SAVIANO-FEIGENHOLTZ-WOJCIK. New Act 740 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 38, par. 60-5 Creates the Health Care Services Contract Joint Discussions Act. Authorizes competing health care providers within a geographical area served by a health care plan to enter joint discussions with the health care plan concerning various practices and procedures, clinical criteria, drug formularies, reimbursement methodologies, and inclusion and alteration of terms and conditions. Authorizes competing health care providers to jointly discuss certain terms and conditions under certain circumstances. Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act to provide that the Act shall not be construed to make illegal the activities of a person pursuant to and in compliance with the Health Care Provider and Health Care Service Contract Joint Discussions Act. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that nothing in the Health Care Services Contract Joint Discussions Act shall be construed to authorize a joint discussion representative to discuss with a health care plan any plan policies to exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limit the contracted for services of health care providers not represented by the health care provider's joint discussion representative. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Health Care Services Contract Joint Discussions Act. Provides that the Act shall be administered by the Attorney General rather than the Health Care Services Contracting Board. Provides that the Board shall provide advice to the Attorney General concerning the administration of the Act. 00-02-07 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-02-07 H FIRST READING 00-02-07 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 00-02-17 H COMMITTEE DEADLINE 00-02-17 H EXTENDED - 2/25/00 00-02-17 H COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 00-02-23 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WOJCIK 00-02-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 00-02-25 H ADOPTED 00-02-25 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 007-004-002 HHSV 00-02-25 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-29 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO 00-02-29 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-29 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-29 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO 00-03-01 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 00-03-01 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-03-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO 00-03-02 H ADOPTED 00-03-02 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-03-03 H 3RD RDING DEADLINE 00-03-03 H EXTENDED UNTIL 00-03-03 H APRIL 14, 2000 00-03-03 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-04-14 H FINAL PASSAGE 00-04-14 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 00-04-14 H UNTIL - 04/16/00 00-04-14 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-04-15 H FINAL PASSAGE 00-04-15 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 00-04-15 H UNTIL - 12/1/00 00-04-15 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-12-01 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary