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HB4541 - MENTAL HEALTH BOARD-ELECTIONS
Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Community Mental Health Act. In provisions concerning the election of officers to a community mental health board, provides that, if the community mental health board has already held or scheduled an election to take place prior to July 1, an additional election is not required on the basis of the appointment or reappointment of a member to the community mental health board.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2843 - NURSING HOME CARE-DISCLOSURE
Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a for-profit facility licensed under the Act shall disclose data regarding the lease or rental of the facility by a real estate partnership owning the facility to a business operating the facility in any cost report submitted by the facility to the State. Provides that the provisions only apply to a facility that is leased or rented by its owner to a related party of the owner. Contains specified data to be disclosed by a for-profit facility under the Act with each cost report filed with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires the information disclosed to be filed with the Department's Bureau of Health Finance within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. Requires the Department to publish the information on its website for general viewing and in an annual report to the General Assembly. Requires the Auditor General to submit an annual audit report to the General Assembly concerning the quality of care, financial practices, and statewide oversight of Illinois' facilities. Provides that any individual who has an ownership interest in a facility that is placed on the federal Special Focus Facility List published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its list of candidates for that List shall not obtain an ownership interest in another facility in the State until the facility has been removed from and remains off of the Special Focus Facility List or the list of candidates for that List for a period of 2 years. Provides that, within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all long-term care providers operating or maintaining a facility shall notify the Department of all individual owners and any individuals or organizations that are part of a limited liability company with ownership of that facility and the percentage of ownership of each owner. Provides that this ownership reporting requirement does not include individual shareholders in a publicly held corporation. Requires the Department, in collaboration with any other relevant State agency, to work to improve State data collection forms for facilities to ensure that all relevant information is provided. Provides that State regulators shall perform specified duties.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3344 - CILA LICENSE-OCCUPANCY FACTOR
Suzanne M. Ness, Anna Moeller, Daniel Didech
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Human Services shall continue, in cases of medically required absences from a community integrated living arrangement, to provide 50% of the per diem reimbursement to providers while the community integrated living arrangement holds the vacancy for the absent resident. Provides that the absent resident shall be able to return to the community integrated living arrangement when the resident is medically able to return. Defines "medically required absences".
STATUS
Introduced
HB1378 - HIGHER ED-GROW ILLINOIS
Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Katie Stuart, Cyril Nichols
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Changes references from "iGROW scholarship" to "iGROW tech scholarship". Makes changes concerning definitions, the scholarship amount awarded, the signed agreement, repayment, and increasing program awareness. Provides that after the first academic year that the scholarship program operates, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall prioritize the applications of those applicants who received a scholarship during the prior academic year and who remain eligible for a scholarship. Corrects typographical errors. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB0380 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
David Koehler, Linda Holmes, Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act. Allows the following individuals to bring an action against any health care provider, embryologist, or any other person involved in any stage of the treatment who knowingly or intentionally used the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's own human reproductive material without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's human reproductive material: a woman who gives birth to a child after receiving assisted reproductive treatment or any other artificial means used to cause pregnancy; the spouse of the woman; the surviving spouse of the woman; or a child born as a result of the treatment. Allows a donor of human reproductive material to bring an action against a health care provider under certain circumstances. Provides that a plaintiff who prevails in an action is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and compensatory and punitive damages or liquidated damages of $50,000. Provides that any child born as a result of the fertility fraud is entitled to a qualified protective order allowing the child access to the personal medical records and health history of the health care provider, embryologist, or other person who committed the fraud. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Includes in the list of modifications of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year, to the extent includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any amount awarded or paid to the taxpayer as a result of a judgment or settlement for fertility fraud. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for fertility fraud must be commenced within the later of 20 years after specified events.
STATUS
Passed
SB0067 - NEWBORN METABOLIC SCREENING
Laura Fine, Laura Ellman, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide all newborns with screening tests for the presence of metachromatic leukodystrophy. Requires the testing to begin within 6 months following the occurrence of specified milestones. Allows the Department to require payment of an additional fee for the provision of metachromatic leukodystrophy screening tests. Contains other provisions.
STATUS
Passed
HB1540 - ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE
Camille Lilly, Marcus C. Evans, Anna Moeller
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Provides that a retail tobacco store that derives at least 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette equipment and accessories in operation before the effective date of the amendatory Act qualifies for a specified exemption for electronic cigarettes only. Provides that a retail tobacco store claiming an exemption for electronic cigarettes shall annually file with the Department of Public Health by January 31 an affidavit stating the percentage of its gross income during the prior calendar year that was derived from the sale of electronic cigarettes. Includes a workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes electronic cigarettes in the definition of "retail tobacco store". Includes the use of an electronic cigarette in the definition of "smoke". Defines "electronic cigarette".
STATUS
Passed
HB1305 - INS-TASK FORCE ON FIREARM INS
Bob Morgan, Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Task Force on Firearm Insurance to review current and potential future insurance policy offerings for the safe and legal possession of firearms and offer policymaking recommendations related to the use of that insurance. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall be comprised of specified members. Provides that the Task Force shall elect a chairperson from its membership. Provides that appointments shall be made within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that members shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of findings, recommendations, and other information to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2023. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved January 1, 2025. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1541 - UTIL-NO TERMINATION >85 DEGREE
Eva Dina Delgado, Carol Ammons, Nicholas K. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility service to a residential user for nonpayment of bills: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above; (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the National Weather Service for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located.
STATUS
Passed
HB1565 - INS-VAGINAL ESTROGEN COVERAGE
Katie Stuart, Kelly M. Cassidy, Lilian Jimenez
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 and that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for vaginal estrogen, and that coverage for vaginal estrogen shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement. 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 Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
STATUS
Passed
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