Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every woman has certain rights with regard to pregnancy and childbirth, including the right to receive care that is consistent with current scientific evidence about benefits and risks, the right to choose her birth setting, the right to be provided with certain information, and the right to be treated with respect at all times before, during, and after pregnancy by her health care professionals and to have a health care professional that is culturally competent and treats her appropriately regardless of her ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious background. Requires the Department of Public Health, Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Children and Family Services, and Department of Human Services to post information about these rights on their publicly available websites. Requires every health care provider, day care center, Head Start, and community center to post information about these rights in a prominent place and on their websites, if applicable. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

8/23/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/23/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0445

8/23/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish women's health clinics throughout the State to provide affordable health care for women. Requires the services provided at the women's health clinic to be offered at an affordable price and to include specified services, including women's health examinations, pregnancy confirmation, prenatal care, labor and delivery services, postpartum care, family planning examinations and birth control services, and care for sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/23/2020 - Consideration Postponed

Creates the Illinois Medicare for All Health Care Act. Provides that all individuals residing in the State are covered under the Illinois Health Services Program for health insurance. Sets forth the health coverage benefits that participants are entitled to under the Program. Sets forth the qualification requirements for participating health providers. Sets forth standards for provider reimbursement. Provides that it is unlawful for private health insurers to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the coverage of the Program. Provides that investor-ownership of health delivery facilities is unlawful. Provides that the State shall establish the Illinois Health Services Trust to provide financing for the Program. Sets forth the requirements for claims billing under the Program. Provides that the Program shall include funding for long-term care services and mental health services. Provides that the Program shall establish a single prescription drug formulary and list of approved durable medical goods and supplies. Creates the Pharmaceutical and Durable Medical Goods Committee to negotiate the prices of pharmaceuticals and durable medical goods with suppliers or manufacturers on an open bid competitive basis. Sets forth provisions concerning patients' rights. Provides that the employees of the Program shall be compensated in accordance with the current pay scale for State employees and as deemed professionally appropriate by the General Assembly. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/23/2020 - House Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Requires that at least one registered pharmacy technician be on duty whenever the practice of pharmacy is conducted. Requires that pharmacies fill no more than 10 prescriptions per hour. Requires 10 pharmacy technician hours per 100 prescriptions filled. Prohibits pharmacies from requiring pharmacists to participate in advertising or soliciting activities that may jeopardize patient health, safety, or welfare and any activities or external factors that interfere with the pharmacist's ability to provide appropriate professional services. Provides that a pharmacist shall receive specified break periods. Provides that a pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work during a break period, shall make available a break room meeting specified requirements, shall keep a complete and accurate record of the break periods and may not require a pharmacist to work more than 8 hours a workday. Provides for enforcement and penalties. Provides whistleblower protections for an employee of a pharmacy if the pharmacy retaliates against the employee for certain actions. Requires pharmacies to maintain a record of any errors in the receiving, filling, or dispensing of prescriptions.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Pharmacy Practice Act, and the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. Prohibits the licensure, transference, use, or sale of any records relative to prescription information containing patient-identifiable or prescriber-identifiable data by any licensee or registrant of the Acts for commercial purposes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/5/2021 - Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

1/5/2021 - Approved for Consideration Assignments

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2019. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Wage Policy and Study Subcommittee

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Requires manufacturers of brand name or generic prescription drugs to notify State purchasers, health insurers, health care service plan providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and the General Assembly of specified increases in drug prices at least 60 days before such increase and the cost of specified new prescription drugs within 3 days after approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Provides that within 30 days after such notifications, prescription drug manufacturers shall report specified information to State purchasers, health insurers, health care service plan providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and the General Assembly. Provides that failure to report such information shall result in a specified civil penalty. Requires the General Assembly to conduct an annual public hearing on aggregate trends in prescription drug pricing. Provides that if the manufacturer of a prescription drug or its agent meets or otherwise communicates with a prescriber for the purpose of marketing a drug, then the manufacturer or its agent shall disclose to the prescriber if any ingredient in the drug it is marketing is known to pose a risk of dependency in humans. Makes other changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Appropriates specified amounts from the Capital Development Fund, the School 9 Construction Fund, the Anti-Pollution Fund, the Transportation Bond Series A Fund, the Transportation Bond Series B Fund, the Coal Development Fund, the Transportation Bond Series D Fund, Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund, the Build Illinois Bond Fund, and other named Funds for specified capital and infrastructure projects. Effective immediately, except for certain provisions that are effective July 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

6/12/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0638

6/12/2020 - Effective Date June 12, 2020

6/12/2020 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reenacts the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides for the continuation and validation of the Act, and extends the repeal to June 1, 2021. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

4/2/2021 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0660

4/2/2021 - Effective Date April 2, 2021

4/2/2021 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a sentencing enhancement of an additional 3 years imprisonment is applicable when the controlled substance also contains any amount of a fentanyl analog for the following violations: manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or controlled substance analog; controlled substance trafficking; calculated criminal drug conspiracy; criminal drug conspiracy; streetgang criminal drug conspiracy; or delivery of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance to a person under 18 years of age (currently, the sentencing enhancement is applicable only to additional amounts of fentanyl). Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/29/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

7/19/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the information required to be transmitted under the prescription monitoring program must be transmitted not later than the end of the business day on which a controlled substance is dispensed, or at such other time as may be required by the Department of Human Services by administrative rule (rather than, at the end of the next business day on which the controlled substance is dispensed).

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Corrects an effective date reference to Public Act 100-564.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/13/2021 - House Bills on Third Reading

1/12/2021 - House Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and that subject to federal approval, the Department shall require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Contains provisions concerning notice; persons required to comply with the drug testing requirements; persons exempt from the drug testing requirements; reimbursements for the cost of the drug testing; and other matters. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Requires that at least one registered pharmacy technician be on duty whenever the practice of pharmacy is conducted. Requires that pharmacies fill no more than 10 prescriptions per hour. Requires 10 pharmacy technician hours per 100 prescriptions filled. Prohibits pharmacies from requiring pharmacists to participate in advertising or soliciting activities that may jeopardize patient health, safety, or welfare and any activities or external factors that interfere with the pharmacist's ability to provide appropriate professional services. Provides that a pharmacist shall receive specified break periods. Provides that a pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work during a break period, shall make available a break room meeting specified requirements, shall keep a complete and accurate record of the break periods, and may not require a pharmacist to work more than 8 hours a workday. Provides for enforcement and penalties. Provides whistleblower protections for an employee of a pharmacy if the pharmacy retaliates against the employee for certain actions. Requires pharmacies to maintain a record of any errors in the receiving, filling, or dispensing of prescriptions.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/4/2020 - House Health Care Licenses

Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act by reinstituting the pharmaceutical assistance program that was eliminated by Public Act 97-689 and changing the short title to the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes conforming changes in various Acts.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

2/5/2020 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Creates the Health Care for All Illinois Act. Provides that all individuals residing in this State are covered under the Illinois Health Services Program for health insurance. Sets forth requirements and qualifications of participating health care providers. Sets forth the specific standards for provider reimbursement. Provides that it is unlawful for private health insurers to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the coverage of the program. Requires the State to establish the Illinois Health Services Trust to provide financing for the program. Sets forth the specific requirements for claims billed under the program. Provides that the program shall include funding for long-term care services and mental health services. Creates the Pharmaceutical and Durable Medical Goods Committee to negotiate the prices of pharmaceuticals and durable medical goods with suppliers or manufacturers on an open bid competitive basis. Provides that patients in the program shall have the same rights and privacy as they are entitled to under current State and federal law. Provides that the Commissioner, the Chief Medical Officer, the public State board members, and employees of the program shall be compensated in accordance with the current pay scale for State employees and as deemed professionally appropriate by the General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

2/18/2020 - Assigned to House Appropriations-Human Services

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Provides that a school's comprehensive health education program must include instruction on the medical and legal ramifications of cannabis use. Makes technical corrections.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/3/2020 - House Bills on Third Reading

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Removes provisions prohibiting the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from disciplining a physician for experimental treatments for Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/23/2019 - Motions in Writing

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the limited immunity for a person who seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing an overdose or for a person who is experiencing an overdose in a reasonably prudent manner (rather than in good faith) shall not be extended if law enforcement has reasonable suspicion or probable cause to detain, arrest, or search that person for criminal activity and the reasonable suspicion or probable cause is based on information obtained prior to or independent of the individual seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance and not obtained as a direct result of the action of seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance (rather than taking action to seek or obtain emergency medical assistance).

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that if a purchaser makes payment over the phone, in writing, or via the Internet, and the property is delivered to a location in this State, then the sale shall be sourced to the location where the property is delivered. Provides that the sale shall be deemed to have occurred at the customer's address if the property is delivered and the delivery location is unknown. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Flood Prevention District Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that a unit of local government may require a retailer to collect and remit certain use and occupation taxes if the retailer qualifies as a "retailer maintaining a place of business in this State" under certain provisions of the Use Tax Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee

Creates the Health Insurer Claims Assessment Act. Imposes an assessment of 1% on claims paid by a health insurance carrier or third-party administrator. Provides that the moneys received and collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund and used solely for the purpose of funding Medicaid services provided under the medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Increases the minimum penalties by 3 years for knowingly manufacturing or delivering, or possessing with intent to manufacture or deliver, 15 grams or more of heroin.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

9/12/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy

7/26/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish, by rule, minimum quality standards for providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services applicable to contracted managed care organizations for all services rendered to MCO enrollees. Requires the minimum quality standards to be based upon recognized national standards promulgated by national bodies and by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires the Department to set a rate of reimbursement payable by contracted managed care organizations to contracted, in-network providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services at the default rate of reimbursement paid under the Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology for such medical supplies, equipment, and related services in effect as of June 30, 2017. Requires contracted managed care organizations to offer a reimbursement rate to contracted, in-network providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services at not less than 90% of the default rate of reimbursement paid under the Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology, including all policy adjusters, for such medical supplies, equipment, and related services of similar quality. Provides that these provisions shall not be construed to allow the Department or its contracted MCOs to enter into sole source contracts for the provision of durable medical equipment, supplies, or related services to Medicaid beneficiaries and Medicaid managed care enrollees. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/4/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act, and the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Restores the provisions that were amended by Public Act 100-538 to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 100-538.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

2/13/2019 - House Executive

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to create and maintain a list of each immunizing agent derived from aborted fetal tissue and any alternative immunizing agents. Provides that the Department shall ensure that, before administering an immunizing agent derived from aborted fetal tissue to an individual, a health care provider shall provide to the individual or, if the individual is a child, to the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the child: (1) notification that the immunizing agent was derived from aborted fetal tissue; (2) if an immunizing agent that is not an immunizing agent derived from aborted fetal tissue is available as an alternative to an immunizing agent derived from aborted fetal tissue, an offer of the alternative; and (3) notification of the option to decline the receipt of the immunizing agent. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

11/8/2019 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook

5/1/2019 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Raises the age for whom tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products may be sold to and possessed by from at least 18 years of age to at least 21 years of age. Defines "electronic cigarette". Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2019.

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Makes technical changes.

  RECENT STATUS

4/8/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0002

4/8/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2019

4/8/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the Drug and Sharps Waste Stewardship Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to administer a drug and sharps waste stewardship program. Provides that the State Board of Pharmacy is to guide and advise the Agency in its administration of the program. Requires covered entities to provide lists of covered and not covered products to the State Board and to implement stewardship plans. Requires stewardship plans to be submitted to the Agency for review and acceptance. Requires that all counties have at least one collection site for unused drugs and sharps per 50,000 people, and no fewer than 5 such collection sites. Requires counties that do not have the necessary number of collection sites to establish a mail-back program, or alternative collection program for covered products, or both. Imposes an administrative fee on covered entities. Provides penalties for covered entities that fail to comply with the provisions of the Act. Creates the Drug and Sharps Stewardship Fund and the Drug and Sharps Stewardship Penalty Account within the Fund. Directs the Agency to post lists of compliant covered entities on its website. Exempts stewardship programs already in existence under local ordinances at the time the Act takes effect from the Act's provisions, but provides that those entities with programs that are not within the Act's purview are not to receive any monetary support from the Drug and Sharps Stewardship Fund or the Drug and Sharps Stewardship Penalty Account. Exempts confidential proprietary information from public disclosure by the Agency.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/2/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

5/21/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the FY2021 Budget Implementation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to make the changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the Governor's FY2021 budget recommendations. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

6/10/2020 - Effective Date June 10, 2020

6/10/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0636

6/10/2020 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the out-of-pocket costs incurred by a taxpayer during the taxable year for expenses associated with long-term care for the taxpayer or the taxpayer's family member. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Income Tax Subcommittee

House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1, but with the following changes: Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In a provision concerning contracts between health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, provides that such contracts must require pharmacy benefit managers to: (1) update maximum allowable cost pricing information at least every 7 calendar days; (2) provide access to its maximum allowable cost list to each pharmacy or pharmacy services administrative organization, as defined, subject to the maximum allowable cost list; (4) provide a process by which a contracted pharmacy can appeal the provider's reimbursement for a drug subject to maximum allowable cost pricing; and other matters. Regarding a drug on the maximum allowable cost list, requires pharmacy benefits managers to ensure that: (i) if a drug is a generically equivalent drug, it is listed as therapeutically equivalent and pharmaceutically equivalent to certain rating standards; (ii) the drug is available for purchase by each pharmacy in the State from national or regional wholesalers operating in Illinois; and (ii) the drug is not obsolete (rather than requiring a drug to have at least 3 or more nationally available, therapeutically equivalent, multiple source generic drugs with a significant cost difference and be available for purchase without limitations by all pharmacies in the State from national or regional wholesalers). Permits the Director of Insurance to examine a pharmacy benefit manager's designee, representative, or other specified persons (rather than any individual) about the business of the pharmacy benefit manager. Contains provisions concerning the denial of a pharmacy benefits manager's registration application or the suspension or revocation of a pharmacy benefits manager's registration. Defines terms. Further amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to the definition of "emergency medical condition". Removes changes made to a provision concerning the denial of coverage and payment for emergency services provided without prior authorization or an approved plan. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to certain reporting requirements imposed on the Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to make certain disclosures to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services upon request. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to make certain written disclosures to a pharmacy provider or pharmacy services administrative organization. Defines "pharmacy services administrative organization." Requires the Department to adopt rules establishing reasonable dispensing fees for fee-for-service payments in accordance with guidance or guidelines from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  RECENT STATUS

8/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

8/23/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/23/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0452

Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/10/2019 - Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/10/2019 - Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **

Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning possession of hypodermic syringes and needles.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/10/2019 - Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **

Amends the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. Provides that a school may maintain a supply of glucagon medication in any secure location that is accessible before, during, or after school where a student is most at risk, including, but not limited to, a classroom or the nurse's office; defines "glucagon medication" and "undesignated glucagon medication". Provides that a physician, a physician assistant who has prescriptive authority, or an advanced practice registered nurse who has prescriptive authority may prescribe undesignated glucagon medication in the name of the school to be maintained for use when necessary. Allows a delegated care aide to carry undesignated glucagon medication. Provides that within 24 hours after the administration of undesignated glucagon medication, a school must notify the school nurse and the student's parent or guardian or emergency contact, if known, and health care provider of its use. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Removes the definition of "glucagon medication". Changes the definition of "undesignated glucagon medication" to "undesignated glucagon"; makes conforming changes. Removes a provision allowing a delegated care aide to carry undesignated glucagon on his or her person while in school or at a school-sponsored activity. Allows a school to maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or delegated care aide (rather than in any secure location that is accessible before, during, or after school where a student is most at risk). Provides that a school nurse or delegated care aide may administer undesignated glucagon if he or she is authorized to administer the undesignated glucagon through a student's diabetes care plan and if the student's prescribed glucagon is not available on-site or has expired. Provides that immediately (rather than within 24 hours) after the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school must notify the school nurse (unless the school nurse was the one administering it) and the student's parent or guardian or emergency contact, if known, and health care provider of its use.

