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HR0460 - TURNER SYNDROME AWARENESS MNTH
Terra Costa Howard
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares February of 2024 as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. Urges increased funding for Turner Syndrome research and support. Urges health care professionals, public schools, educators, and the public to become more familiar with Turner Syndrome in order to promote early diagnosis, support those living with Turner Syndrome, and raise support for organizations dedicated to improving the lives of people with Turner Syndrome.
STATUS
Passed
HB4434 - NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Terra Costa Howard
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4486 - MEDICAID-MUSIC THERAPY
Terra Costa Howard
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a reimbursement code for music therapy services provided by licensed music therapists. Provides that, to be eligible for reimbursement, music therapy services must be provided by a music therapist licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Requires the reimbursement code to be designed to ensure fair and equitable compensation for music therapy services for all consumers, considering the expertise and specialized skills of music therapists. Provides that health care providers shall be notified of the new reimbursement code, and relevant training may be provided to ensure proper billing and documentation procedures for music therapy services. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act shall be implemented on July 1, 2025, subject to federal approval. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1499 - COMPANION ANIMAL-FORFEITURE
Karina Villa, Maura Hirschauer, Anne M. Stava-Murray
Last updated about 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Provides that the animal forfeiture provisions apply to a person who received an entry of an order for supervision for various violations of the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds various other offenses under the Humane Care for Animals Act for which forfeiture of the animals is a consequence of violating those provisions. Effective immediately
STATUS
Passed
SB1488 - SCH CD-EDUCATOR TESTING
Thomas M. Bennett, Laura M. Murphy, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning educator testing, provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a teacher preparation program or other candidate is required to pass a teacher performance assessment. Makes conforming changes. Creates the Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force to evaluate potential teacher performance assessment systems for implementation in this State, with the intention of supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system that is performance-based and has consistency across programs and objectivity. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the State Board of Education shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that on or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the State Board of Education and General Assembly. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB0218 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Kambium Buckner, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated about 1 year ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any firearm industry member, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product, to: (i) knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a condition in Illinois that endangers the safety or health of the public by conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all circumstances, including failing to establish or utilize reasonable controls; (ii) advertise, market, or promote a firearm-related product in a manner that reasonably appears to support, recommend, or encourage individuals to engage in unlawful paramilitary or private militia activity; (iii) advertise, market, promote, design, or sell any firearm-related product in a manner that reasonably appears to support, recommend, or encourage persons under 18 years of age to unlawfully purchase or unlawfully possess or use a firearm-related product; or (iv) otherwise engage in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful under the Act. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are severable. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1344 - COVERAGE-ABORT/HORMONE/HIV
Celina Villanueva, Mattie Hunter, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated about 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in the State on or after (rather than only after) January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for all abortifacients, hormonal therapy medication, human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis, and post-exposure prophylaxis drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, and follow-up services related to that coverage. Provides that this coverage shall include drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed or ordered for off-label use as abortifacients. Amends the Nurse Practice Act and the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. In a provisions concerning temporary permits for specified health care professionals, provides that if the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation becomes aware of a violation occurring at a facility licensed by the Department of Public Health (rather than a licensed hospital, medical office, clinic, or other medical facility, or via telehealth service) the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall notify the Department of Public Health. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that in accordance with a standing order by the Department of Public Health, a pharmacist may provide patients with prophylaxis drugs for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis or post-exposure prophylaxis. Amends the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that all program performance reports received by the Department of Public Health concerning the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program shall be treated as confidential and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2128 - AUTOMATIC TRANSFER-REPEAL
Barbara Hernandez, Maurice A. West, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act. Repeals a provision excluding certain minors accused of committing specified crimes from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In provisions concerning presumptive transfers, provides that a State's Attorney may file a petition for transfer to criminal court for a minor who is at least 16 years of age and charged with first degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or specified instances of aggravated battery with a firearm.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2103 - CRIM CD-ABUSE-NEGLECT ELDERLY
Terra Costa Howard
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability, changes the definition of "caregiver" to include: (i) a parent, spouse, adult child, or other relative by blood or marriage who would have reason to believe, as a result of the actions, statements, or behavior of the elderly person or person with a disability, that he or she is being relied upon for providing primary and substantial assistance for physical care; and (ii) a person who has voluntarily assumed the responsibility for the care of an elderly person or person with a disability under specified circumstances. Provides that "voluntarily assumed the responsibility for the care of an elderly person or person with a disability" means a person has voluntarily assumed responsibility for providing primary and substantial assistance for the care of an elderly person or person with a disability if the person's conduct would lead a reasonable person to believe that failure to provide such care would adversely affect the physical health of the elderly person or person with a disability.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2188 - ATTY GENERAL-MEDICAID FRAUD
Fred Crespo, Martin McLaughlin, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing all references to the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Removes references to the Illinois State Police from the definition of "investigator". Provides that the Attorney General (rather than the Attorney General or the Illinois State Police) shall diligently investigate a civil violation for false claims under the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may issue subpoenas under the Act (rather than the Attorney General may delegate the authority to issue subpoenas under the Act to the Department of State Police). In provisions concerning the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, provides that for all cases settled on or after October 1, 2023, one-third of the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Provides that the remaining two-thirds of the monies in the Fund shall be used for payment of awards to Qui Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise specified in this Act, with any remainder to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall direct the State Treasurer to make disbursement of funds. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Illinois district HD-042
COMMITTEES
Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Terra Costa Howard is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 12A. She assumed office in January 2019. Howard earned her B.A. in Political Science from Goucher College in 2003 and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2009. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.read less
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