists approved by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall be reimbursed for psychiatric services at a rate that is no lower than 95% of the Medicare program's rates for specified codes.

Creates the Early Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and other specified agencies and entities, to develop a pilot program under which a qualifying adolescent or young adult may receive community-based mental health treatment from a youth-focused community support team for early treatment that is specifically tailored to the needs of youth and young adults in the early stages of a serious emotional disturbance or serious mental illness. Requires the Department to apply, no later than September 30, 2019, for any necessary federal waiver or State Plan amendment to implement the pilot program. Requires the Department to implement the pilot program no later than December 31, 2019 if federal approval is not necessary. Contains provisions concerning the creation of a community-based treatment model under the pilot program; the development of a pay-for-performance payment model; Department rules to implement the pilot program; and analytics and outcomes report. Requires the Department to develop an Assertive Engagement and Community-Based Clinical Treatment Pilot Program for individuals with opioid and other drug addictions. Contains provisions on in-office, in-home, and in-community services provided under the pilot program; application for a federal waiver or State Plan amendment to implement the pilot program; development of a pay-for-performance payment model; Department rules to implement the pilot program; and analytics and outcomes report. Effective immediately.

Creates the Children's Mental Health Consent Decree Compliance Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that reimbursement rates, including enhanced payment rates and rate add-ons, for psychiatric and behavioral health services provided in or by community mental health centers licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services shall not be lower than the rates for such services in effect on November 1, 2017. Provides that implementation of the reimbursement rates shall be contingent on federal approval.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the add-on Medicaid payments to hospitals and freestanding chronic dialysis centers established under the Illinois Administrative Code for dates of service July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 shall be restored and in effect for dates of service on and after July 1, 2015 with no end date for such payments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that within 300 calendar days (instead of 180 days) after the date that a civil rights violation, other than a violation concerning a real estate transaction, allegedly has been committed, a charge in writing under oath or affirmation may be filed with the Department of Human Rights by an aggrieved party or issued by the Department itself under the signature of the Director of Human Rights. Provides that if a charge is filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 300 calendar days (instead of 180 days) after the date of the alleged civil rights violation, the charge shall be deemed filed with the Department on the date filed with the EEOC. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning disability determinations.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. In provisions concerning written collaborative agreements, restores the ability of podiatric physicians to collaborate with advanced practice registered nurses. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit in an amount equal to 20% of the gross wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified youth in care in the course of that youth's sustained employment during the taxable year. Provides that the credit may not exceed $5,000. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Defines "qualified youth in care". Effective immediately.