  RECENT STATUS

8/19/2019 - Effective Date August 19, 2019

8/19/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0428

8/19/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Pharmacy Benefits Managers Article. Provides that a pharmacy or pharmacist shall have the right to provide an insured information regarding the amount of the insured's cost share for a prescription drug and that neither a pharmacy nor a pharmacist shall be penalized by a pharmacy benefits manager for discussing certain information or for selling a lower-priced drug to the insured if one is available. Provides that a pharmacy benefits manager shall not, through contract, prohibit a pharmacy from offering and providing direct and limited delivery services to an insured as an ancillary service of the pharmacy, as delineated in the contract between the pharmacy benefits manager and the pharmacy. Provides that a pharmacy benefits manager shall not charge, or attempt to collect from, an insured a copayment that exceeds the total charges submitted by the network pharmacy.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/19/2019 - Assigned to House Executive

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Removes the word "Pilot" from the Act's short title and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. Makes conforming changes throughout the Act and statutes. Provides that autism, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, osteoarthritis, anorexia nervosa, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neuro-Behcet's Autoimmune Disease, neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, and medical conditions or symptoms for which a person may benefit from the use of medical cannabis are debilitating medical conditions. Provides that possessing cannabis in a vehicle not open to the public unless the medical cannabis is in a reasonably secured, sealed, container (rather than a tamper-evident container) and reasonably inaccessible while the vehicle is moving is not permitted. Removes language providing that a physician may not accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration from or to a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, cultivation center, or dispensing organization other than accepting payment from a patient for the fee associated with a required examination. Provides that a qualifying patient under the age of 18 shall not be prohibited from having up to 3 (instead of 2) designated caregivers. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish procedures to permit qualified veterans to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. Provides that any Department of Public Health-approved quantity waiver process must be made available to qualified veterans. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide for immediate changes to a registered qualifying patient's designated registered dispensing organization. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules permitting returns, and potential refunds, for damaged or inadequate products. Repeals a provision concerning changing a designated dispensing organization. Repeals a provision repealing the Act on July 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/31/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/31/2019 - House Bills on Second Reading

Creates the Cannabis Legalization Equity Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise provided in the Act, the following acts are lawful and shall not be a criminal or civil offense under State law or the law of any political subdivision of this State or be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under State law for persons 21 years of age or older: (1) possessing, consuming, using, displaying, purchasing, or transporting cannabis accessories; (2) possessing, growing, processing, or transporting on one's own premises no more than 24 mature cannabis plants and possession of the cannabis produced by the plants on the premises where the plants were grown; (3) possessing outside one's premises no more than 224 grams of cannabis; and (4) assisting another person who is 21 years of age or older in any of the acts described in items (1) through (3). Provides that an excise tax is imposed at the rate of 10% of the sale price of the sale or transfer of cannabis from a cannabis cultivation facility to a retail cannabis store or cannabis product manufacturing facility. Provides that at least 51% of the licenses issued by the Department of Agriculture for cannabis cultivation facilities and at least 51% of the licenses issued by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for retail cannabis stores shall be in communities disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/10/2019 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the tax on durable medical equipment is imposed at the rate of 1% (currently, 6.25%).

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee

Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that an agency that proposes a new rule or amendment to a rule shall, before or during the first notice period, provide an opportunity for private sector entities to participate in the rulemaking process by utilizing specified techniques, as well as providing those private sector entities with the opportunity to submit their own estimates on the cost of compliance with the proposed rule or amendment. Requires an agency to include those estimates in both a final regulatory flexibility analysis and an analysis of the economic and budgetary effects of the proposed rulemaking. Provides that prior to the filing for publication in the Illinois Register of any proposed rule or amendment, each agency shall estimate the compliance and implementation costs for private parties for that proposed rule or amendment. Extends the maximum length of the second notice period from 90 days to 135 days. Provides that a rule estimated either by an agency or during the second notice period to generate compliance and implementation costs of $10,000,000 or more over a 2-year period shall be deemed objectionable and automatically prohibited, and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules shall issue a statement to that effect in accordance with specified provisions. Provides that the proposed rule or amendment shall remain prohibited until otherwise authorized by legislation passed by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. Provides that any adopted emergency rule estimated to generate compliance and implementation costs of $10,000,000 or more over the term of the emergency rule shall be automatically suspended until otherwise authorized by legislation passed by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. Requires the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to publish an annual inflation index to measure the rise in costs stemming from the implementation of rules and amendments to rules. Provides that the Joint Committee has the power to request the Auditor General to perform an independent estimate to assess the cost of a proposed rule or amendment, or the cost of an emergency rule. Provides further requirements concerning the prohibition of proposed rules or amendments. Makes conforming changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Government Process Subcommittee

Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

11/28/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

11/28/2019 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and amends various Acts. Provides that it is lawful for persons 21 years of age or older to possess, use, and purchase limited amounts of cannabis for personal use in accordance with the Act. Authorizes registered qualifying patients to cultivate limited amounts of cannabis for personal use. Provides for the regulation and licensing of various entities and occupations engaged in cultivation, dispensing, processing, transportation, and other activities regarding cannabis for adult use. Sets forth duties of an Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department of State Police, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Revenue, the State Treasurer, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and other governmental entities. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis violations under specified circumstances. Creates a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program and a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Board and contains various provisions regarding a low-interest loan program for social equity applicants, investment in communities that have suffered because of drug policies, and the promotion of cannabis business ownership by individuals who have resided in areas of high poverty and high enforcement of cannabis-related laws. Contains provisions regarding health and safety, packaging, advertising, local ordinances, providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business, and other matters. Creates a Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax and a Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax. Authorizes the imposition of a County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax and a Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax. Provides for allocation of revenues and creates various funds in the State treasury. Repeals the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tax Act. Contains home rule preemptions. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

6/25/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0027

6/25/2019 - Effective Date June 25, 2019

6/25/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the Wholesale Importation of Prescription Drugs Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to design an importation program where the State is the licensed wholesaler of imported drugs from licensed, regulated Canadian suppliers. Requires the program to address specified issues, including billing issues, cost savings issues, and safety and regulatory issues. Contains auditing and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall enlist the assistance of the Attorney General to identify the potential for anti-competitive behavior in industries that would be affected by an importation program. Requires the Department to submit a formal request to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for certification of the importation program. Requires the Department to have the program operational within 6 months after receiving the certification. Contains provisions concerning implementation requirements.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/26/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

2/4/2020 - Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Director of Public Health, if a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois, shall establish a standing order complete with the issuance of a prescription for a hormonal contraceptive in accordance with the requirements of the provisions. Provides that if the Director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois, the Medical Director of the Department of Public Health shall establish the standing order. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan to provide coverage for patient care services provided by a pharmacist. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the definition of "practice of pharmacy" includes the dispensing of hormonal contraceptives pursuant to the standing order under provisions of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the medical assistance program to cover patient care services provided by a pharmacist for hormonal contraceptives assessment and consultation. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

8/7/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

7/25/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish

Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning moneys in the Audit Expense Fund to provide for the transfer of moneys from specified funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/12/2019 - House Bills on Second Reading

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.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

11/23/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

7/9/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

Creates the Medical Device Safety Act. Provides that (i) all medical devices to be used by, surgically applied to, or surgically implanted within a patient be under warranty, regardless of the severity of the patient's medical condition necessitating the device, (ii) all persons and entities that produce, sell, offer for sale, or provide medical devices to be used by, surgically applied to, or surgically implanted within a patient are liable for all costs to the patient for the replacement of each medical device if the medical device malfunctions due to no fault of the patient, and (iii) all hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers shall waive the costs charged to patients for follow-up surgeries that result from defective medical devices, regardless of whether or not those defective medical devices are capable of being implanted. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires that the University of Illinois Hospital, all ambulatory surgical treatment centers, and all hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act waive the costs charged to patients for follow-up surgeries that result from previous surgical errors. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Civil

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any person who knowingly possesses a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog with respect to fentanyl is guilty of a Class 1 felony and shall, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, be sentenced as follows: (1) not less than 4 years and not more than 15 years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of a substance containing fentanyl; (2) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl; (3) not less than 8 years and not more than 40 years with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams of any substance containing fentanyl; and (4) not less than 10 years and not more than 50 years with respect to 900 grams or more of any substance containing fentanyl.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Increases a sentencing enhancement to 6 years imprisonment (currently, 3 years) when the controlled substance also contains any amount of fentanyl for the following violations: manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or controlled substance analog; controlled substance trafficking; calculated criminal drug conspiracy; criminal drug conspiracy; streetgang criminal drug conspiracy; or delivery of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance to a person under 18 years of age. Modifies the amount of fentanyl required to trigger sentencing intervals. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2029. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

2/13/2019 - Assigned to House Executive

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to receive the approval of the General Assembly prior to applying for any waiver to reduce or eliminate the State's responsibility to provide emergency or non-emergency ambulance services to Medicaid beneficiaries. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to calculate the payout ratios reported by managed care organizations no less frequently than annually and to post these calculations on its website. Provides that the minimum payout ratio shall be 85% and that a managed care organization not meeting the 85% threshold must refund to the State, for each coverage year, an amount equal to the difference between the calculated payout ratio and 85% multiplied by coverage year revenue for that managed care organization. Requires the Department to exclusively use paid claims data submitted by managed care organizations in establishing managed care capitation rates. Provides that managed care organizations shall not be reimbursed by the State for any costs associated with health insurance fees. Provides that beginning July 1, 2019, in addition to any other payments made for inpatient Medicaid inpatient services, the Department must make the following add-on enhancement payments for each covered inpatient day for any patient covered by any medical assistance program administered by the Department: (i) for each general acute care hospital with a rate year 2017 Medicaid inpatient utilization rate equal to or greater than 47%, an additional $172 per inpatient day; (ii) for each hospital defined as a children's hospital under the Code with a rate year 2017 Medicaid inpatient utilization rate equal to or greater than 59%, an additional $200 per inpatient day; and (iii) for each critical access hospital, an additional $600 per inpatient day. Provides that the Department must require managed care organizations to make the same inpatient high-volume add-on enhancements for inpatient days of care. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2020, no person shall manufacture thermal paper. Provides that no person shall distribute or use any thermal paper for the making of business or banking records. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

8/26/2019 - Effective Date August 23, 2019

8/26/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0457

8/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires managed care organizations (MCOs) to publish, at least quarterly for the preceding quarter, on their websites: (1) the total number of claims received by the MCO; (2) the number and monetary amount of claims payments made to a service provider; (3) the dates of services rendered for the claims payments made under item (2); (4) the dates the claims were received by the MCO for the claims payments made under item (2); and (5) the dates on which claims payments under item (2) were released. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Medicaid Subcommittee

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires coverage for breast pumps approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires coverage under the medical assistance program for breast pumps approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/21/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

8/7/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by an insurer that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Insurance shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the insurer. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family services to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by a managed care organization that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the managed care organization.

  RECENT STATUS

8/23/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/23/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0463

8/23/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Extends the repeal of the following by one year: the Crematory Regulation Act; the Cemetery Oversight Act; the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act; the Radiation Protection Act of 1990; the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997; a provision of the Illinois Power Agency Act concerning home rule preemption; the Emergency Telephone System Act; the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act; provisions of the Cable and Video Competition Article of the Public Utilities Act; the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act; and the Transportation Network Providers Act. Further amends the Emergency Telephone System Act to delay the required implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 service until December 31, 2021 (rather than July 1, 2020) and to make conforming changes throughout the Act. Further amends the Cable and Video Competition Article of the Public Utilities Act to extend State-issued authorizations to provide cable or video service by one year. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. In provisions concerning fixing or stipulating time for the completion of a contract or a time for payment in a contract in order to obtain a lien, extends the date that certain provisions are operative for one year. Amends Public Act 101-221. Delays, from July 1, 2020 until March 1, 2021, the effective date of the Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

6/12/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0639

6/12/2020 - Effective Date June 12, 2020

6/12/2020 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Provides that "genetic testing" includes direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing. Provides that a company providing direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing is prohibited from sharing any genetic test information or other personally identifiable information about a consumer with any health or life insurance company without written consent from the consumer.

  RECENT STATUS

7/26/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

7/26/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0132

7/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Provides that neither the State nor any of its subdivisions may authorize the use of, appropriate, or expend funds to pay for an abortion or to cover any part of the costs of a health plan that includes coverage of abortion or to provide or refer for an abortion, unless a woman who suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death if an abortion is not performed. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Excludes from the programs of health benefits and services authorized under those Acts coverage for elective abortions as provided in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Prohibits a physician who has been found guilty of performing an abortion procedure in a willful and wanton manner upon a woman who was not pregnant when the abortion procedure was performed from participating in the State's Medical Assistance Program. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall require a written statement, including the required opinion of a physician, to accompany a claim for reimbursement for abortions or induced miscarriages or premature births. Makes other changes. Amends the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act. Permits the Department of Human Services to make grants to nonprofit agencies and organizations that do not use those grants to refer or counsel for, or perform, abortions. Contains provisions regarding applicability and preempts home rule. Effective June 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop, no later than January 1, 2020, a standardized format for all Medicaid managed care organization preferred drug lists in collaboration with Medicaid managed care organizations and other stakeholders, including, but not limited to, organizations that serve individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS or epilepsy, and community-based organizations, providers, and entities with expertise in drug formulary development. Requires the Department to allow Medicaid managed care organizations 6 months from the completion date of the standardized format to comply with the new Preferred Drug List format. Requires each Medicaid managed care organization to post its preferred drug list on its website without restricting access and to update the preferred drug list posted on its website no less than 30 days prior to the date upon which any update or change takes effect. Requires the Department to establish, no later than January 1, 2020, the Illinois Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board to have the authority and responsibility to provide recommendations to the Department regarding which drug products to list on the Department's preferred drug list. Contains provisions concerning Board meetings and correspondence; the Board's composition; voting and non-voting members; and other matters. Requires the Department to adopt rules, to be in place no later than January 1, 2020, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the Board. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Expands the membership on the Illinois Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board by including the following members: (1) at least one clinician who specializes in the prevention and treatment of HIV, recommended by an HIV healthcare advocacy organization; and (2) at least one clinician recommended by a healthcare advocacy organization that serves individuals who are affected by chronic diseases that require significant pharmaceutical treatments. Provides that one non-voting clinician recommended by an association of Medicaid managed care health plans shall serve a term of 3 years on the Board without compensation. Includes organizations that serve individuals with rare diseases to the list of organizations that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must collaborate with when developing a standardized format for all Medicaid managed care organization preferred drug lists. Provides that a licensed physician recommended by the Rare Disease Commission who is a rare disease specialist and possesses scientific knowledge and medical training with respect to rare diseases and is familiar with drug and biological products and treatment shall be notified in advance to attend an Illinois Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board meeting when a drug or biological product is scheduled to be reviewed in order to advise and make recommendations on drugs or biological products. Makes technical changes.

  RECENT STATUS

7/12/2019 - Effective Date July 12, 2019

7/12/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0062

7/12/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Provides that a person may not perform an abortion of a fetus solely because of the fetus's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or diagnosis or potential diagnosis of the fetus having Down syndrome or any other disability. Provides that at least 18 hours before an abortion is performed on a pregnant woman whose fetus is diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly, the physician who will perform the abortion shall: (1) orally and in person, inform the pregnant woman of the availability of perinatal hospice services; and (2) provide the pregnant woman copies of the perinatal hospice brochure developed by the Department of Public Health and the list of perinatal hospice providers and programs by printing the perinatal hospice brochure and list of perinatal hospice providers from the Department's Internet web site. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules within 90 days after the effective date of the bill to implement these provisions. Provides that the report of abortions submitted to the Department shall include the gender of the fetus, if detectable; and whether the fetus has been diagnosed with or has a potential diagnosis of having Down syndrome or any other disability. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion in violation of these provisions may be subject to: (1) disciplinary sanctions under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; and (2) civil liability for wrongful death. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is unlawful discrimination under the Act to perform an abortion solely because of the race, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Creates the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Provides that neither the State nor any of its subdivisions may authorize the use of, appropriate, or expend funds to pay for an abortion or to cover any part of the costs of a health plan that includes coverage of abortion or to provide or refer for an abortion, unless a woman who suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death if an abortion is not performed. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Excludes from the programs of health benefits and services authorized under those Acts coverage for elective abortions as provided in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Prohibits a physician who has been found guilty of performing an abortion procedure in a willful and wanton manner upon a woman who was not pregnant when the abortion procedure was performed from participating in the State's Medical Assistance Program. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall require a written statement, including the required opinion of a physician, to accompany a claim for reimbursement for abortions or induced miscarriages or premature births. Makes other changes. Amends the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act. Permits the Department of Human Services to make grants to nonprofit agencies and organizations that do not use those grants to refer or counsel for, or perform, abortions. Contains provisions regarding applicability and preempts home rule. Effective June 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require any person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections who is eligible for medical assistance to pay a fee as a co-payment for services.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the registrant violation provisions of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person knowingly to use or possess a prescriber's Illinois controlled substance license or United States Drug Enforcement Administration registration number: (A) other than for: (i) prescribing or dispensing controlled substances; (ii) insurance processing related to controlled substances; (iii) professional employment; (iv) collecting credentials data under the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act; or (v) licensure purposes; (B) without authorization; (C) to fraudulently obtain any medication or to fraudulently create a prescription or order; or (D) except as authorized by law. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for each subsequent offense. The fine for the first offense shall be not more than $100,000. Provides that the fine for each subsequent offense shall not be more than $200,000.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/10/2019 - Referred to Senate Assignments

4/10/2019 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires that on or before July 1, 2020, the Department of Insurance and Department of Healthcare and Family Services to jointly develop a uniform prior authorization form to be used by prescribing providers to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits. Provides that on and after January 1, 2021 or 6 months after the uniform prior authorization form is developed, whichever is later, health insurers, managed care organizations, and fee-for-service medical assistance programs that provide prescription drug benefits shall utilize and accept the uniform prior authorization form and prescribing providers may use the uniform prior authorization form. Provides criteria for developing the uniform prior authorization form. Provides requirements and limitations of prior authorization requests. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

2/28/2019 - Tabled

2/28/2019 - Motion Prevailed

2/28/2019 - Motions to Table

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that employment agreements between hospitals and physicians may not contain any provision to restrict the ability of a physician to leave employment with the hospital or hospital affiliate and immediately continue to practice in the same field of medicine in the same geographic area.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. Makes conforming changes in various other Acts. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/3/2020 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

1/30/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a peace officer may take a person into custody and transport the person to a mental health facility if the peace officer has administered an opioid antagonist to the person in response to an opioid overdose. Defines "opioid antagonist".

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules requiring the Department to distribute treatment guidelines on an annual basis to all persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches who prescribe psychotropic medications to youth for whom the Department is legally responsible. Provides that the Department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the General Assembly with specified information concerning the administration of psychotropic medication to youth for whom it is legally responsible. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person issued under the Act upon repeated acts of clearly excessive prescribing, furnishing, or administering psychotropic medications to a minor without a good faith prior examination of the patient and medical reason. Makes other changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/3/2020 - House Adoption & Child Welfare

Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that a health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, or other managed care entity for a health care plan and its employees and other representatives are liable for damages for harm to an enrollee proximately caused by their failure to exercise ordinary care. Prohibits a health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, or other managed care entity from removing a provider from its health care plan for advocating on behalf of an enrollee for appropriate and medically necessary health care. Prohibits a health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, or other managed care entity from entering into a contract with a provider that indemnifies the health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, or other managed care entity. Provides that an insured or enrollee seeking damages has the right and duty to submit the claim to arbitration in accordance with the Uniform Arbitration Act. Provides that the provisions do not apply to workers' compensation insurance coverage, actions seeking only a review of an adverse utilization review determination, and licensed insurance agents.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/23/2020 - House Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act concerning the Prescription Monitoring Program. Excludes licensed veterinarians from the reporting requirements under the Program. Provides that a licensed veterinarian shall report information required under the Prescription Monitoring Program if the person who is presenting an animal for treatment is suspected of fraudulently obtaining any controlled substance or prescription for a controlled substance to the Department of Human Services. Provides that a licensed veterinarian may not be subject to any licensure or disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the failure to report such a person. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that all managed care plans shall ensure that all claims and indemnities concerning health care services shall be paid within 30 days after receipt of a claim that has provided specified information on a CMS-1500 Health Insurance Claim Form or a UB-04 (CMS-1450) form. Provides that certain health care providers shall be notified of any known failure of the claim and provide detailed information on how the claim may be satisfied to receive payment within 30 days after receipt. Provides that any undisputed portions of a claim must be reimbursed by the managed care plan within 30 days after receipt. Grants the Department of Insurance specific authority to issue a cease and desist order, fine, or otherwise penalize managed care plans that violate provisions concerning timely payment for health care services. Provides that a policy issued or delivered to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that provides coverage to certain persons is subject to the provisions concerning timely payment for health care services. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Public Aid Code.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/21/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

5/23/2019 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%), changing the distribution of the proceeds from the tax imposed on diapers and baby wipes.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/21/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that adult diapers sold as incontinence products are taxed at the rate of 1% (currently, 6.25%).

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Requires a recipient of certain pain management medication to sign a written agreement with the prescribing physician agreeing to comply with the conditions of the prescription. Prohibits additional prescriptions while the recipient is noncompliant. Limits the applicability of the lack of pain management as a consideration in awarding benefits. Provides for the disclosure of violations of the agreement upon request by the employer. Requires a prescribing physician to file quarterly reports to obtain payment. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/2/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller

5/2/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

House Committee Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Defines "registered nurse", "direct care registered professional nurse", and "rapid response team". Excludes specified facilities from the definition of "facility". Adds LTAC hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers to the definition of "facility". Makes changes to the definition of "nursing care". Provides that in all units with critical care or intensive care patients, the maximum patient assignment of critical care patients to a registered nurse is 2. Provides that at least one direct care registered professional nurse shall be assigned to triage patients, shall be immediately available at all times to triage patients when they arrive in the emergency department, and shall perform triage functions only. Provides that in all units with acute rehabilitation patients the maximum patient assignment of acute rehabilitation patients to a registered nurse is 4 (rather than 3). Provides that in all units with conscious sedation patients, the maximum patient assignment of conscious sedation patients to a registered nurse is one. Provides that in all units with pediatric patients, the maximum patient assignment of pediatric patients to a registered nurse is 3 (instead of 4) and in all units with observational patients, the maximum patient assignment of observational patients to a registered nurse is 3 (instead of 4). Provides that a rapid response team nurse shall not be given direct care patient assignments while assigned as a nurse responsible for responding to a rapid response team request. Provides specified requirements for the Act's implementation by a facility. Provides that a facility shall plan for routine fluctuations in its patient census. Provides that if a health care emergency causes a change in the number of patients in a clinical care unit or patient care area, a facility must be able to demonstrate that immediate and diligent efforts were made to maintain required staffing levels. Establishes recordkeeping requirements. Provides that any method, software, or tool used to create or evaluate a staffing plan adopted by a facility shall be established in coordination with direct care registered professional nurses and shall be transparent in all respects. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish procedures to ensure that the documentation submitted is available for public inspection in its entirety. Provides specified nurse rights and protections. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall not mandate that a registered professional nurse delegate nursing interventions. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the exercise of professional judgment by a direct care registered professional nurse in the performance of his or her scope of practice shall be provided in the exclusive interests of the patient. Makes other changes.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

11/3/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in the underlying conduct being later decriminalized.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a prescriber shall offer a prescription for naloxone hydrochloride or another drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the complete or partial reversal of opioid depression to a patient when one or more of the following conditions are present: (1) the prescription dosage for the patient is 90 or more morphine milligram equivalents of an opioid medication per day; (2) an opioid medication is prescribed concurrently with a prescription for benzodiazepine; (3) the patient presents with an increased risk for overdose, including a patient with a history of overdose, a patient with a history of substance use disorder, or a patient at risk for returning to a high dose of opioid medication to which the patient is no longer tolerant. Provides other requirements and exemptions. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires each managed care organization contracted with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to file an annual cost report in a form and manner prescribed by the Department. Provides that the Department must make all cost reports available to the public, including, but not limited to, posting the cost reports on the Department's website.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Medicaid Subcommittee

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of specified Acts from from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/12/2019 - House Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Require managed care organizations (MCOs) to ensure (i) that contracted providers shall be paid for any medically necessary service rendered to any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on the MCO's published and publicly available roster of available providers; and (ii) that all contracted providers are contained on an updated roster within 7 days of entering into a contract with the MCO and that such roster be readily accessible by all medical assistance enrollees for purposes of selecting an approved healthcare provider. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a single standard list of all additional clinical information that shall be considered essential information and may be requested from a hospital to adjudicate a claim. Provides that a provider shall not be required to submit additional information, justifying medical necessity, for a service which has previously received a service authorization by the MCO or its agent. Contains provisions concerning a timely payment interest penalty; an expedited provider payment schedule; a single list of standard codes to identify the reason for nonpayment on a claim; payments under the Department's fee-for-service system; a 90-day correction period for providers to correct errors or omissions in a payment claim; service authorization requests; discharge notification and facility placement; and other matters. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/8/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a provider who has exhausted the written internal appeals process of a managed care organization (MCO) shall be entitled to an external independent third-party review of the MCO's final decision that denies, in whole or in part, a health care service to an enrollee or a claim for reimbursement to a provider for a health care service rendered to an enrollee of the Medicaid managed care organization. Requires a MCO's final decision letter to a provider to include: (i) a statement that the provider's internal appeal rights within the MCO have been exhausted; (ii) a statement that the provider is entitled to an external independent third-party review; (iii) the time period granted to request an external independent third-party review; and (iv) the mailing address to initiate an external independent third-party review. Provides that a party shall be entitled to appeal a final decision of the external independent third-party review within 30 days after the date upon which the appealing party receives the external independent third-party review. Provides that a final decision by the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall be final and reviewable under the Administrative Review Law. Contains provisions concerning fees to help defray the cost of the administrative hearings; the specific claims of services that are appealable; and the Department's rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/8/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that commencing 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person who has committed a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis is subject to automatic expungement. Provides that the law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law enforcement records of a person who is eligible. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law enforcement agency. Provides that commencing 180 after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court records of a person found in the circuit court to have committed a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person who is eligible.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Creates the Right to Know Act. Provides that an operator of a commercial website or online service that collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual customers residing in Illinois who use or visit its commercial website or online service shall notify those customers of certain specified information pertaining to its personal information sharing practices. Requires an operator to make available certain specified information upon disclosing a customer's personal information to a third party, and to provide an e-mail address or toll-free telephone number whereby customers may request or obtain that information. Provides for a data protection safety plan. Provides for a right of action to customers whose rights are violated under the Act. Provides that any waiver of the provisions of the Act or any agreement that does not comply with the applicable provisions of the Act shall be void and unenforceable. Provides that no provision of the Act shall be construed to conflict with or apply to certain specified provisions of federal law or certain interactions with State or local government. Provides findings and purpose. Defines terms.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/5/2020 - House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT

House Floor Amendment No. 4 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the First Responders Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that an emergency services provider, law enforcement agency, union, or other entity providing counseling support, referrals, information, or other social services to public safety personnel or emergency services personnel that creates an employee assistance program is subject to the Act. Provides for applicability and exemptions in the Act. Amends the Counties Code and Municipal Code. Requires employment of at least one mental health specialist for every 1,000 persons employed for sheriff offices, police departments, and firefighter stations. Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act, Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Counties Code, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the employer of a Conservation Police officer, State Police officer, law enforcement officer, or probation officer shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment if the officer's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the officer has been a patient of a mental health facility and the officer has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the employer cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Provides that the employer shall document if and why an officer has been determined to pose a clear and present danger. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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8/16/2019 - Effective Date August 16, 2019

8/16/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0375

8/16/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes existing medical fee schedules inoperative after August 31, 2020. Provides that the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission shall establish new medical fee schedules applicable on and after September 1, 2020 in accordance with specified criteria. Provides for 4 non-hospital fee schedules and 14 hospital fee schedules applicable to different geographic areas of the State. Sets forth a procedure for petitioning the Commission if a maximum fee causes a significant limitation on access to quality health care in either a specific field of health care services or a specific geographic limitation on access to health care. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/1/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller

5/1/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act in relation to custom compound medications. Sets forth conditions for approval of payment. Provides that charges shall be based upon the specific amount of each component drug and its original manufacturer's National Drug Code number and also upon specified criteria. Provides that a provider may prescribe a one-time 7-day supply unless a prescription for more than 7 days is preauthorized by the employer. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/1/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller

5/1/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, upon consultation with the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board, shall promulgate an evidenced-based drug formulary. Requires prescriptions in workers' compensation cases to be limited to the drugs on the formulary. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Workforce Development Subcommittee

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that collaboration does not require an employment relationship between the collaborating physician, podiatric physician, or dentist and the advanced practice registered nurse. Provides that, in the case of anesthesia services provided by a certified registered nurse anesthetist, an anesthesiologist, a physician, a dentist, or a podiatric physician must participate through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and remain available (rather than remain physically present and available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services) for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions. Makes changes concerning the written collaborative agreements between a certified registered nurse anesthetist and a dentist. Changes provisions concerning full practice authority to apply them to certified registered nurse anesthetists. Requires that during the delivery of anesthesia by a certified registered nurse anesthetists, the attestation for completion of clinical experience must be attested to by the collaborating physician or physicians, podiatrists, or dentists, and the certified registered nurse anesthetist. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to require managed care organizations (MCOs) to ensure: (1) that any provider under contract with an MCO on the date of service shall be paid for any medically necessary service rendered to any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on the MCO's published and publicly available roster of available providers; (2) that all contracted providers are listed on an updated roster within 7 days of entering into a contract with the MCO; and (3) that the roster under item (2) is readily accessible by all medical assistance enrollees for purposes of selecting an approved healthcare provider. Requires the Department to require MCOs to expedite payments to providers based on specified criteria (rather than providing that the Department may establish a process for MCOs to expedite payments to providers based on criteria established by the Department). Contains provisions concerning discharge notifications and facility placements and other matters. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Creates the per-mile road usage charge pilot program. Provides that the registered owner of a motor vehicle that is approved to participate in the program shall, in lieu of the taxes imposed under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, pay a per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in this State. Provides that the per-mile road usage charge is $0.021 per mile. Effective immediately.

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2/21/2019 - Tabled

2/21/2019 - Motion Prevailed

2/21/2019 - Motions to Table

Creates the Prescription Drug Price Increase Tax Act. Imposes a tax on each establishment that makes the first sale of a covered outpatient drug within the State. Provides that the term "first sale" means an initial sale of a covered outpatient drug from a manufacturer to a wholesaler or from a wholesaler to a pharmacy. Provides that the tax shall be charged against and paid by the establishment making the first sale and shall not be added as a separate charge or line item or otherwise passed down on any invoice to the customer. Provides that the proceeds shall be deposited into the Prescription Drug Fairness Fund and used by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Prescription Drug Fairness Fund.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility

Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Act. Contains only a short title provision.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/19/2019 - Assigned to House Executive

Creates the Pharmaceutical and Health Affordability: Restrictions on Manufacturers' Amoral Behavior Through Reasonable Oversight Act. Provides that a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor shall not engage in price gouging in the sale of an essential off-patent or generic drug. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services may notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug has violated the Act, the Attorney General shall send a notice to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor requesting a specified statement. Provides that within 45 days after receipt of the request, the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor shall submit the statement to the Attorney General. Provides that to accomplish the objectives and carry out the duties prescribed in the Act, the Attorney General may issue subpoenas or examine under oath any person to determine whether a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor has violated the Act. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue specified orders against violations of the Act. Contains provisions concerning the disclosure of financial information provided by a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor to the Attorney General. Effective January 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/2/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Diversity in Health Care Professions Task Force. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall serve as the chairperson of the Task Force and it shall also be comprised of 2 dentists, 2 medical doctors, 2 nurses, 2 optometrists, 2 pharmacists, 2 physician assistants, 2 podiatrists, and 2 public health practitioners. Provides specified objectives. Provides specified recommendations to serve as guiding principals for the Task Force. Provides that Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least quarterly and at other times as called by the chairperson. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study and shall submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter.

