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SB3741 - PRIOR AUTH-SUBSTANCE USE
Julie A. Morrison, Mary Edly-Allen, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated about 1 month ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions prohibiting certain individual or group health benefit plans from imposing prior authorization requirements on medications prescribed or administered for the treatment of substance use disorder, provides that the prohibition includes limitations on dosage. Makes similar changes in the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0756 - CONDEMNS-PRO-HAMAS PROTESTERS
Chris Miller, Adam M. Niemerg, John M. Cabello
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Condemns the violent behavior of the pro-Hamas protestors and encourages university officials to take immediate action against them. Urges the General Assembly to propose legislation that would withhold public funding from institutions of higher education that negotiate with anti-Semitic groups and for Governor JB Pritzker to sign that legislation into law.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4350 - CHILD ABUSE NOTICE ACT
Jed Davis, Kevin Schmidt, Brandun Schweizer
Last updated about 1 month ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In a provision listing the types of businesses and other establishments that must post the child abuse notice as required under the Act, requires compliance from entertainment facilities or sporting facilities that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at least 5,000 persons (rather than entertainment facilities or sporting facilities providing services or opportunities to those under the age of 18). Removes a provision that requires the Department of Children and Family Services to, upon request, furnish copies of the model notice without charge to businesses, establishments, or schools. Removes an incorrect cross-reference from the provisions of the engrossed bill.
STATUS
Passed
HR0714 - PAY EQUITY DAY
Norine K. Hammond, Jeff Keicher, Nicole La Ha
Last updated 5 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 12, 2024 as Pay Equity Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2907 - JOB TRAINING TRANSPARENCY
Dave Syverson, Patrick J. Joyce, Susan Rezin
Last updated about 1 month ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Job Training and Workforce Development Transparency Act. Provides that, within 18 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with relevant State agencies, shall compile a report concerning all State and federally funded job training and workforce development programs in this State. Contains provisions concerning reports. Provides that relevant State agencies shall collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to ensure the timely and accurate collection of information required for the report. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2862 - BD HIGHER ED-IN-DEMAND JOBS
Thomas M. Bennett, John F. Curran, Jil Walker Tracy
Last updated 3 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that the list of the most in-demand jobs in this State shall be compiled in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Employment Security. Provides that upon request, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Employment Security shall furnish data to the Board of Higher Education.
STATUS
Passed
HB5355 - NONOPIOID ALTERNATIVES ACT
Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Lindsey LaPointe, William E. Hauter
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Nonopioid Alternatives for Pain Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and publish an educational pamphlet regarding the use of nonopioid alternatives for pain treatment. Provides that a health care practitioner shall exercise professional judgment in selecting appropriate treatment modalities for pain in accordance with specified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, including the use of nonopioid alternatives whenever nonopioid alternatives exist. Requires a health care practitioner who prescribes an opioid drug to provide certain information to the patient, discuss certain topics, and document the reasons for the prescription. Requires the Department to develop a nonopioid directive form for patients. Sets forth provisions concerning exceptions, execution of a nonopioid directive, opioid administration to a patient with a nonopioid directive, and limitations of liability. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that when a licensed health care practitioner prescribes a nonopioid medication for the treatment of acute pain, it shall be unlawful for a health insurance issuer to deny coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug or to require the patient to try an opioid prescription drug before providing coverage. Provides that in establishing and maintaining its drug formulary, a health insurance issuer shall ensure that no nonopioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain shall be disadvantaged or discouraged, with respect to coverage or cost sharing, relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that whenever a licensed health care practitioner prescribes a nonopioid medication for the treatment of acute pain, neither the Department of Healthcare and Family Services nor a managed care organization shall deny coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug or require a patient to try an opioid prescription drug prior to providing coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5370 - VEH CD-EMERGENCY/CONSTRUCTION
Jay C. Hoffman, Jaime M. Andrade, Eva Dina Delgado
Last updated 2 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone.
STATUS
Passed
SB2735 - INS-ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FEES
Laura Fine, Laura M. Murphy, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 3 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that any group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall offer all reasonably available methods of payment from the insurer or managed care plan, or its contracted vendor, to the contracted health care provider. Provides that an insurer or managed care plan shall not mandate payment by credit card. Provides that if one of the available payment methods has a fee associated with it, the insurer or managed care plan, or its contracted vendor, shall notify the health care provider of certain information and provide the health care provider with instructions on how to select each method. Provides that if a health care provider requests a change in the available payment method, the insurer or managed care plan, or its contracted vendor, shall implement the change to the payment method selected by the health care provider within 30 business days, subject to federal and State verification measures to prevent fraud and abuse. Provides that an insurer or managed care plan shall not use a health care provider's preferred method of payment as a factor when deciding whether to provide credentials to a health care provider. Defines terms. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to make a conforming change.
STATUS
Passed
HB5467 - LIMITATIONS-VICTIM UNDER 18
Nicole La Ha, Joe C. Sosnowski, Jennifer Sanalitro
Last updated 5 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years).
STATUS
Engrossed
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Representative from Illinois district HD-087
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Illinois House
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William E. Hauter is from Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1986. He served in the military from 1986-1990, worked in state government from 1992-1993, and is currently a consultant. Hauter previously ran for Missouri's House District 65 in 2020, losing in the general election.read less
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