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HB4765 - LIFE CARE-ENTRANCE FEE REFUND
Robyn Gabel, Michelle Mussman
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Life Care Facilities Act. Provides that, when a resident vacates a facility, any entrance fee paid under the life care contract that is refundable shall be refunded when the vacated living unit is released or resold by the facility or within 150 days after the resident has vacated the facility, whichever comes first.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1124 - SCH CD-DYSLEXIA
Michelle Mussman, Rita Mayfield, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
Last updated over 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the definition of "universal screener", changes references to "an assessment" to "a screener". Provides that the "universal screener" shall screen for the risk factors of reading difficulties, including dyslexia (instead of the risk factors of dyslexia). Provides that students shall be screened if a student from another state enrolls for the first time in any of grades kindergarten through 2 in a school district in this State, provided that if a student's score is below 3.0 on either the listening or the speaking portion of the ACCESS for ELLs assessment, the student may be exempt from a universal screener as determined by the school's or school district's English language learner team (instead of unless the student, the student's parent, or the student's guardian presents documentation that the student meets specified conditions). Adds provisions concerning secondary review of a student. In provisions concerning the student's parent or guardian consent to screening, provides that the parent or guardian must be notified (rather than specifying provisions concerning the nature of notification). Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4801 - DHFS-SUPP LIVING FAC-MEAL RATE
Robyn Gabel, Camille Lilly
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to maintain the rate add-on implemented on January 1, 2023 for the provision of 2 meals per day at no less than $6.15 per day as stated in the supportive living program home and community-based service waiver approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4823 - $IDPH-LOCAL HEALTH PROT GRANTS
Robyn Gabel, Margaret Noble Croke, Dave Vella
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for local health protection grants for health protection programs. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4844 - FIRST 2024 GENERAL REVISORY
Robyn Gabel, William Cunningham
Last updated 3 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Creates the First 2024 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4720 - HIGHER ED SAVINGS-MEDICAID
Maura Hirschauer, Robyn Gabel, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall provide the State Treasurer with the adjusted gross income of tax filers claiming dependents or the adoption tax credit. Provides that the State Treasurer may make supplementary deposits to children in financially insecure households if funds are deposited into the omnibus accounts. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Treasurer may make supplementary deposits of $50, or greater if designated by the State Treasurer rule, into the account of each beneficiary whose parent or legal guardian has an adjusted gross income below the Illinois median household income. Provides that the supplementary deposits shall be limited to one deposit per beneficiary.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0052 - JOINT SESSION-BUDGET MESSAGE
Robyn Gabel, Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon for the purpose of hearing his Excellency Governor JB Pritzker present to the General Assembly his Budget Message for the Fiscal Year 2025, as required by Chapter 15, Section 20/50-5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0051 - ADJOURN HOUSE & SENATE
Robyn Gabel, Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, February 08, 2024, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 20, 2024, or to the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 20, 2024, or to the call of the President.
STATUS
Passed
HB4979 - DHFS-SRVCE AUTHORIZATION PGRAM
Robyn Gabel, Dagmara Avelar, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules, by no later than January 1, 2025, to establish a process under which any provider meeting certain performance standards outlined in the amendatory Act shall be certified for a service authorization exemption from all service authorization programs for a period of no less than one year. Provides that qualification for a service authorization exemption shall be determined by the Department, or its contracted utilization review organization (URO), and shall be binding on a managed care organization (MCO) or the MCO's contracted URO. Provides that a provider shall be eligible for a service authorization exemption if the provider submitted at least 25 service authorization requests to a service authorization program in the preceding calendar year and the service authorization program approved at least 80% of the service authorization requests. Provides that no later than December 1 of each calendar year, each service authorization program shall provide written notification to all providers who qualify for a service authorization exemption for the subsequent calendar year. Requires the Department to adopt rules by January 1, 2025 to establish: (i) a standard method the Department, or its contracted URO, shall use to evaluate whether a provider meets the criteria to qualify for a service authorization exemption; (ii) a standard method the Department, or its contracted URO, shall use to accept and process provider appeals of denied or rescinded exemptions; and (iii) a standard method the MCOs shall use to accept and process professional claims and facility claims, as billed by the provider, for a health care service that is rendered, prescribed, or ordered by a provider granted a service authorization exemption, except in cases of fraud. Contains provisions concerning annual reviews by the Department of service authorization denials made under each service authorization program; quarterly reports issued by the Department that detail the performance of each service authorization program; sanctions on MCOs for noncompliance with any provision of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4977 - DHFS-INPATIENT STABILIZATION
Robyn Gabel, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to provisions requiring Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) to make payments for emergency services. Requires an MCO to pay any provider of emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, that does not have in effect a contract with the MCO. Defines "inpatient stabilization period" to mean the initial 72 hours of inpatient stabilization services, beginning from the date and time of the order for inpatient admission to the hospital. Provides that when determining payment for all emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, the MCO shall: (i) not impose any service authorization requirements, including, but not limited to, prior authorization, prior approval, pre-certification, concurrent review, or certification of admission; (ii) have no obligation to cover emergency services provided on an emergency basis that are not covered services under the MCO's contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and (iii) not condition coverage for emergency services on the treating provider notifying the MCO of the enrollee's emergency medical screening examination and treatment within 10 days after presentation for emergency services. Provides that the determination of the attending emergency physician, or the practitioner responsible for the enrollee's care at the hospital, of whether an enrollee requires inpatient stabilization services, can be stabilized in the outpatient setting, or is sufficiently stabilized for discharge or transfer to another facility, shall be binding on the MCO. Provides that an MCO shall not reimburse inpatient stabilization services billed on an inpatient institutional claim under the outpatient reimbursement methodology and shall not reimburse providers for emergency services in cases of fraud. Requires the Department to impose sanctions on an MCO for noncompliance, including, but not limited to, financial penalties, suspension of enrollment of new enrollees, and termination of the MCO's contract with the Department. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Illinois district HD-018
COMMITTEES
Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robyn Gabel graduated from Loyola University. She worked as a registered nurse and in medical management. Gabel served as Democratic Committeewoman and co-chair of Citizens for Miryam G. In 2010, she was elected to the Illinois House to represent the 18th district. Gabel serves on the Energy and Environment Committee, Mental Health Committee, and is Vice Chairperson of the Human Services Committee. Her legislative focuses include healthcare, education, civil rights, and government reform. In 2012, Gabel sponsored a bill requiring insurance coverage for autism diagnoses and treatment.read less
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