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0273

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers for dates of service beginning no later than January 1, 2020. Provides that no later than July 1, 2019, the Department must submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an Illinois Title XIX State Plan amendment to implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers; and that the Department must require Medicaid managed care organizations, including managed care community networks, to pay the approved average commercial rates in coordination with the Department. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires managed care organizations (MCOs) to participate in the Non-Emergency Transportation Services Prior Approval Program (NETSPAP) established under the Code beginning 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires each MCO to submit through NETSPAP for adjudication every unpaid non-emergency transportation claim incurred since January 1, 2012; and requires a NETSPAP contractor to adjudicate such claims without regard to any deadlines for submission or processing that are otherwise applicable. Provides that all non-emergency ambulance service providers seeking reimbursement for prior claims must submit documentation of the transport no later than 150 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that upon receipt of approval from the NETSPAP contractor, each MCO shall process and pay all approved claims within 30 days, without requiring any further action by the non-emergency transportation services provider; and that any denial of reimbursement by the NETSPAP contractor may be appealed. Provides that any costs incurred in connection with the review of claims by the NETSPAP contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the MCO. Provides that MCOs shall not unreasonably refuse to contract with ground ambulance services providers and medi-car services providers, shall not unreasonably restrict access to and the availability of ground ambulance services and medi-car services, and shall ensure that recipients of benefits provided under the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' programs shall not be liable for ground ambulance services and medi-car services expenses consistent with federal law and specified provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code and the Illinois Administrative Code. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/8/2021 - Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 066-039-000

1/8/2021 - Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Amends the Illinois Banking Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not: issue an order against a financial institution for unsafe or unsound banking practices solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a financial institution from providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; recommend, incentivize, or encourage a financial institution not to offer financial services to an account holder or to downgrade or cancel the financial services offered to an account holder solely because the account holder is a manufacturer or producer or is the owner, operator, or employee of a cannabis-related legitimate business, the account holder later becomes an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business, or the financial institution was not aware that the account holder is the owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business; and take any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator owns or operates a cannabis-related legitimate business or an owner or operator of real estate or equipment that is leased to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator of the real estate or equipment leased the equipment or real estate to a cannabis-related legitimate business. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a financial institution providing financial services to cannabis-related businesses, limited to the name, contact information, and such other information as the Secretary determines is prudent, to the Illinois State Treasurer. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for services other than emergency services and post-stabilization services, if a managed care organization and a medical service provider or a hospital cannot agree to contract terms, the non-participant reimbursement rate that the managed care organization is obligated to pay for any medical hospital or hospital-affiliated medical service claim on a fee-for-service basis shall not exceed 90% of the established State rates. Makes the provision applicable to contracts between managed care organizations and medical providers, including hospitals, that are located in neighboring states and provide services to Illinois Medicaid beneficiaries. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that workforce intermediaries and organizations providing pro bono legal services may initiate a fingerprint-based criminal history record check if a conditional offer of employment has not been made and a background check has not been previously conducted for an individual who has a disqualifying conviction and is receiving services from a workforce, intermediary or an organization providing pro bono legal services. Defines the terms "workforce intermediaries" and "pro bono legal service organizations". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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11/1/2019 - Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken

10/30/2019 - Consideration of Governor's Veto Total Vetoes

10/29/2019 - Consideration of Governor's Veto Total Vetoes

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that, as an alternative to certain other procedures, a taxing district may increase its aggregate extension if the taxing district obtains referendum approval as provided in the amendatory Act (in the introduced bill, notwithstanding those other procedures, the taxing district shall follow the provisions of the amendatory Act when seeking referendum approval to increase its aggregate extension). Removes the effective date.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/20/2020 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

11/4/2019 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop in collaboration with an academic institution a program designed to provide prescribing physicians under the medical assistance program with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest objective information about pharmaceuticals. Provides that the prescriber education program shall consist of a web-based curriculum and an academic educator outreach and shall contract with clinical pharmacists to provide scheduled visits with prescribing physicians to update them on the latest research concerning medication usage and new updates on disease states in an unbiased manner. Provides that education provided under the prescriber education program shall include disease-based educational modules on the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain, diabetes, hypertension, and other specified diseases and that such modules shall be reviewed and updated on an annual or as-needed basis. Provides that additional resources provided under the prescribing education program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a drug information response center available to prescribing physicians that provides thorough and timely in-depth answers to any questions a prescribing physician may have within 48 hours after a question is received; and (ii) information on drug utilization trends within individual and group practices.

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (rather than the Department of Human Services) shall develop, in collaboration with a public university that has a Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program and is located in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 (rather than in collaboration with an academic institution), a program designed to provide prescribing physicians under the medical assistance program with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest objective information about pharmaceuticals.

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0278

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a free medical clinic shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions in providing medical treatment, diagnosis, or advice, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Judiciary - Civil

Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Includes direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing in the definition of "genetic testing". Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/26/2019 - House Insurance

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a healthcare provider shall release to a Medicaid managed care organization, upon request, the health care information of a recipient of medical assistance, if the recipient has completed and signed a general release form that grants to the healthcare provider permission to release the recipient's health care information to the recipient's insurance carrier. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Medicaid Subcommittee

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Cigarette, Electronic Cigarette, and Alternative Nicotine Product Act. Raises the minimum age for the purchase, possession, and use of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products from 18 years of age to 21 years of age. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue a smoking license to a person who: (1) is at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age; (2) has completed the 8-hour online educational program regarding the dangers and consequences of smoking as verified by the Department of Public Health; and (3) has paid a $50 fee to the Secretary of State. Provides for penalties and other matters. Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/26/2019 - House Health Care Availability & Accessibility

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licensure without examination.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/19/2019 - Assigned to House Executive

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Article. Provides that upon request by a party contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager, a pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose any rebate amounts provided to the pharmacy benefit manager by a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Provides that upon request by a party contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager, a pharmacy benefit manager shall disclose the actual amounts paid by the pharmacy benefit manager to the pharmacy. Provides that a pharmacy benefit manager shall provide notice to the party contracting with the pharmacy benefit manager of any consideration that the pharmacy benefit manager receives from the manufacturer for dispense as written prescriptions once a generic or biologically similar product becomes available. Provides that any provision of a contract entered into, amended, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that is contrary is unenforceable.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/12/2019 - House Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that if an insured is required to pay a deductible or copayment under a policy, an accident and health insurer must disclose to the insured the total actual payments made by the accident and health insurer to a health care provider and the basis for the deductible or copayment the insured is required to pay. Provides that if an accident and health insurer pays a claim to a healthcare provider at an agreed-upon or discounted rate, then the accident and health insurer must base the insured's deductible or copayment upon the agreed-upon or discounted rate rather than any other advertised or listed rate. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides the basis for calculation of a deductible or copayment.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/26/2019 - House Insurance

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that certain health care providers licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation who have applied for license renewal shall be presumed licensed until their license renewals have been approved or denied by the Department. Requires the Department to provide proof of temporary licensure renewal to a licensed health care provider who applies for renewal of his or her license and is in good standing. Provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement the provisions.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that manufacturers of contact lenses shall provide information on product packaging regarding how to properly dispose of contact lenses. Provides that the information shall include, at minimum, that proper disposal of contact lenses includes placing the contact lenses with other solid waste and does not include flushing contact lenses down a sink or other drain.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/26/2019 - House Energy & Environment

Creates the Prescription Drug Repository Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to, by rule, establish a prescription drug repository program, under which any person may donate a prescription drug or supplies needed to administer a prescription drug for use by an individual who meets eligibility criteria specified by the Department. Sets forth requirements that prescription drugs or supplies must meet in order to be accepted and dispensed under the program. Provides that no drugs or supplies donated under the prescription drug repository program may be resold. Provides that nothing in the Act requires that a pharmacy or pharmacist participate in the prescription drug repository program. Provides for civil and criminal immunity for drug and supply manufacturers and individuals in relation to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of prescription drugs or supplies under the prescription drug repository program. Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act, the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act, the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act to provide that persons engaged in donating or accepting, or packaging, repackaging, or labeling, prescription drugs to the extent permitted or required under the Prescription Drug Repository Program Act are exempt from provisions of those other Acts that might prohibit or otherwise regulate such activity.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/2/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on and after January 1, 2020 no recipient of medical assistance shall be required to enroll or transition to the State's managed care medical assistance program. Provides that any recipient enrolled in a managed care health plan on January 1, 2020 shall be given the option to disenroll from the State's managed care medical assistance program and receive coverage under the State's fee-for-service program. Provides that on and after January 1, 2020, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not enter into any new contract or agreement with a managed care organization (MCO) to provide services where payment for medical services is made on a capitated basis. Provides that the Department shall not renew, renter, renegotiate, change orders, or amend any contract or agreement it entered with a MCO that was solicited under the State of Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Organization Request for Proposals (2018-24-001) (Request for Proposals (2018-24-001)). Provides that any recipient who is enrolled in a managed care health plan administered by a MCO that entered a contract with the Department under the Request for Proposals (2018-24-001) shall be transitioned to the State's fee-for-service program upon the expiration of the MCO's contract with the Department. Requires the Department to establish, by rule, an appeals and grievance process that includes: (i) an expedited internal review of an appeal involving an adverse determination; (ii) a final adverse determination; and (iii) a standard external review. Requires the Department to notify a recipient in writing of the recipient's right to request an external review. Repeals a provision concerning procurement requirements for MCO contracts.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/4/2020 - House Human Services

Creates the Retail Store Sharps Disposal Act. Provides that a retail store shall make sharps disposal boxes available at that retail store if it is requested by an employee of the retail store who submits a written request to the manager of the retail store and to the Department of Public Health, requested by the municipality where the retail store is located, or if an infection or contamination from needle exposure is traced back to that retail store by the Department, a local health department, or State or local law enforcement. Provides that any municipality may require by ordinance that sharps disposal boxes be placed at any retail store located within that municipality. Provides that specified retail stores shall have at least one employee trained in the safe and proper handling and disposal of sharps. Provides that the Department shall institute that training. Provides that particular categories of retail stores, to be determined by the Department, shall install sharps disposal boxes. Provides that all required sharps disposal box installation and all training occur not more than 90 days after receiving notice of the requirement. Provides that the Department shall create and maintain a list of retail stores that are required to install sharps disposal boxes and municipalities that require retail stores to install sharps disposal boxes. Provides that the Department shall ensure that all retail stores required to install sharps disposal boxes are inspected at least once every year to verify compliance with the Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/21/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Creates the Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall establish a Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Program. Provides that the purpose of the Program shall be to promote public awareness of Parkinson's disease and the value of early detection and possible treatments, including the benefits and risks of those treatments. Provides that the Department of Public Health may accept for that purpose any special grant of moneys, services, or property from the federal government or any of its agencies, or from any foundation, organization, or medical school. Provides that the Program shall focus on the development of specified programs and services. Provides that the Department shall prepare an information booklet in English, Spanish, and Mandarin which provides information about the symptoms and treatment of Parkinson's disease.

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Provides that establishment of the Program is subject to appropriation.

  RECENT STATUS

7/19/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0107

7/19/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

7/19/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from expanding care coordination to recipients of medical assistance who: (i) receive care at facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the ID/DD Community Care Act, or at facilities authorized as supportive-living facilities under a specified provision of the Code; and (ii) are not enrolled in the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative Program. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not make recommendations or determinations that are more restrictive than federal labeling requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when making coverage recommendations or determinations affecting medical assistance recipients' access to (1) drugs and biological products for rare diseases and (2) drugs and biological products that are genetically targeted therapies. Requires the Department to implement an open and transparent process that includes clear guidelines for open public comment for the review and study of those drugs and biological products for rare diseases and those that are genetically targeted therapies. Requires the Illinois Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board (Board) to develop and maintain a list of external experts who (i) possess scientific or medical training with respect to one or more rare diseases and (ii) are qualified to provide advice on rare disease issues and specified topics, including the impact of particular coverage, utilization management, and other relevant drug access policies. Requires the Department to adopt rules to ensure that any provisions of the Illinois Title XIX State Plan that affect medical assistance recipients' access to drugs and biological products for rare diseases are available to the public in a user-friendly and searchable format. Prohibits the Department from disclosing any confidential commercial or trade secret information of a drug manufacturer. Provides that the Board shall not be subject to the 6-month review moratorium for new drugs and shall review new drugs and biological products for rare diseases at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Increases the criminal and civil penalties for medical assistance fraud committed by individuals and corporations.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a Schedule II controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to a 5-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a benzodiazepine to a 14-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that for the treatment of an animal with a chronic condition that requires the long-term use of a Schedule II controlled substance or a benzodiazepine, after the initial 5-day or 14-day period, the licensed veterinarian may dispense not more that a 30-day supply at one time at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit.

  RECENT STATUS

4/3/2019 - Tabled

4/3/2019 - Motion Prevailed

4/3/2019 - Motions to Table

Creates the Carryout Bag Fee Act. Provides that a carryout bag fee of $0.10 is imposed on each carryout bag used by a customer at retail establishments, except in municipalities with a population greater than 1,000,000, with $0.03 being returned to the retail establishment, $0.04 into the Carryout Bag Fee Fund, $0.01 to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois, $0.01 into the Solid Waste Management Fund, and $0.01 into the Partners for Conservation Fund. Provides that the carryout bag fee does not apply to the retail sale or use of carryout bags that are used to carry items purchased under specified governmental food assistance programs. Repeals the new Act on January 1, 2026. Amends the State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not ban, place a fee or tax on, or regulate in any other manner the use, disposition, content, taxation, or sale of carryout bags. Limits the applicability of the provisions as they relate to a county or municipality that charged a fee or tax on carryout bags on February 1, 2018 and specified recycling programs. Limits home rule powers.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

9/14/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a physician assistant (rather than may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to a physician assistant). Provides that a collaborative agreement shall be for services in the same area of practice or specialty as the collaborating physician in his or her medical practice. Deletes language providing that a physician may enter into collaborative agreements with no more than 7 full-time physician assistants. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant in a health professional shortage area with a score greater than or equal to 12 shall own his or her own medical practice. Provides that medical and surgical services provided by a physician assistant include: obtaining and performing comprehensive health histories and physical examinations; evaluating, diagnosing, and providing medical treatment; ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic studies and therapeutic procedures; educating patients on health promotion and disease prevention; providing consultation upon request; and writing medical orders. Provides other provisions regarding scope of practice. Deletes language requiring: a written collaborative agreement for all physician assistants to practice in the State; a written collaborative agreement to describe the working relationship of the physician assistant with the collaborating physician and the categories of care, treatment, or procedures to be provided by the physician assistant; and the collaborating physician to file with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation notice when employing, discharging, or collaborating with a physician assistant. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

House Floor Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates a Data Transparency and Privacy Act different than that contained in House Amendment No. 2. Finds that individuals have a right to privacy and a personal property interest in information pertaining to the individual. Provides that an entity that collects through the Internet personal information about individual consumers must make disclosures to the individual regarding the collection of the information. Exempts from the protections information collected while a natural person is acting in an employment context. Establishes that a consumer has a right to opt out of the sale of the consumer's information. Creates exemptions for certain retail transactions, credit arrangements, and government program utilization. Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General. Provides that there is no private right of action to enforce the Act. Effective April 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Creates the Prescription Drug Repository Pilot Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a prescription drug repository program. Provides that collection efforts shall be performed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Sets forth requirements that prescription drugs or supplies must meet in order to be accepted and dispensed under the program. Provides that no drugs or supplies donated under the prescription drug repository program may be resold. Provides that nothing in the Act requires that a pharmacy or pharmacist to participate in the prescription drug repository pilot program. Provides for civil and criminal immunity regarding the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of prescription drugs or supplies under the program. Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Provides that the Department, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, shall submit 2 reports to the General Assembly before December 31, 2024. Provides that after submission of the second report, the pilot program shall terminate. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2026. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act, the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act, the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act to provide that persons engaged in donating or accepting, or packaging, repackaging, or labeling, prescription drugs to the extent permitted or required under the Prescription Drug Repository Pilot Program Act are exempt from provisions of those other Acts that might prohibit or otherwise regulate such activity. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

Creates the Vapor Products Regulatory Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2020 no person may engage in business as a retailer of vapor products in this State without first having obtained a vapor products retail license from the Department of Revenue. Provides that applications shall be made to the Department and submitted electronically with the name and address of the applicant, the address of the proposed retailer of vapor products in this State, and any other information the Department may lawfully require. Provides that the annual license fee shall be $150. Provides that specified felons, corporations, and persons are ineligible to receive a retailer's license under the Act. Provides that acting as a retailer without a license is a punishable offense. Requires retailers to keep records for at least 3 years. Prohibits the distribution of vapor products to, and possession by, persons under minimum legal age. Defines "person under minimum legal age". Provides penalties for distribution of vapor products to, and possession by, persons under minimum legal age. Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Excludes vapor products from the definition of "alternative nicotine product". Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Vapor Products Compliance Fund. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Commerce and Innovation Subcommitte

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan shall provide coverage for epinephrine injectors for persons 18 years of age or under. 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 Illinois Public Aid Code.

