WALSH,T-DONAHUE-DEMUZIO-MADIGAN,R-BERMAN, SIEBEN, NOLAND, SULLIVAN, BOMKE, MYERS,J, GEO-KARIS, SHAW AND SILVERSTEIN. (MAUTINO-FLOWERS-MITCHELL,BILL-KRAUSE-JOHNSON,TIM) 5 ILCS 375/10 from Ch. 127, par. 530 Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that the cost of participation in the basic program of group health benefits for the dependent or survivor of a living or deceased retired employee who was formerly employed by the University of Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service and would be an annuitant but for the fact that he or she was made ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the Illinois Pension Code shall not be greater than the cost of participation that would otherwise apply to that dependent or survivor if he or she were the dependent or survivor of an annuitant under the State Universities Retirement System. Provides that the State will pay the difference. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) SB251 would not affect the accrued liabilities or annual cost of SURS. Certain health insurance premiums would increase for the UofI Cooperative Extension Service by an unknown amount. STATE MANDATES NOTE, AMENDED (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) This legislation creates a personnel mandate for which reim- bursement of the increased costs to units of local government would be required. However, an estimate of the costs to units of local government is unavailable at this time. HOME RULE NOTE, AMENDED (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) This legislation pre-empts home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 375/3 from Ch. 127, par. 523 5 ILCS 375/10 from Ch. 127, par. 530 5 ILCS 375/6.12 new 30 ILCS 805/8.23 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1069.8 new 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.8 new 215 ILCS 5/155.36 new 215 ILCS 5/370g from Ch. 73, par. 982g 215 ILCS 5/370s new 215 ILCS 5/511.118 new 215 ILCS 105/8.6 new 215 ILCS 123/15 215 ILCS 123/20 215 ILCS 125/2-2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1404 215 ILCS 125/5-3.6 new 215 ILCS 125/6-7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1418.7 215 ILCS 130/4002.6 new 215 ILCS 165/15.30 new 305 ILCS 5/5-16.12 new Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Enumerates certain information and quality of care standards to which a patient is entitled. Requires health care plans to disclose to enrollees and prospective enrollees specific information concerning benefits and coverages, emergency services, out-of-area coverages, service area covered, access to specialists, and grievance procedures. Sets forth requirements for continuity of care. Prohibits restraints on communications between health care providers and enrollees and others regarding care alternatives, quality, and utilization review issues. Establishes requirements for access to specialists and the mechanisms for second opinions. Requires health care plans to have a consumer advisory committee made up of enrollees and to establish a quality assessment program. Provides for the registration of utilization review programs. Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act to provide that the purchasing group may be formed by 2 or more employers having no more than 500 covered employees each rather than having an aggregate limit of 2,500 covered individuals. Authorizes the sponsorship of health care purchasing groups with up to 100,000 rather than 10,000 covered individuals. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Plan of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require that health care coverage under those Acts comply with Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to require compliance with provisions of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act concerning utilization review and complaint procedures. Amends the State Mandates Act to provide reimbursement by the State is not required. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that the cost of participation in the basic program of group health benefits for the dependent or survivor of a living or deceased retired employee who was formerly employed by the University of Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service and would be an annuitant but for the fact that he or she was made ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the Illinois Pension Code shall not be greater than the cost of participation that would otherwise apply to that dependent or survivor if he or she were the dependent or survivor of an annuitant under the State Universities Retirement System. Provides that the State will pay the difference. Adds the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market to the definition of "unit of local government". Generally effective January 1, 2000. Certain provisions of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 take effect upon becoming law. 99-02-09 S FIRST READING 99-02-09 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 99-02-24 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SINS 99-02-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-02-25 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURZYNSKI 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOLAND 99-02-26 S PENSION NOTE FILED 99-03-02 S SECOND READING 99-03-02 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-03 99-03-04 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-03-04 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 99-03-04 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-04 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-05 H HOUSE SPONSOR MAUTINO 99-03-09 H FIRST READING 99-03-09 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-19 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JOHNSON,TIM 99-04-29 H COMMITTEE AND 3RD 99-04-29 H READING DEADLINE 99-04-29 H EXTENDED - 5/21/99 99-04-29 H COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 99-05-05 H MOTION FILED TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE PLACE ON CALENDAR 99-05-05 H ORDER 2ND READING 99-05-05 H -MAUTINO 99-05-05 H COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 99-05-21 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HPPN 99-05-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-21 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-21 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-21 H 3RD RDING DEADLINE 99-05-21 H EXTENDED - 5/31/99 99-05-21 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-25 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOST 99-05-25 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-25 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-26 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 99-05-26 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-26 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-05-26 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 99-05-26 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 99-05-26 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FLOWERS 99-05-26 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 99-05-26 H ADOPTED 99-05-26 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-26 H TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HOUSE AMEND #1 99-05-26 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-05-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KRAUSE 99-05-27 S SPONSOR REMOVED DONAHUE 99-05-27 S CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO WALSH,T 99-05-27 S CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CHANGED TO DONAHUE 99-05-27 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 02 99-05-27 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-27 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/WALSH,T 99-05-27 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN 99-05-27 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/WALSH,T 99-05-27 S RULES REFERS TO SINS 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,R 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J 99-05-27 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/WALSH,T 99-05-27 S BE ADOPTED SINS/008-000-001 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW 99-05-27 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVERSTEIN 99-05-27 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/WALSH,T 99-05-27 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02/058-000-000 99-05-27 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-25 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-19 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-19 S DIFFERENT PARTS 99-08-19 S EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-19 99-08-19 S EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01 99-08-19 S EFFECTIVE DATE 00-07-01 99-08-19 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0617 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary