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HB5820 - $BD HIGHER ED-GRANT
Norma Hernandez, Curtis J. Tarver, Lilian Jimenez
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $4,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for a grant to an organization that manages a state-wide coordinated strategy that includes, but is not limited to, the following services: data analytics, multi-channel marketing, live professional coaching, and a platform-based user experience to re-enroll State residents with some college and no credential into public higher education, apprenticeship, and workforce training programs. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0800 - CONGRATS-DECALOGUE SOCIETY
Tracy Katz Muhl, Robyn Gabel, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Congratulates the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, outgoing President Judge Megan Goldish, incoming President Joel B. Bruckman, and all members of its executive committee and board of managers on the 90th anniversary of its founding.
STATUS
Passed
HB0581 - REGULATION-TECH
Dagmara Avelar, Emanuel Welch, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated about 2 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Hospital Emergency Service Act. Provides that "applicant" includes any person who presents at the hospital. Provides that hospitals shall furnish hospital emergency services in accordance with the procedures required by the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Defines "injury or acute medical condition where the same is liable to cause death or severe injury or serious illness" and "stabilizing treatment". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall have the authority to investigate violations of the Act and to issue a minimum monetary penalty of $50,000 for violating the Act. Allows the Department to adopt rules for purposes of enforcing the Act and identifying factors to be considered when issuing a monetary penalty. Provides that the Department may assess a fine under this Section only if there are no fines assessed for the violation by the federal government. Includes a severability clause. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1089 - HEALTH-TECH
Susan Rezin, Thomas M. Bennett, Cristina Castro
Last updated about 1 month ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Sami's Law. Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the owner or operator of each State-owned building shall install and maintain in that building at least one adult changing station. Requires the owner or operator of a State-owned building to ensure that certain information about the location of adult changing stations in the buildings is provided. Defines "State-owned building" as the State Capitol Building or a rest stop located on an interstate highway. Defines other terms.
STATUS
Passed
HB0222 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Curtis J. Tarver, Amy Elik
Last updated 4 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that no contributory fault may be attributed to a plaintiff bringing an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse. Creates the Sexual Abuse Per Se Harmful Article in the Code. Provides that for an action arising out of an injury caused by sexual conduct or sexual penetration, if the plaintiff proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant committed childhood sexual abuse against the plaintiff, such sexual conduct or sexual penetration shall be considered obviously and materially harmful to the plaintiff and shall be deemed by the court per se harmful and traumatic. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0613 - IDPH-IL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY
Camille Lilly, Anne M. Stava-Murray, Carol Ammons
Last updated 4 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to continue taking appropriate action to facilitate equitable access to adolescent and adult vaccinations, including establishing appropriate programs and initiatives to raise public awareness on the importance of adolescent and adult vaccinations. Urges the IDPH to continue working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in-state healthcare providers, and patients to implement an effective and actionable state immunization strategy that includes adult immunizations. Urges the IDPH to continue increasing community resilience to communicable and other emerging disease threats. Urges the IDPH to continue determining goals on which to center the immunization plan. Urges the IDPH to continue exploring federal funding opportunities and partnerships to support vaccine awareness and access programs aligned with the goals established in the state immunization strategy.
STATUS
Passed
HR0643 - CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS MONTH
Nicole La Ha, Tracy Katz Muhl
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Declares the month of March 2024 as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
SB3268 - DHFS-FUND TRANSFERS
Omar Aquino, Don Harmon, Ann Gillespie
Last updated 4 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to the Medical Assistance Article. Provides that beginning with dates of service on and after January 1, 2025, add-on rates for the services delivered by physicians who are board certified in psychiatry and advanced practice registered nurses who hold a current certification in psychiatric and mental health nursing shall be increased so that the sum of the base per service unit rate plus the rate add-on is no less than $264.42 per hour adjusted for time and intensity. In a provision concerning personal needs allowances, provides that the total monthly personal needs allowance from both the State and federal sources for a person who is a resident of a supportive living facility shall equal $120. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to pay for all inpatient stays at a hospital beginning on the 3rd day a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity, and the parent or caregiver has denied the child access to the home and has refused or failed to make provisions for another living arrangement for the child or the child's discharge is being delayed due to a pending inquiry or investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that beginning January 1, 2025 (rather than January 1, 2020), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse Children's Community-Based Health Care Centers at the lower of their usual and customary charge to the public or at the Department rate of $1,300 (rather than $950). Contains provisions concerning reimbursement for remote ultrasound procedures and remote fetal nonstress tests; increased reimbursement rates for nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children; increased reimbursement rates for optometrist services; coverage and reimbursement rates for custom prosthetic and orthotic devices; per-claim add-on payments for renal dialysis services provided within a skilled nursing facility by a certified home dialysis provider; coverage for music therapy services provided by licensed professional music therapists; a deadline extension for reporting data recommendations for ground ambulance services cost structures; administrative rules updating the Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation orthodontic scoring tool; emergency rules; and other matters. Makes changes to provisions under the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article concerning reimbursement for hospital (rather than inpatient) stays extended beyond medical necessity. Makes changes to the Managed Care Organization Provider Assessment Article. Changes the Tier 1 assessment amount for managed care organizations to $78.90 per member month (rather than $60.20 per member month). Changes the Tier 2 assessment amount for managed care organizations to $1.40 per member month (rather than $1.20 per member month). Provides that for State fiscal year 2020, and for each State fiscal year thereafter (rather than for State fiscal year 2020 through State fiscal year 2025), the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adjust rates or tier parameters or both. Makes changes to the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article. Provides that beginning on and after July 1, 2024, subject to federal approval, in addition to the statewide standardized amount and any other payments authorized under the Code, a safety-net hospital health care equity add-on payment shall be paid for each inpatient General Acute and Psychiatric day of care, excluding Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible crossover days, for safety-net hospitals. Provides that beginning on and after July 1, 2024, subject to federal approval, in addition to the statewide standardized amount and any other payments authorized under this Code, a safety-net hospital low volume add-on payment of $200 shall be paid for each inpatient General Acute and Psychiatric day of care, excluding Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible crossover days, for any safety-net hospital that provided less than 11,000 Medicaid inpatient days of care, excluding Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible crossover days, in the base period. Grants the Department emergency rulemaking authority to implement these add-on payments. Makes changes to the Hospital Provider Funding Article. For purposes of allocating funds included in capitation payments to MCOs, excludes hospitals with over 9,000 Medicaid acute care inpatient admissions per calendar year from the category of safety-net hospitals. Amends the Birth Center Licensing Act. In a provision concerning reimbursement rates set by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, requires the facility fees for the birthing person and the baby to be no less than 80% (rather than 75%) of the statewide average facility payment rate made to a hospital. Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. In provisions requiring facilities licensed under the Act to be awarded an additional payment for their single occupancy rooms, provides that beginning on January 1, 2025, a payment of no less than $10 per day, per single room occupancy shall be added to the existing $25.50 additional per day, per single room occupancy rate for a total of at least $35.50 per day, per single room occupancy. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0772 - ALS AWARENESS MONTH
Amy Elik, Jay C. Hoffman, Tracy Katz Muhl
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Declares the month of May 2024 as ALS Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Urges all Americans to join in supporting ALS research, advocating for increased funding, and standing in solidarity with those affected by this relentless disease.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Illinois district HD-057
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