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Specifies that the required coverage for epinephrine injectors for persons under the age of 18 years of age is limited to medically necessary epinephrine injectors.

  RECENT STATUS

8/9/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0281

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to annually report to the General Assembly the data collected by and reported to the Department concerning deaths in which an opioid overdose is determined to be a contributing factor. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in every case in which an opioid overdose is determined to be a contributing factor in a death, the coroner shall report the death and the age, gender, race, and county of residence, if known, of the decedent to the Department.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

8/7/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance shall provide coverage for the cost of opioid treatment drugs, including, but not limited to, opioid antagonists, regardless of whether or not they are generic drug formularies, and other buprenorphine-based medications meant to treat opioid addiction or prevent overdose by opioid use. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

8/7/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, for purposes of treatment in the early stages of a mental health condition, a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed shall provide coverage for the treatment of serious mental illnesses and serious emotional disturbances. Provides that coverage shall include, but not be limited to, certain evidence-based and evidence-informed bundled treatment approaches. Provides that payment for the services performed under the treatment models shall be based on all the components of the treatment model combined, rather than for each separate service. Provides that disability or functional impairment shall not be a precondition to receive treatment under the provisions. Provides that if federal regulations require the State to defray the cost of coverage for serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances, then the provisions are inoperative and the State shall not assume any obligation for the cost of the coverage. 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, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fair Insurance Coverage for Early Treatment of Serious Mental Health Conditions Act. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/25/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt a standard marketing code of conduct for all pharmaceutical manufacturing companies that employ a person to sell or market prescription drugs or medical devices in the State. Provides that the Department shall require gift disclosures for certain health care professionals and their spouses when receiving gifts from pharmaceutical manufacturing companies or employees of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. Allows the Department to further define a gift by adopting rules. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Health Care Licenses

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a patient or representative of the patient must give informed consent, or informed permission in the case of an infant, for biochemical testing for controlled substances unless there is a medical emergency and there is inadequate time to obtain consent. Describes the specific information that health care providers to supply to a patient, or a patient?s representative, before informed consent can be given. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

4/12/2019 - House Bills on Second Reading

Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Act. Defines terms. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and includes provisions regarding: purpose; members; alternate members; conflict of interest; terms; additional staff; salary; compensation and reimbursement; and meetings. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council and includes provisions regarding: purpose; members; knowledge requirements; terms; and compensation. Provides the manner in which a conflict of interest shall be disclosed. Provides that gifts or donations of services or property that indicate a potential conflict of interest may not be accepted by any member of the Board, Board staff, or third-party contractor. Includes provisions on applicability. Provides that the Board shall identify specified prescription drug products and determine whether each prescription drug product should be subject to a cost review. Provides that if the Board finds that spending on a prescription drug product creates affordability challenges, the Board shall establish an upper payment limit that applies to all purchases and payor reimbursements. Includes provisions regarding remedies and an appeal process. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund. Provides that the Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly including specified information. Includes a provision on term expiration for Board and Council members. Provides that the Board shall conduct a study of the operation of the generic drug market that includes specified information on or before June 1, 2020. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

3/4/2020 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g)

3/4/2020 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule

3/4/2020 - Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee; 008-005-001

Creates the Physician Gift Ban Act. Prohibits a pharmaceutical marketer from providing any promotions, including, but not limited to, travel and prizes, to a physician to induce the physician to prescribe Tier 1 medications.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Counties Code. Provides that the Department of Public Health and each county or multiple-county health department or public health district may provide to a person who is at risk of experiencing or who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose a kit containing naloxone hydrochloride or any other opioid antagonist approved for the treatment of an opioid overdose by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Provides that a person may administer an opioid antagonist that is provided by the Department, a county or multiple-county health department, or a public health district to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose. Provides that a person who in good faith and without compensation administers an opioid antagonist to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose is not liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by the person rendering the care, or as the result of any act or failure to act to arrange for further medical treatment or care, for the person experiencing the overdose, unless the person while rendering the care acts with gross negligence, willful misconduct, or intentional wrongdoing. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

4/3/2019 - Tabled

4/3/2019 - Motion Prevailed

4/3/2019 - Motions to Table

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Adds provisions concerning involuntary terminations of residency, hearings when residency is involuntarily terminated, and readmission of residents. Provides that an establishment shall notify a resident when the establishment's ability to meet the resident's needs may be affected. Provides that if an establishment initiates a termination of residency, then the resident shall be provided with written notice. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall (rather than may) offer assistance to an establishment and resident in preparation for a residency termination. Provides that an establishment that improperly terminates the residency of a resident shall be assessed a violation. Makes additions to provisions concerning resident rights. Makes other changes. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning the involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident, hearings when a resident is involuntarily transferred or discharged, and the readmission of residents. Provides that a resident has a right not to be unlawfully transferred or discharged from a facility. Makes other changes. Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act and the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that in certain circumstances the Department shall order immediate readmission of a resident. Provides that failure to readmit a resident after receiving an order to do so from the Department shall result in a specified daily fine. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules related to conflicts of interest for persons who conduct specified hearings. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Human Services

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that internal (also known as female) and male condoms, incontinence products, diapers, and baby wipes shall be taxed by the State at a rate of 1% (currently, 6.25%). Provides that the net revenue from the 1% tax collected from the sale of those products shall be deposited into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund. Amends the Use Tax, Service Occupation Tax, and Service Occupation Use Tax Acts to make conforming changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Removes the term "committed person" and replaces it with "custodial detainee" throughout the Act. Requires health care providers that employ a health care worker to display a notice stating that physical battery (rather than physical assault) will be reported to law enforcement.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

12/7/2020 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

5/31/2019 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Requires a pharmacy to offer a kiosk to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications free of charge.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2019 - House Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for prescription inhalants for those 18 years old or younger suffering from asthma or other life-threatening bronchial ailments. 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 Illinois Public Aid Code.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/23/2020 - House Bills on Second Reading

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: Other State Funds $107,513,400

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/5/2019 - Assigned to House Appropriations-General Services

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: General Funds $ 7,227,784,300 Other State Funds $17,576,963,400 Federal Funds $ 300,000,000 Total $25,104,747,700

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Human Services for the fi scal year beginning July 1, 2019 , as follows: General Funds $4,176 , 644 , 4 00 Other State Funds $ 795 , 937 , 1 00 Federal Funds $1,841 , 643 , 1 00 Total $6 , 814 ,224,600

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/28/2019 - House Appropriations-Human Services

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows: General Funds $621,432,000 Other State Funds $ 6,116,000 Total $627,548,000

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/25/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Director of Public Health, if a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois, shall establish a standing order complete with the issuance of a prescription for a hormonal contraceptive in accordance with the requirements of the provisions. Provides that if the Director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois, the Medical Director of the Department of Public Health shall establish the standing order. Provides that a pharmacist may dispense a 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives to a patient who is age 17 or older. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan to provide coverage for patient care services provided by a pharmacist. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the definition of "practice of pharmacy" includes the dispensing of hormonal contraceptives pursuant to the standing order under provisions of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the medical assistance program to cover patient care services provided by a pharmacist for hormonal contraceptives assessment and consultation for patients who are age 17 or older. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/19/2019 - Referred to House Rules

3/19/2019 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Attorney General Act. Provides that insurers that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs must limit the total amount an insured is required to pay for a covered prescription insulin drug to $100 per 30-day supply of insulin regardless of the type and amount of insulin needed by the insured. Provides that the Attorney General shall investigate the pricing of prescription insulin drugs to ensure adequate consumer protections for Illinois consumers and to determine whether additional consumer protections are necessary. Requires the Attorney General to make the findings available to the public and to report to the Governor, the Department of Insurance, and the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Provides for the repeal of the Attorney General's investigative duties on December 31, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

10/17/2019 - Referred to House Rules

10/17/2019 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the requirements for transmitting information to the central repository under the Prescription Monitoring Program also apply to opioid treatment programs that prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/4/2020 - House Human Services

Creates the CBD Safety Act. Prohibits the sale or distribution of a CBD product unless the CBD product has labeling and has undergone lab testing that meet labeling and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to administer and enforce the Act and to develop rules for the labeling and minimum testing requirements of CBD products using a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code as a model. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture may inspect any business that manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes CBD products in the State to ensure compliance with the Act. Provides specified criminal fines, imprisonment, and administrative penalties for violations of the Act and directs that criminal fines collected under the Act shall be deposited into the CBD Safety Fund. Allows the Director to pursue and a court to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to adopt emergency rules to implement the CBD Safety Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the CBD Safety Fund. Effective 180 days after becoming law.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/4/2020 - House Human Services

Creates the Over the Counter Diet Pills Act. Prohibits the sale of over the counter diet pills to any person under 18 years of age. Provides that retail establishments selling over the counter diet pills must limit access, display, and provide access to over the counter diet pills designated by the Department of Public Health in specified manners. Provides that violations of the Act's provisions shall be punished as a business offense with a fine of no more than $2,000 and shall constitute an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department, in consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration and stakeholders, to determine which over the counter diet pills shall have limited accessibility. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to make a conforming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/4/2020 - House Human Services

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits a life insurance company from denying coverage to an individual, limiting the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to the individual, or charging an individual or group to which the individual belongs a different rate solely because the individual has been prescribed or has obtained through a standing order an opioid antagonist.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - To Health Insurance Subcommittee

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the juvenile law enforcement records of a person who before his or her 18th birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis are subject to automatic expungement. Provides that the law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile law enforcement records of a person eligible under this provision. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law enforcement agency. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile court records of a person who before his or her 18th birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person eligible under this provision. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/29/2020 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

1/8/2020 - Referred to House Rules

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly holding office on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall not, within a period of 2 years immediately following the conclusion of his or her term of office or resignation from office, knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services that would require him or her to register as a lobbyist under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Specifies that the provision does not apply to employment by a State agency or lobbying done without compensation. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

2/18/2020 - Assigned to House Executive

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide by rule for the establishment of a list of self-excluded persons who may request to be placed on the list and are prohibited from entering a dispensary or purchasing any product or service at a dispensary. Provides that the rules must establish specified procedures regarding the list and require dispensaries to establish procedures designed to remove self-excluded persons from targeted mailings or other forms of advertising or promotions and deny self-excluded persons entry and access to the dispensary and the products and services provided by the dispensary. Prohibits dispensaries from allowing entry to or serving any person who is on the self-exclusion list. Provides that the list of self-excluded persons shall be exempt from public inspection, copying, and disclosure, except for the limited purpose of assisting in the proper administration of procedures established under the amendatory Act. Allows the Department of Public Health to adopt rules requiring a dispensing organization to use a purchaser's identification to check whether the purchaser is on the self-exclusion list. Provides that allowing entry to or serving any person who is on the self-exclusion list is grounds for discipline by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/3/2020 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2020, targeted dental services that are provided to adults and children under the Medical Assistance Program shall be established and paid at no less than the rates established under the State of Illinois Dental Benefit Schedule and shall include specified dental procedures. Sets forth the reimbursement rates for certain anesthesia services. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/22/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint a medical examiner and the medical examiner may appoint a deputy medical examiner, who both shall be physicians licensed to practice within this State. Discontinues the office of the corner in each county on December 1, 2021 replacing it with the appointed medical examiner. Allows a medical examiner to appoint investigators. Provides that 2 or more counties may enter into an agreement to allow the same persons to act as medical examiner, deputy medical examiners, and investigators. Allows a medical examiner to establish an elderly and vulnerable adult death review team. Makes other changes concerning removal of medical examiners and deputy medical examiners, bonds, death investigations, identification of bodies, expenses, records, organ donation and cremation of a body subject to investigation, autopsies, removal of property found near a body, and notification of a medical examiner. Limits home rule powers. Amends various other Acts and Codes making conforming changes. Effective December 1, 2021, except for specified provisions which take effect immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/27/2020 - Referred to House Rules

1/27/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and that subject to federal approval, the Department shall require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Contains provisions concerning notice; persons required to comply with the drug testing requirements; persons exempt from the drug testing requirements; reimbursements for the cost of the drug testing; and other matters. Effective July 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/27/2020 - Referred to House Rules

1/27/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for routine care costs that are incurred in the course of an approved clinical trial if the medical assistance program would provide coverage for the same routine care costs not incurred in a clinical trial. Defines "approved clinical trial" to mean a phase I, II, III, or IV clinical trial involving the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or any other life-threatening disease or condition. Defines "routine care cost" to mean the cost of medically necessary services related to the care method that is under evaluation in a clinical trial, including the cost of services related to the detection and treatment of any complications arising from the patient's medical care and any complications related to participation in the clinical trial. Defines other terms.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Human Services

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that specified prohibitions on cannabis business establishments advertising cannabis or cannabis-infused products under specified circumstances do not apply if the cannabis business establishment is advertising via marketing directed toward an application on an Internet-capable electronic device and the application (1) is limited to installation and use on an Internet-capable electronic device by an individual who is 21 years of age or older and (2) includes a permanent mechanism to opt out of using or installing the application. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Judiciary - Criminal

Creates the Wholesale Importation of Prescription Drugs Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to design an importation program where the State is the licensed wholesaler of imported drugs from licensed, regulated Canadian suppliers. Requires the program to address specified issues, including billing issues, cost savings issues, and safety and regulatory issues. Contains auditing and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall enlist the assistance of the Attorney General to identify the potential for anti-competitive behavior in industries that would be affected by an importation program. Requires the Department to submit a formal request to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for certification of the importation program. Requires the Department to have the program operational within 6 months after receiving the certification. Contains provisions concerning implementation requirements.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/25/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

6/25/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that for purposes of the Act, "addicted to narcotics" does not include possession or use of cannabis that is lawful under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act regardless of federal law or federal guidelines.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/3/2020 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that a county may not authorize or permit the sale of adult-use cannabis within the 1.5 mile radius of contiguous unincorporated territory surrounding the corporate limits of a municipality that has prohibited the operation of adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations within the municipality.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/3/2020 - Re-assigned to House Cities & Villages

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act, the Transmitters of Money Act, the Sales Finance Agency Act, the Debt Management Service Act, the Consumer Installment Loan Act, the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act, and the Payday Loan Reform Act. Requires applicants for a license or renewal of a license to operate a credit union, operate as a transmitter of money, engage in the business of a sales finance agency, engage in a debt management service, make consumer installment loans, operate as a debt settlement provider, or operate as a lender of payday loans to provide an email address of record to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. In provisions concerning service of certain notices and orders, allows service by email to the email address of record. Provides that service to an email address of record is deemed complete when sent. Provides that service by certified mail shall be deemed completed when the notice is deposited in the United States mail. Defines the term "email address of record". Makes other changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Financial Institutions

Creates the Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program Act. Requires the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program to reduce the total amount of expenditures under the State's Medical Assistance Program. Provides that the pilot program shall be designed to reduce the average monthly cost under the State's Medical Assistance Program for recipients within the pilot program area by an amount that is at least sufficient to recover the cost of implementing the pilot program. Provides that the Director shall determine the geographic area to be included in the pilot program and may contract with an independent entity for the purpose of developing and implementing the pilot program. Contains provisions on required activities under the pilot program, including the distribution of Medicaid Smart Cards to designated recipients; measures the Department might take to implement the pilot program; annual evaluations; reporting requirements; extension or expansion of the pilot program; the confidentiality of health information; reports to the Inspector General; and rulemaking authority.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/3/2020 - Referred to House Rules

2/3/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a drug is misbranded if it contains gluten but does not provide a warning on its label stating that it contains gluten.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Labor & Commerce

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that provisions relating to pharmacist working hours shall not apply when an emergency, as deemed by the professional judgement of the pharmacist in charge (rather than the pharmacist), necessitates that a pharmacist, student pharmacist, or pharmacy technician work longer than 12 continuous hours, work without taking required meal breaks, or have a break interrupted in order to minimize immediate health risks for patients.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/4/2020 - Referred to House Rules

