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HB4475 - INS CD-BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH
Lindsey LaPointe, Maurice A. West, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated 7 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, or any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer, reimbursement for in-network mental health and substance use disorder treatment services delivered by Illinois providers and facilities must be equal to or greater than 141% of the Medicare rate for the mental health or substance use disorder service delivered (rather than on average, at least as favorable as professional services provided by in-network primary care providers). Removes language providing that reimbursement rates for services paid to Illinois mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers and facilities do not meet the required standard unless the reimbursement rates are, on average, equal to or greater than 141% of the Medicare reimbursement rate for the same service. Provides that, if the Department of Insurance determines that an insurer or a contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer has violated a provision concerning mental health and substance use parity, the Department shall by order assess a civil penalty of $1,000 (rather than $5,000) for each violation. Excludes health care plans serving Medicaid populations that provide, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse the cost of any health care service for persons who are enrolled under the Illinois Public Aid Code or under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act from provisions concerning mental health and substance use parity. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2878 - PROCUREMENT-MINED LAND
Jay C. Hoffman, Curtis J. Tarver, John M. Cabello
Last updated 12 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates a bid preference for firms that employ former coal mine employees. Makes changes in provisions concerning single prime procurement methods; the Illinois business bid preference; the veteran bid preferences; small business set-aside reporting; the award of contracts to not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities; the duration of contracts; public education programming; the application of the Code to public institutions of higher education; and not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities. Adds provisions concerning software licensing contracts. Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. Authorizes chief procurement officers to approve the award of a contract on a non-competitive basis to a not-for-profit agency for persons with significant disabilities. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes in provisions concerning facility leases. Creates the Reimagining Hotel Florence Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the State may, pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process governed by the Illinois Procurement Code and rules adopted under that Code and the Act, enter into a public-private agreement to develop, finance, construct, lease, manage, or operate the Hotel Florence on behalf of the State. Provides for home rule preemption. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Adds provisions concerning contractor diversity reporting. Amends the State Fair Act. Exempts from the requirements of the Illinois Procurement Code procurement expenditures necessary to provide artistic or musical services, performances, events, or productions under the Act at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Amends the Transportation Sustainability Act. Specifies that the State's solicitations for the procurement of freight, small package delivery, and other cargo shipping and transportation services shall be subject to the Illinois Procurement Code or the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act (rather than only the Illinois Procurement Code). Amends the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Replaces references to "transportation agency" with "responsible public entity". Defines "responsible public entity". Makes changes concerning public construction bonding requirements. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SR1288 - MEMORIAL-EVIN AGASSI
Ram Villivalam
Last updated 5 days ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Evin Agassi.
STATUS
Passed
SR1286 - HINDU HERITAGE MONTH
Ram Villivalam
Last updated 5 days ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares the month of October 2024 as Hindu Heritage Month in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of Illinois to recognize and celebrate the vibrant contributions of the Hindu community to the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the State.
STATUS
Introduced
SR1287 - DIWALI DAY
Ram Villivalam
Last updated 5 days ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares October 31, 2024 as Diwali Day in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0793 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Theresa Mah, Lilian Jimenez, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated 6 months ago
66 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to eliminate on December 31, 2029 (rather than July 1, 2027) the use of active or pending certificates authorized under Section 14(c) the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities authorized under the Social Security Act to increase the rates for the following waiver services: Supported Employment - Small Group Supports. Requires the amendment to be filed by January 1, 2025. Removes provisions creating a Transition Grant Fund and instead provides that the Department shall establish a Section 14(c) transition program to award transition grants to eligible community agencies with active or pending Section 14(c) certificates to aid in the transition away from subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Provides that eligibility for the grants shall be contingent upon community agencies submitting a transition plan. Requires the Department to provide example plans that community agencies may adapt and to award transition program grant funds by January 1, 2025 in compliance with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Contains provisions on appropriate uses for the grant funds. Requires the Department to submit annual status reports to the Governor and the General Assembly that include data on each grant recipient to demonstrate progress toward identified benchmarks. Further amends the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act. In provisions requiring the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force to create a multi-year plan to eliminate Section 14(c) certificates, requires the Task Force to create the multi-year plan with the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities and an academic partner with relevant subject matter expertise. Provides that the multi-year plan shall help the State to successfully eliminate the use of Section 14(c) certificates on December 31, 2029 (rather than July 1, 2027). Sets forth certain considerations the Task Force must make when developing the multi-year plan; data and analysis to be included in the multi-year plan; and other matters. Provides that the Task Force shall consult with employment service providers, people with disabilities, disability trade associations, and disability advocacy organizations in the development of the multi-year plan. Requires the Governor to appoint at least 2 additional members to the Task Force who represent organizations that are current Section 14(c) certificate holders. Provides that the Director of Labor, or the Director's designee, shall serve on the Task Force in a non-voting, advisory capacity until July 1, 2025. Further amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code concerning personal needs allowance increases for residents of community-integrated living arrangements. Further amends the Minimum Wage Law. Permits the Director of Labor to issue regulations for the employment of learners at wages lower than the wage rate applicable under the Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5172 - ADMIN HEARINGS-INTERPRETERS
Theresa Mah, Dagmara Avelar, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 6 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Specifies that the notice in contested case hearings must include an enclosure that notifies the recipient of the ability to request interpretive assistance for the hearing and to receive language assistance in translating the contents of the notice. Provides that an administrative law judge has the duty to inquire and determine whether a self-represented litigant or witness in a hearing needs interpretive assistance to participate in or understand the hearing. Authorizes any self-represented litigant, witness, or indigent person to request, at any time during the course of a hearing, interpretive assistance needed to participate in or understand the hearing. Provides that, if interpretive assistance is requested by a self-represented litigant, a witness, or an indigent person or if interpretive assistance is determined to be necessary by the administrative law judge, the administrative agency must appoint a foreign language interpreter at no cost to the person in need of the assistance for use in a substantive hearing. Authorizes an administrative agency to provide interpretive assistance during a nonsubstantive hearing through use of an interpreter who is not a foreign language interpreter, provided the administrative law judge examines the interpreter for competency for the purposes of the nonsubstantive hearing. Requires all persons appointed to provide interpretive assistance in substantive and nonsubstantive hearings to make certain affirmations. Contains provisions concerning waiver of these language assistance provisions.
STATUS
Engrossed
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