2/4/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Requires health insurance carriers that provide coverage for prescription drugs to ensure that, within service areas and levels of coverage specified by federal law, at least half of individual and group plans meet one or more of the following criteria: apply a pre-deductible and flat-dollar copayment structure to the entire drug benefit, limit a beneficiary's monthly out-of-pocket financial responsibility for prescription drugs to a specified amount, or limit a beneficiary's annual out-of-pocket financial responsibility for prescription drugs to a specified amount. Provides that all plans for prescription drugs offered under the amendatory Act must be clearly and appropriately named, marketed in the same manner as other plans offered by the health insurance carrier, and offered for purchase to any individual and group plan sponsor. Effective January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/25/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

6/25/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In provisions regarding employment and employer liability: (1) replaces references to "employees" with "registered qualifying patients"; and (2) provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer from adopting a reasonable policy (rather than regulations) concerning, among other things, the use of medical cannabis by registered qualifying patients (rather than timekeeping requirements for them). Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/4/2020 - Referred to House Rules

2/4/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Enhances the penalties from assault and battery to aggravated assault and aggravated battery if the victim is a pharmacist, student pharmacist, or pharmacy technician performing his or her duties as a pharmacist, student pharmacist, or pharmacy technician. Enhances from a Class 2 felony to a Class 1 felony a robbery or burglary committed in a pharmacy. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any person who violates the provisions concerning the illegal delivery of a controlled substance in an amount not otherwise specified in the statute classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V that was illegally and directly obtained from a pharmacy, either through robbery or burglary, which substance is not included as a Class 2 felony by the statute, is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that the fine for a violation shall not be more than $200,000. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/17/2020 - Assigned to House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires managed care organizations under contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to follow a standard prescription drug formulary established by the Department by rule. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provision. Effective January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/5/2020 - Referred to House Rules

2/5/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Requires a manufacturer of a prescription drug that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this State, or placed on a formulary to be eligible for payment, co-payment, or reimbursement in this State, to notify the Department of Public Health of specified information concerning active pharmaceutical ingredients.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/18/2020 - Referred to House Rules

2/18/2020 - FIRST READING

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that whenever a controlled substance that is an opioid is dispensed by a practitioner, it shall have an orange sticker with the word "opioid" in easily legible font placed on the cap or dispenser and shall have a warning label stating "Risk of addiction and overdose". Provides that a patient may remove the cap sticker or warning label. Provides that the practitioner shall also provide each person with a pamphlet that shall be developed and approved by the Department of Human Services Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Division, which shall include guidance on associated risks of opioid use and how to mitigate them, and the Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances helpline number or its successor. Provides that the Department of Human Services may adopt rules to implement this provision. Effective January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/17/2020 - Assigned to House Health Care Licenses

Creates the Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act. Provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product is presumed to have anticompetitive effects and is a violation of the Act if certain circumstances apply. Provides other requirements for patent infringement claims in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product. Contains provisions regarding presumptions in an action under the Act. Provides civil penalties for violating the Act. Provides that any penalty shall accrue only to the State of Illinois and shall be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General against any party to an agreement that violates this Act. Requires an action to enforce a cause of action for a violation of the Act to be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrued. Contains other provisions.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

6/18/2020 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond

Creates the Pharmaceutical Recovery Act. Requires covered manufacturers to, no later than July 1, 2021 or 6 months after becoming a covered manufacturer, whichever is later, participate in an approved drug take-back program or have established and implemented a drug take-back program independently or as part of a group of covered manufacturers. Provides requirements for the drug take-back program and for manufacturer program operators. Requires each manufacturer program operator to submit a proposal for the establishment and implementation of a drug take-back program to the Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval. Contains provisions regarding changes or modifications to drug take-back programs, promotion of drug take-back programs, annual reports, funding, and reimbursement. Requires covered manufacturers and manufacturer program operators to submit an annual $5,000 registration fee. Provides civil penalties. Creates the Pharmaceutical Take-Back Reimbursement Program Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that proprietary information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency under the Pharmaceutical Recovery Act is exempt from inspection and copying under the Act. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/10/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

Creates the Prescription Drug Repository Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a prescription drug repository program, under which a healthcare facility may donate a prescription drug or supplies needed to administer a prescription drug for use by an individual who meets eligibility criteria specified by the Department. Sets forth requirements that prescription drugs or supplies must meet in order to be accepted and dispensed under the program. Provides that no drugs or supplies donated under the prescription drug repository program may be resold. Provides that nothing in the Act requires that a pharmacy or pharmacist participate in the prescription drug repository program. Provides for civil and criminal immunity for drug and supply manufacturers and pharmacists in relation to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of prescription drugs or supplies under the prescription drug repository program. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act, the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act, the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act to provide that persons engaged in donating or accepting, or packaging, repackaging, or labeling, prescription drugs to the extent permitted or required under the Prescription Drug Repository Program Act are exempt from provisions of those other Acts that might prohibit or otherwise regulate such activity.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/17/2020 - Assigned to House Human Services

Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to conduct a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. The study shall follow best practices by other states to establish an Illinois-specific actuarial and economic analysis of demographic and market dynamics. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/21/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to conduct a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. The study shall follow best practices by other states to establish an Illinois-specific actuarial and economic analysis of demographic and market dynamics. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/13/2021 - Motions in Writing

1/12/2021 - Motions in Writing

Creates the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides requirements concerning disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements, denial of claims or coverage by a utilization review program, and the implementation of prior authorization requirements or restrictions. Provides requirements concerning a utilization review program's obligations with respect to prior authorizations in nonurgent circumstances, urgent health care services, and emergency health care services. Provides that a utilization review program shall not require prior authorization under specified circumstances. Provides requirements concerning the length of prior authorizations. Provides that health care services are automatically deemed authorized if a utilization review program fails to comply with the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Director of Insurance may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250,000 for violations of the Act. Defines terms. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that an insurer that provides prescription drug benefits must comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that if prior authorization for covered post-stabilization services is required by a health care plan, the plan shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide that all managed care organizations shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2021.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/5/2020 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may refuse to issue or renew a license, may revoke a license, or may suspend, place on probation, fine, or take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license subject to the approval of the Disciplinary Review Board (rather than as the Department may deem proper). Creates the Disciplinary Review Board to approve findings and actions taken by the Department in regard to disciplinary matters under the Act. Provides that the Department may not deny an application for licensure or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license without approval from the Disciplinary Review Board. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Health Care Licenses

Creates the State Sponsored Health Clinic Task Force to study the possibility of implementing a State of Illinois sponsored health clinic for state employees, dependents, and retirees, with the purpose of providing quality care and annual savings to State's overall group insurance costs.

  RECENT STATUS

5/31/2019 - Adopted Both Houses

5/31/2019 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

5/31/2019 - RESOLUTION ADOPTED 050-001-000

Creates the Promoting Insurance Coverage and Alternatives Task Force to review methods in which the State of Illinois and its various departments can promote healthcare coverage of Illinois residents by private insurance.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/7/2019 - House Insurance

Urges Congress to amend federal law to provide immunity from federal prosecution and regulatory protections for financial institutions legally providing services to cannabis-related businesses, licensees, and consumers pursuant to applicable state law.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/9/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Recognizes the profound effect that Henrietta Lacks and her "immortal cells" have had on millions of lives around the world.

  RECENT STATUS

3/26/2019 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

2/14/2019 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

1/10/2019 - RESOLUTION ADOPTED

Declares opposition to raising the sales taxes on food and drugs.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/9/2019 - House Revenue & Finance

Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to adopt new guidelines for painkillers.

  RECENT STATUS

4/12/2019 - RESOLUTION ADOPTED Adopted by Voice Vote.

4/12/2019 - Resolutions Order of Resolutions

4/11/2019 - Resolutions Order of Resolutions

Opposes any state taxes based on the number of miles driven.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/9/2019 - House Revenue & Finance

Declares February 7, 2019 as National African-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/2/2019 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/8/2019 - House Human Services

Urges all stakeholders to work together in a cooperative fashion to not only resolve the current production issues effecting vincristine but also to further examine strategies to combat critical drug shortages.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

10/30/2019 - Referred to House Rules

10/30/2019 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Minimum Wage Law. Provides for an increase in the minimum wage and for a credit against withholding payments in relation to the increase. Increases the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2020. Provides for annual increases in the minimum wage culminating in a minimum wage of $15 per hour beginning on January 1, 2025. Provides to employers with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees a credit against tax withheld beginning January 1, 2020. Reduces the credit beginning January 1, 2021. Provides employers may claim the credit amount in effect on January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2026 and that employers with no more than 5 employees may claim that credit until December 31, 2027. Authorizes the Department of Labor to perform random audits of employer to ascertain compliance with the Minimum Wage Law. Authorizes a penalty of $100 per employee for failure to maintain required records. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

2/19/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0001

2/19/2019 - Effective Date February 19, 2019

2/19/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act. Contains only a short title provision.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

6/2/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Raises the age for whom tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products may be sold to and possessed by from at least 18 years of age to at least 21 years of age. Defines "electronic cigarette". Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

6/13/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

6/12/2019 - Effective Date June 12, 2019

6/12/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0013

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning coverage for telehealth services, provides that certain health benefit policies or plans may not exclude from coverage a medically necessary health care service or procedure delivered by certain providers solely because the health care service or procedure is provided through telehealth (rather than requiring certain policies to meet specified criteria if they provide coverage for telehealth services). Provides the requirements of coverage for telehealth services. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that provides coverage for telehealth services delivered by contracted licensed dietitian nutritionists and contracted certified diabetes educators must also provide coverage for in-home services for senior diabetes patients (rather than requiring an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that provides coverage for telehealth services to provide coverage for licensed dietitian nutritionists and certified diabetes educators who counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes). Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides payment, reimbursement, and service requirements for telehealth services provided under the State's fee-for-service or managed care medical assistance programs. Provides that "telehealth" includes telepsychiatry. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement the new provisions 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to reimburse psychiatrists and federally qualified health centers for mental health services provided by psychiatrists to medical assistance recipients through telepsychiatry. Makes other changes.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/4/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek

4/3/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Second Reading

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make hospital transformation payments to hospitals participating in the hospital transformation program, provides that the hospital transformation payment amount allocated to a facility in State fiscal years 2019 through 2020 shall not be reduced or altered during State fiscal years 2021 and 2022 if: (1) the facility is located in a county having a population of more than 3,000,000; and (2) the facility was a licensed general acute care hospital that discontinued operations as a hospital on October 22, 2019 and has a Health Facilities and Services Review Board project number of E-024-19. Provides that the hospital transformation payment amount shall instead be paid to any entity that purchases the facility for the purpose of converting the facility to a freestanding emergency center, pending approval by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board of the permit to establish a freestanding emergency center as defined by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may issue an annual freestanding emergency center license to a facility that (i) is located in a county having a population of more than 3,000,000 and (ii) was approved to discontinue operations as a hospital by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board in calendar year 2019 under Health Facilities and Services Review Board project number E-024-19, if the facility complies with certain requirements under the Act. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

12/15/2019 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)

12/15/2019 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

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.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

12/1/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any person who knowingly possesses a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog with respect to fentanyl is guilty of a Class 1 felony and shall, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, be sentenced as follows: (1) not less than 4 years and not more than 15 years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of a substance containing fentanyl; (2) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl; (3) not less than 8 years and not more than 40 years with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams of any substance containing fentanyl; and (4) not less than 10 years and not more than 50 years with respect to 900 grams or more of any substance containing fentanyl.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/10/2019 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/9/2019 - House Judiciary - Criminal

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/31/2019 - Referred to Senate Assignments

1/31/2019 - FIRST READING

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor?s Office of Management and Budget for its FY 20 ordinary and contingent expenses.

  RECENT STATUS

6/5/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2019; Some provisions; if an amendment to specified provisions of Public Act 100-586 becomes law.

6/5/2019 - Effective Date June 5, 2019; Some provisions

6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0007

Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/20/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/13/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/22/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0119

7/22/2019 - Effective Date July 22, 2019

7/22/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Tobacco Products Compliance Act. Provides that any person who manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a tobacco product or imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in the United States, located in or having a place of business in the State, shall provide written certification of its compliance with labeling provisions of the federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 to the Department of Public Health. Provides for enforcement and rulemaking by the Department of Public Health. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

8/26/2019 - Effective Date August 26, 2019

8/26/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0582

8/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the ID/DD Community Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

12/15/2019 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

11/14/2019 - Consideration Postponed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Attorney General Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall investigate the pricing of prescription insulin drugs to ensure adequate consumer protections for Illinois consumers and to determine whether additional consumer protections are necessary. Requires the Attorney General to make the findings available to the public and to report to the Governor, the Department of Insurance, and to the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Provides for the repeal of the Attorney General's investigative duties on December 31, 2020. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that insurers that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs must limit the total amount an insured is required to pay for a covered prescription insulin drug to $100 per 30-day supply of insulin regardless of the type and amount of insulin needed by the insured. Provides that the limitation on insulin costs also applies to provisions requiring coverage of certain diabetes items to be subject to the same coverage, deductible, co-payment, and co-insurance provisions under a policy. 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, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Effective January 1, 2021, except that changes to the Attorney General Act take effect immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 - In provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code concerning cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs, provides that the definition of "prescription insulin drug" does not include an insulin drug that is administered to a patient intravenously.

  RECENT STATUS

1/24/2020 - Effective Date January 1, 2021; Some provisions

1/24/2020 - Effective Date January 24, 2020; Some provisions

1/24/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0625

Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

1/20/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Capital Spending Accountability Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2019, "tobacco products" also includes electronic cigarettes. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

9/12/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

6/2/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that no person licensed under the Act may hold himself or herself out as being trained in Chinese herbology without proof of having a specified status or successful completion of a specified examination, with a violation constituting a ground for disciplinary action. Makes conforming changes.

  RECENT STATUS

8/2/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0201

8/2/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/2/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Requires a psychologist applying for a prescribing psychologist license to have completed a full-time residency (rather than a practicum) of 14 months' supervised clinical training (removing a requirement of at least 36 credit hours). Adds medical centers, health care facilities located at federal and State prisons, patient-centered medical homes or family-centered medical homes, women's medical health centers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers as possible instructional settings for the residency. Adds specified clinical training standards to the residency requirements. In provisions regarding delegation of prescriptive authority, provides that all prescriptions written by a prescribing psychologist must contain the prescribing psychologist's name and signature. Amends the Telehealth Act. Expands the definition of "health care professional" to include prescribing psychologists. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - In a provision concerning requirements for a psychologist applying for a prescribing psychologist license, removes a reference to a full-time residency and restores a reference to a full-time practicum. Makes conforming changes.

  RECENT STATUS

7/19/2019 - Effective Date July 19, 2019

7/19/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0084

7/19/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the Administration of Antibiotics to Food-Producing Animals Act. Provides that a medically important antibiotic may be administered to a food-producing animal only if prescribed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 who has visited the farm operation within the previous 6 months and only if deemed necessary for specified purposes. Provides that a producer may provide a medically important antibiotic to a food-producing animal only for the period necessary to accomplish the specified purposes. Provides that in that case, antibiotics should be used on the smallest number of animals and for the shortest time possible. Provides that a producer shall keep a record of the specific beginning and ending dates for the provision of an antibiotic. Provides that provisions concerning the administration of antibiotics to food-producing animals take effect on January 1, 2021. Requires a producer that operates a large concentrated animal feeding operation, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to file an annual report containing specified information in a form and manner required by the Department of Public Health by rule. Provides that, except for the identities of individual producers, all information reported to the Department under the Act shall be public record, to be made available on the Department's website. Provides that the Department may take the actions necessary to prepare to implement the provisions of the Act in advance of the effective date of the other provisions of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General has the exclusive authority to enforce the Act, may issue a civil penalty up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act, and may seek an injunction to prevent a violation of the Act.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/4/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. Makes conforming changes in various other Acts. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/20/2019 - Postponed - Licensed Activities

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires managed care organizations (MCOs) to publish, at least quarterly for the preceding quarter, on their websites: (1) the total number of claims received by the MCO; (2) the number and monetary amount of claims payments made to a service provider; (3) the dates of services rendered for the claims payments made under item (2); (4) the dates the claims were received by the MCO for the claims payments made under item (2); and (5) the dates on which claims payments under item (2) were released. Effective July 1, 2019.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/12/2019 - Postponed - Human Services

Creates the Checkout Bag Tax Act. Imposes a tax of $0.07 on each checkout bag used by a customer at a retail establishment in the State. Provides that the term "checkout bag" means a single use plastic, paper, or compostable bag provided by a retail establishment at the checkout, cash register, point of sale, or other point of departure to a customer for the purpose of transporting goods out of the retail establishment. Sets forth certain exceptions. Provides that the proceeds from the tax shall be distributed as follows: (1) the retailer shall retain $0.02 per bag; (2) the wholesaler shall retain $0.02 per bag; and (3) $0.03 per bag shall be deposited into the Checkout Bag Tax Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Checkout Bag Tax Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be remitted to counties and municipal joint action agencies. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to preempt certain actions by counties and municipalities concerning auxiliary containers or checkout bags.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

9/12/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

7/3/2019 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Creates the Access to Basic Mental Health Information Act. Provides definitions for "mental health facility", "physician", and "recipient". Provides that specified individuals are entitled, upon request, to obtain certain information regarding a recipient in a mental health facility if the individual declares that he or she is involved in the recipient's care or paying for the recipient's care and the individual meets specified requirements. Provides that an individual requesting information must submit to the mental health facility specified information. Provides that a mental health facility is required to receive information relevant to the recipient's mental health treatment. Provides that if the recipient requests the mental health record from the mental health facility, any information that was tendered to the mental health facility under a promise of confidentiality may be withheld from the recipient if disclosure of the information would be reasonably likely to reveal the source of the mental health information. Provides that whenever access or modification is requested, the request, the grounds for its acceptance or denial, and any action taken thereon shall be noted in the recipient's record. Provides that a mental health facility and its employees or agents are not liable for any action under the Act unless the release was made deliberately or the release constituted gross negligence. Provides that nothing in the Act constitutes an infringement on an individual's right to obtain mental health records of the recipient if the individual has another right to the mental health records by law, regulation, or consent of the recipient. Provides that the Act shall be liberally construed to allow receipt of mental health information to individuals entitled to a recipient's information. Provides that the Act supersedes the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and any other law that would be viewed to limit the access of an individual to a recipient's mental health records to the extent necessary to give the Act full implementation.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/20/2019 - Postponed - Human Services

Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. In provisions concerning uses and disclosures for treatment, payment, health care operations, health oversight activities, and public health activities; uses and disclosures of information to a health information exchange; business associates; and establishment and disclosure of limited data sets and de-identified information, provides that various uses or disclosures of a patient's genetic information may not (rather than may) occur without the patient's consent. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that drugs prescribed to residents of the following facilities are not subject to prior approval as a result of the 4-prescription limit: long-term care facilities as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act; community-integrated living arrangements as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act; and supportive living facilities as defined in the Code.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/15/2020 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

5/7/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that continuous glucose monitors shall be covered under the medical assistance program for children with diabetes who are under the age of 19 and otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Article.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/29/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

3/26/2019 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

Amends the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Provides that a retailer who is considered a "retailer maintaining a place of business in this State" under the Use Tax Act is considered a distributor under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2020, the tax per cigar or other rolled tobacco product sold or otherwise disposed of shall not exceed $0.50 per cigar or roll. Effective January 1, 2020.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/13/2019 - Referred to Senate Assignments

2/13/2019 - FIRST READING

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits drug-induced homicide when he or she violates delivery of a controlled substance or methamphetamine or a similar law of another jurisdiction, by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance is a contributing cause of the person's death.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/5/2019 - To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance

Creates the Health Insurance Rate Review Act. Creates the independent quasi-judicial Health Insurance Rate Review Board to ensure insurance rates are reasonable and justified. Sets forth duties and prohibited activities concerning the Board. Creates the Health Insurance Rate Review Board Nomination Panel to provide a list of nominees to the Governor for appointment to the Health Insurance Rate Review Board. Sets forth the procedures for nomination. Provides requirements and procedures for health carriers to file current and proposed rates and rate schedules with the Health Insurance Rate Review Board. Provides that the Board shall review and approve or disapprove all rates and rate schedules filed or used by a health carrier. Sets forth provisions concerning rate standards, public notice, hearings, and the disapproval and approval of rates and rate schedules.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/20/2019 - Postponed - Insurance

Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that before pursuing a collection action against an insured patient for the unpaid amount of services rendered, a health care provider must review a patient's file to ensure that the patient does not have a Medicare supplement policy or any other secondary payer health insurance plan. Provides that if, after reviewing a patient's file, the health care provider finds no supplemental policy in the patient's record, the provider must then provide notice to the patient, and give that patient an opportunity to address the issue. Provides that if a health care provider has neither found information indicating the existence of a supplemental policy, nor received payment for services rendered to the patient, the health care provider may proceed with a collection action against the patient in accordance with specified provisions. Defines "supplemental policy". Makes a conforming change.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/15/2020 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

5/7/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Provides that the Department of Public Health shall (rather than may) implement specified activities associated with the Suicide Prevention, Education, and Treatment Act. Removes language creating the Office of Suicide Prevention and instead, where applicable, replaces references to the Office with references to the Department. Makes a technical change to the legislative findings. Provides that the bill is effective immediately (rather than on July 1, 2019).

  RECENT STATUS

8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0331

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licensure without examination.

  RECENT STATUS

1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/13/2019 - Referred to Senate Assignments

2/13/2019 - FIRST READING

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes regarding definitions, references, terminology, discipline of licensees, disclosure of records, the Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee, the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Board, Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, criteria for license issuance, dispensing organization requirements, violations and penalties, Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program licenses, operating a watercraft or snowmobile while under the influence of cannabis, the legal status of cannabis paraphernalia, and technical and stylistic matters. Amends the Criminal Identification Act regarding pardons authorizing expungement of minor cannabis offenses and motions to vacate and expunge a conviction for certain violations of the Cannabis Control Act. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act in relation to food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act by deleting references to a repealed Act. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal by making changes regarding an ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing a cannabis retailers' occupation tax or effecting a change in the rate of such a tax as well as technical matters. Amends the Savings Bank Act regarding a savings bank or holding company providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act regarding the consumption of cannabis. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code regarding validated roadside chemical tests, the DUI Cannabis Task Force, and other matters. Amends the Cannabis Control Act regarding industrial hemp. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act regarding driving records and other matters. Amends the Election Code, the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act, and the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 by making conforming changes. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Removes the changes to the Election Code. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that, on and after June 25, 2021, no officer, member, or spouse or immediate family member living with such person shall, during the officer or member's term in office or within a period of 2 years immediately after leaving office, hold an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis business establishment that is licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly or spouse or immediate family member living with such person who has an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis business establishment that is licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of such ownership within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that no State employee who works for any State agency that regulates cannabis business establishment license holders who participated personally and substantially in the award of licenses under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a spouse or immediate family member living with such person shall, during State employment or within a period of 2 years immediately after termination of State employment, hold an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis license under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Eliminates certain changes that were made to the Criminal Identification Act by House Amendment No. 1. In provisions amending the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act: adds an infuser organization into the definition of "cannabis business establishment"; restores language providing that "cannabis" does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act; in a provision restricting use of cannabis in a public place, specifies that "public place" includes all areas in a park, recreation area, wildlife area, or playground owned in whole or in part, leased, or managed by a unit of local government and makes a technical change; provides that, as part of a cannabis business establishment incubator program option for an application for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or an Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License, the license holder agrees to provide a loan of at least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at least a year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to seek a license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social Equity Applicant (rather than to a Social Equity Applicant); restores language regarding development and dissemination of educational information and public education campaigns regarding cannabis use and provides that the Department of Human Services (instead of the Department of Public Health) shall develop and disseminate that information; and eliminates changes that were made to certain provisions concerning conflicts of interest that were made by House Amendment No. 1 while making other changes to those provisions.

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12/4/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0593

12/4/2019 - Effective Date December 4, 2019

12/4/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish, by rule, minimum quality standards for providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services applicable to contracted managed care organizations for all services rendered to MCO enrollees. Requires the minimum quality standards to be based upon recognized national standards promulgated by national bodies and by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires the Department to set a rate of reimbursement payable by contracted managed care organizations to contracted, in-network providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services at the default rate of reimbursement paid under the Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology for such medical supplies, equipment, and related services in effect as of June 30, 2017. Requires contracted managed care organizations to offer a reimbursement rate to contracted, in-network providers of medical supplies, equipment, and related services at not less than 90% of the default rate of reimbursement paid under the Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology, including all policy adjusters, for such medical supplies, equipment, and related services of similar quality. Provides that these provisions shall not be construed to allow the Department or its contracted MCOs to enter into sole source contracts for the provision of durable medical equipment, supplies, or related services to Medicaid beneficiaries and Medicaid managed care enrollees. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

2/27/2019 - Assigned to Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in the underlying conduct being later decriminalized.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act concerning the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that beginning on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a licensed veterinarian shall be exempt from registration and prohibited from accessing patient information in the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that licensed veterinarians that are existing registrants shall be removed from the Prescription Monitoring Program. Exempts licensed veterinarians from the reporting requirements of the Program. Provides that if a person who is presenting an animal for treatment is suspected of fraudulently obtaining any controlled substance or prescription for a controlled substance, the licensed veterinarian shall report that information to the local law enforcement agency. Removes veterinarian members from the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Committee and the Peer Review Committee. Effective immediately.

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8/16/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0414

8/16/2019 - Effective Date August 16, 2019

8/16/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Increases a sentencing enhancement to 6 years imprisonment (currently, 3 years) when the controlled substance also contains any amount of fentanyl for the following violations: manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or controlled substance analog; controlled substance trafficking; calculated criminal drug conspiracy; criminal drug conspiracy; streetgang criminal drug conspiracy; or delivery of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance to a person under 18 years of age. Modifies the amount of fentanyl required to trigger sentencing intervals. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2020 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

2/18/2020 - To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance

Creates the Mental Health Modernization and Access Improvement Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver or State Plan amendment, or both, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act to develop and implement a regulatory framework that allows, incentivizes, and fosters payment reform models for all Medicaid community mental health services provided by community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics. Requires the regulatory framework to: (i) allow for and incentivize service innovation that is aimed at producing the best health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees with mental health conditions; (ii) reward high-quality care through annual incentive payments to community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics; (iii) require community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics to report on specified quality and outcomes metrics; and other matters. Provides that all documentation and reporting requirements under the regulatory framework must comply with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the State mental health parity requirements under the Illinois Insurance Code. Contains provisions concerning quality and outcomes metrics reporting; data sharing; the establishment of a Stakeholder Quality and Outcomes Metrics Development Working Group; statewide in-person trainings to ensure provider readiness for the regulatory framework; quality and patient safety protections; implementation timeline; certification of community mental health centers that opt into the regulatory framework; and other matters. Provides that the Act shall be implemented upon federal approval and only to the extent that federal financial participation is available. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/14/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

4/8/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that, in the case of anesthesia services provided by a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a physician, a dentist, or a podiatric physician must participate through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and remain available during the delivery of surgical anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions (rather than an anesthesiologist, a physician, a dentist, or a podiatric physician must participate through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and remain physically present and available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions). Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Third Reading

Creates the Department of Health and Human Services Act and amends various Acts. Abolishes the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Department on Aging and transfers the functions of those agencies to the Department of Health and Human Services, which is created. Provides that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the new agency and transfers the staffs, records, and unexpended funds of the abolished agencies to the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take all steps necessary to accomplish administrative efficiencies, staff reductions, containment of costs, and reallocation of existing resources and that the Secretary shall submit a report on those accomplishments to the General Assembly and the Governor. Makes conforming changes in other Acts. Effective July 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/22/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/5/2019 - To Subcommittee on Special Issues (HS)

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that during the first quarter of State Fiscal Year 2020, the Department of Healthcare of Family Services must convene a technical advisory group consisting of members of all trade associations representing Illinois skilled nursing providers to discuss changes necessary with the federal implementation of Medicare's Patient-Driven Payment Model. Provides that implementation of Medicare's Patient-Driven Payment Model shall, by September 1, 2020, end the collection of the MDS data that is necessary to maintain the current RUG-IV Medicaid payment methodology. Requires the technical advisory group to consider a revised reimbursement methodology that takes into account transparency, accountability, actual staffing as reported under the federally required Payroll Based Journal system, changes to the minimum wage, adequacy in coverage of the cost of care, and a quality component that rewards quality improvements. Effective immediately.

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0348

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Require managed care organizations (MCOs) to ensure (i) that contracted providers shall be paid for any medically necessary service rendered to any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on the MCO's published and publicly available roster of available providers; and (ii) that all contracted providers are contained on an updated roster within 7 days of entering into a contract with the MCO and that such roster be readily accessible by all medical assistance enrollees for purposes of selecting an approved healthcare provider. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a single standard list of all additional clinical information that shall be considered essential information and may be requested from a hospital to adjudicate a claim. Provides that a provider shall not be required to submit additional information, justifying medical necessity, for a service which has previously received a service authorization by the MCO or its agent. Contains provisions concerning a timely payment interest penalty; an expedited provider payment schedule; a single list of standard codes to identify the reason for nonpayment on a claim; payments under the Department's fee-for-service system; a 90-day correction period for providers to correct errors or omissions in a payment claim; service authorization requests; discharge notification and facility placement; and other matters. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/30/2019 - Senate Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a provider who has exhausted the written internal appeals process of a managed care organization (MCO) shall be entitled to an external independent third-party review of the MCO's final decision that denies, in whole or in part, a health care service to an enrollee or a claim for reimbursement to a provider for a health care service rendered to an enrollee of the Medicaid managed care organization. Requires a MCO's final decision letter to a provider to include: (i) a statement that the provider's internal appeal rights within the MCO have been exhausted; (ii) a statement that the provider is entitled to an external independent third-party review; (iii) the time period granted to request an external independent third-party review; and (iv) the mailing address to initiate an external independent third-party review. Provides that a party shall be entitled to appeal a final decision of the external independent third-party review within 30 days after the date upon which the appealing party receives the external independent third-party review. Provides that a final decision by the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall be final and reviewable under the Administrative Review Law. Contains provisions concerning fees to help defray the cost of the administrative hearings; the specific claims of services that are appealable; and the Department's rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/15/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

5/7/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 29, 2020

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that all entities providing prescription drug coverage shall permit and apply a prorated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions that are dispensed by a pharmacy for less than a 30-day supply if the prescriber or pharmacist indicates the fill or refill could be in the best interest of the patient or is for the purpose of synchronizing the patient's chronic medications. Provides that no entity providing prescription drug coverage shall deny coverage for the dispensing of any drug prescribed for the treatment of a chronic illness that is made in accordance with a plan among the insured, the prescriber, and a pharmacist to synchronize the refilling of multiple prescriptions for the insured. Provides that no entity providing prescription drug coverage shall use payment structures incorporating prorated dispensing fees determined by calculation of the days' supply of medication dispensed. Provides that dispensing fees shall be determined exclusively on the total number of prescriptions dispensed. Establishes criteria for an entity conducting audits (either on-site or remotely) of pharmacy records. Provides that the Department of Insurance and Director of Insurance shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of the Act and impose financial penalties. Effective January 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/28/2019 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the "practice of pharmacy" includes the administration of injections of long-term antipsychotic medications pursuant to a valid prescription by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, upon completion of appropriate training, including how to address contraindications and adverse reactions set forth by rule, with notification to the patient's physician and appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and procedures.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Provides that following the initial administration of long-acting or extended release form opioid antagonists by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, administration of injections of long-acting or extended-release form opioid antagonists for the treatment of substance use disorder, pursuant to a valid prescription by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, upon completion of appropriate training, including how to address contraindications and adverse reactions, including, but not limited to, respiratory depression and the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, set forth by rule, with notification to the patient's physician and appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and procedures. Provides that training by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches must be conducted by an Accreditation Council of Pharmaceutical Education accredited provider (rather than the requirement of completing the appropriate training).

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0349

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on or after July 1, 2019, all FDA approved prescription medications that are recognized by a generally accepted standard medical reference as effective in the treatment of conditions specified in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association must be covered under both fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance and shall not be subject to any (i) utilization control, (ii) prior authorization mandate, or (iii) lifetime restriction limit mandate.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a physician assistant (rather than may delegate care and treatment responsibilities to a physician assistant). Provides that a collaborative agreement shall be for services in the same area of practice or specialty as the collaborating physician in his or her medical practice. Deletes language providing that a physician may enter into collaborative agreements with no more than 7 full-time physician assistants. Amends the Physician Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant in a health professional shortage area with a score greater than or equal to 12 shall own his or her own medical practice. Provides that medical and surgical services provided by a physician assistant include: obtaining and performing comprehensive health histories and physical examinations; evaluating, diagnosing, and providing medical treatment; ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic studies and therapeutic procedures; educating patients on health promotion and disease prevention; providing consultation upon request; and writing medical orders. Provides other provisions regarding scope of practice. Deletes language requiring: a written collaborative agreement for all physician assistants to practice in the State; and a written collaborative agreement to describe the working relationship of the physician assistant with the collaborating physician and the categories of care, treatment, or procedures to be provided by the physician assistant. Creates the Physician Assistant Medical Licensing Board (rather than the physician assistant advisory committee). Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019

Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Research Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund Act. Creates the full-time position of Dementia Coordinator within the Department of Public Health, who is responsible only for activities associated with and relevant to the successful implementation of the State of Illinois Alzheimer's Disease State Plan. Changes the name of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund to the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund and makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Provides that moneys from the Fund shall be used to cover costs, including the Dementia Coordinator's salary and expenses. Provides that the Department shall be responsible for providing the Dementia Coordinator with administrative support through its existing resources and not from the Fund. Repeals provisions concerning a grant program administered by the Department. Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning the membership of the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee. Requires the Department of Public Health to make reasonable efforts to promote the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund during relevant times, including, but not limited to, periods of time when tax returns are typically received, such as issuing press releases and posting on social media.

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8/26/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/26/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0588

8/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Grant Information Collection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

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4/2/2021 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0670

4/2/2021 - Effective Date January 1, 2022

4/2/2021 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to require managed care organizations (MCOs) to ensure: (1) that any provider under contract with an MCO on the date of service shall be paid for any medically necessary service rendered to any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on the MCO's published and publicly available roster of available providers; (2) that all contracted providers are listed on an updated roster within 7 days of entering into a contract with the MCO; and (3) that the roster under item (2) is readily accessible by all medical assistance enrollees for purposes of selecting an approved healthcare provider. Requires the Department to require MCOs to expedite payments to providers based on specified criteria (rather than providing that the Department may establish a process for MCOs to expedite payments to providers based on criteria established by the Department). Contains provisions concerning discharge notifications and facility placements and other matters. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/31/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

5/23/2019 - Postponed - Executive

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers for dates of service beginning no later than January 1, 2020. Provides that no later than July 1, 2019, the Department must submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an Illinois Title XIX State Plan amendment to implement an average commercial rate supplemental payment program for ground ambulance services providers; and that the Department must require Medicaid managed care organizations, including managed care community networks, to pay the approved average commercial rates in coordination with the Department. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the appropriations authorized under Article 137 through Article 166 of Public Act 100-0586 may also be used for costs incurred prior to July 1, 2018. Repeals provisions concerning FY19 prior incurred costs on January 1, 2020. Effective immediately.

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6/5/2019 - Effective Date June 5, 2019

6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0010

6/5/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision relating to expungement of conviction records, a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge records of a conviction or plea of guilty for possession of not more than 10 grams of any substance containing cannabis or possession of drug paraphernalia seized in relation to possession of not more than 10 grams of any substance containing cannabis before July 29, 2016, (the effective date of Public Act 99-697) if 3 years or more have passed since the petitioner has completed his or her sentence.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/26/2019 - Senate Criminal Law

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Renames the Needle and Hypodermic Syringe Access Program Act the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that the Department of Human Service's report on drug overdose trends statewide shall provide information on the current substance use disorder treatment capacity within the State. Requires the report to include an inventory of the State's substance use disorder treatment capacity. Provides that the Department may support specified drug overdose projects by facilitating the acquisition of opioid antagonist medication approved for opioid overdose reversal. Provides specified elements the Department may promote in supporting best practices in drug overdose prevention programming. Deletes provisions requiring the Department to give preference for grants to proposals that, in addition to providing life-saving interventions and responses, provide information to drug users on how to access substance use disorder treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. Removes provisions requiring the Department to contract with a third party research organization to conduct a needs assessment of the Illinois substance use disorder treatment system. Makes other changes. Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Provides that the Act shall not prohibit the sale, possession, or use of hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles by a staff person, volunteer, or participant in a needle or hypodermic syringe access program. Effective immediately.

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0356

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In provisions exempting from the Act the sale or distribution of dialysate or devices necessary to perform home peritoneal renal dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease, provides that an agent of the manufacturer who lawfully holds the dialysate or devices may be registered as a manufacturer, third-party logistics provider, or wholesaler (rather than a manufacturer or wholesaler). Amends the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. Requires that each resident third-party logistics provider must be licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and every non-resident third-party logistics provider must be licensed in this State, in accordance with the Act, prior to shipping a prescription drug into this State (and removes language requiring a third-party logistics provider to be licensed as a wholesale distributor and, in order to be considered part of the normal distribution channel, to be an authorized distributor of record). Provides that each third-party logistics provider must designate an individual representative who shall serve as the contact person for the Department, and requires the individual representative to provide the Department with certain information. Prohibits a third-party logistics provider from operating from a place of residence, and requires a third-party logistics provider facility to be located apart and separate from any retail pharmacy licensed by the Department. Provides that the Department may not issue a third-party logistics provider license to an applicant, unless the Department first: ensures that a physical inspection of the facility satisfactory to the Department has occurred at the address provided by the applicant; and determines that the designated representative meets specified qualifications. Requires a third-party logistics provider to publicly display all licenses and have the most recent state and federal inspection reports readily available. Makes conforming changes throughout the Act. Provides that an application (rather than application blanks) for renewal of a license shall be mailed or emailed (rather than mailed) to each licensee at least 60 days before the license expires. Effective immediately.

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8/16/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0420

8/16/2019 - Effective Date August 16, 2019

8/16/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that internal (also known as female) and male condoms, incontinence products, diapers, and baby wipes shall be taxed by the State at a rate of 1% (currently, 6.25%). Provides that the net revenue from the 1% tax collected from the sale of those products shall be deposited into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund. Amends the Use Tax, Service Occupation Tax, and Service Occupation Use Tax Acts to make conforming changes.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/5/2020 - House Revenue & Finance

House Committee Amendment No. 6 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to oversee a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. Provides that the Departments shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure. Creates the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act. Creates the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force. Provides for membership and meetings of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to develop a sustainable plan to raise awareness about early detection, promote health equity, and reduce the burden of kidney disease throughout the State and submit a final report to the General Assembly on or before December 21, 2022. Repeals the Act on June 1, 2022. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that an offsite institutional pharmacy may supply emergency kits to a licensed facility. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for routine care costs that are incurred in the course of an approved clinical trial if the medical assistance program would provide coverage for the same routine care costs not incurred in a clinical trial. Defines "approved clinical trial" to mean a phase I, II, III, or IV clinical trial involving the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or any other life-threatening disease or condition. Provides that "routine care cost" shall be defined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by rule. Provides that implementation of this coverage for routine care costs shall be contingent upon federal approval. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to jointly submit the necessary application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or State Plan amendment to allow remote monitoring and support services as a waiver-reimbursable service for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that the application shall be submitted no later than January 1, 2021. Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Changes the name of the Health Information Exchange Authority to the Health Information Exchange Office. Provides that staff employed by the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall transfer to the Health Information Exchange Office within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Makes conforming changes to several Acts including the Medical Patient Rights Act, Genetic Information Privacy Act, and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take necessary actions to address the COVID-19 public health emergency to the extent such actions are required, approved, or authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that such actions may continue throughout the public health emergency and for up to 12 months after the period ends, and may include, but are not limited to: accepting an applicant's or recipient's attestation of income, incurred medical expenses, residency, and insured status when electronic verification is not available. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to cover the treatment of COVID-19 to persons who qualify for medical assistance under federal law and regulations and to noncitizens. Contains provisions concerning payment claims for ambulance providers that are unable to obtain a Physician Certification Statement; assessment forms for long-term care facilities; income verification for medical assistance recipients; remote monitoring and support services as a waiver-reimbursable service for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and other matters. Effective immediately.

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7/7/2020 - Effective Date July 7, 2020

7/7/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0649

7/7/2020 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Pharmacy Practice Act from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

4/12/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/12/2019 - Senate Bills on Second Reading

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that when issuing a prescription for an opiate to a patient 18 years of age or older for outpatient use for the first time, a practitioner may not issue a prescription for more than a 7-day supply. Provides that a practitioner may not issue an opiate prescription to a person under 18 years of age for more than a 7-day supply at any time and shall discuss with the parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age the risks associated with opiate use and the reasons why the prescription is necessary. Provides that notwithstanding this provision, if, in the professional medical judgment of a practitioner, more than a 7-day supply of an opiate is required to treat the patient's acute medical condition or is necessary for the treatment of chronic pain management, pain associated with a cancer diagnoses, or for palliative care, then the practitioner may issue a prescription for the quantity needed to treat that acute medical condition, chronic pain, pain associated with a cancer diagnosis, or pain experienced while the patient is in palliative care. Provides that the condition triggering the prescription of an opiate for more than a 7-day supply shall be documented in the patient's medical record and the practitioner shall indicate that a non-opiate alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition. Provides that these provisions do not apply to medications designed for the treatment of substance abuse or opioid dependence. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019

House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes changes in a Section concerning the creation of an indemnity fund. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires housing authorities to collect information concerning the denial of assistance on the basis criminal history records. Specifies further requirements concerning notice and use of criminal history records as related to housing. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/20/2020 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

4/4/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/21/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that an individual otherwise qualified for and intending to apply for a direct care position who has a disqualifying conviction may initiate a fingerprint-based criminal history record check where a conditional offer of employment has not been made and such a background check has not been previously conducted, and allows those individuals to request a waiver of the prohibition of employment. Effective immediately.

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7/31/2019 - Effective Date July 31, 2019

7/31/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0176

7/31/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Creates the Healthy Workplace Act and amends the State Finance Act. Requires employers to provide specified paid sick days to employees. Sets forth the purposes for and manner in which the sick days may be used. Contains provisions regarding employer responsibilities, unlawful employer practices, and other matters. Provides that an employee who works in the State who is absent from work for specified reasons is entitled to earn and use a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick time during a 12-month period or a pro rata number of hours of paid sick time under the provisions of the Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer to interfere with, restrain, deny, change work days or hours scheduled to avoid paying sick time, or discipline an employee for the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under or in connection with the Act, including considering the use of paid sick time as a negative factor in an employment action that involves hiring, terminating, evaluating, promoting, disciplining, or counting the paid sick time under a no-fault attendance policy. Provides that any employer that the Department of Labor or a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly, repeatedly, or with reckless disregard violated any provision of the Act or any rule adopted under the Act is subject to a civil money penalty to be paid to the employee not to exceed $2,500 for each separate offense. Provides that the Department of Labor shall administer the Act. Authorizes individuals to file civil actions with respect to violations. Creates the Healthy Workplace Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

2/27/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

1/20/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

Amends the Illinois Banking Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not: issue an order against a financial institution for unsafe or unsound banking practices solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a financial institution from providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; recommend, incentivize, or encourage a financial institution not to offer financial services to an account holder or to downgrade or cancel the financial services offered to an account holder solely because the account holder is a manufacturer or producer or is the owner, operator, or employee of a cannabis-related legitimate business, the account holder later becomes an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business, or the financial institution was not aware that the account holder is the owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business; and take any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator owns or operates a cannabis-related legitimate business or an owner or operator of real estate or equipment that is leased to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator of the real estate or equipment leased the equipment or real estate to a cannabis-related legitimate business. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a financial institution providing financial services to cannabis-related businesses, limited to the name, contact information, and such other information as the Secretary determines is prudent, to the Illinois State Treasurer. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Deletes provisions authorizing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to furnish to the State Treasurer confidential supervisory information concerning financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related businesses.

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8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019

8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0363

8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health insurer that provides prescription drug benefits shall offer generic alternatives to brand name epinephrine and insulin auto-injectors, where available. Amends 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 Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

6/23/2020 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/12/2020 - Assigned to House Insurance

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization shall change an insured's eligibility or coverage during a contract period. Provides that during a contract period, insureds shall have the protection and continuity of their providers, medication, covered benefits, and formulary during the contract period. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code making conforming changes.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/28/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that by July 1, 2019, and by July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Comptroller shall determine the prompt payment interest rate for the fiscal year beginning on that July 1. Provides that any bill approved for payment on or after July 1, 2019 must be paid or the payment issued to the payee within 90 days of receipt of a proper bill or invoice. Provides that if payment is not issued to the payee within this 90-day period, an interest penalty calculated using the prompt payment interest rate shall be added for each month or fraction thereof after the end of this 90-day period until final payment is made. Provides for the prompt payment interest rate under the applicable provisions. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

5/15/2020 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

5/7/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020

Appropriates $633,272,700 from the Education Assistance Fund, together with other stated amounts from various funds, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for its operational and other expenses. Effective July 1, 2019.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

7/3/2019 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

3/5/2019 - Assigned to Senate Appropriations II

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization that provides mental health benefits to provide reimbursement for benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric Collaborative Care Model. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization that provides mental health benefits may deny reimbursement of any current procedural terminology code listed on the grounds of medical necessity if medical necessity determinations are in compliance with federal law and related regulations. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces the definition of "psychiatric Collaborative Care Model" with language providing that the term means the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method, which includes a formal collaborative arrangement among a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider, a care manager, and a psychiatric consultant, and includes, but is not limited to, the following elements: care directed by the primary care team; structured care management; regular assessments of clinical status using validated tools; and modification of treatment as appropriate.

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8/23/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020

8/23/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0574

8/23/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that any county or municipality shall (rather than may) authorize the use of its city hall, police department, or any other facility under the county's or municipality's control to display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. Effective January 1, 2020.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Pharmacy Practice Act from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions concerning the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force from November 1, 2020 to November 1, 2021. Adds members to the Task Force and requires the Task Force to vote on additional recommendations on October 1, 2020. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, in direct consultation with the Task Force, to propose rules for adoption. Deletes language providing that a registered pharmacy technician may assist in the practice of pharmacy and perform specified functions. Provides, with exceptions, that a registered pharmacy technician may be delegated to perform any task within the practice of pharmacy if specifically trained for that task. Makes changes to the training requirements of pharmacy technicians. Provides requirements for working conditions for pharmacies. Requires a patient or patient's agent to enroll a prescription in an auto-refill program before the prescription may be included in an auto-refill program with a refill on file. Beginning January 1, 2021, requires a pharmacy using specified standards for receiving electronic prescriptions to enable, activate, and maintain the ability to receive transmissions and to transmit cancellations for electronic prescriptions. Requires a pharmacy to respond to a cancellation transmission of a prescription. Requires the Department to adopt rules implementing the provisions to ensure that discontinued medications are not dispensed, whether prescribed through an electronic or paper prescription. Provides that a waiver for continuing pharmacy education requirements may be granted for not more than one of any 2 (rather than 3) consecutive renewal periods. Provides that all pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training program policies and procedures manual (rather than an up-to-date training program). Provides for additional violations that the Department may enforce with disciplinary action. Repeals provisions regarding references to the Director or Department of Professional Regulation, rosters, and disciplinary consent orders. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act take effect January 1, 2020.

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12/20/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020; ; Some provisions

12/20/2019 - Effective Date December 20, 2019; ; Some provisions

12/20/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0621

Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Deletes language creating a private right of action. Provides instead that any violation that results from the collection of biometric information by an employer for employment, human resources, fraud prevention, or security purposes is subject to the enforcement authority of the Department of Labor. Provides that an employee or former employee may file a complaint with the Department alleging a violation, within one year from the date of the violation, by submitting a signed, completed complaint form. Provides that any violation of the Act constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and may be enforced by the Attorney General. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

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1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die

3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019