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Illinois Public Health Association

February 10, 2017

Senate Still in Search of a “Bargain”

After weeks of meetings and negotiations, the Senate began voting this Wednesday on

components of the “Grand Bargain, the package of bills intended to provide the revenue

and reforms needed to end the budget impasse. It quickly became apparent that the

votes needed were not there, with the majority of Republican senators voting “no” or

“present” on bills to promote local government consolidation and procurement reforms.

Those parts of the package were considered the least controversial, and bills to expand

gaming, raise taxes, implement education funding and workers compensation reforms

were not put to a vote.

Senate President John Cullerton and Minority Leader Christine Radogno were quick to

provide assurances that the failure to secure votes did not mean that negotiations are

stalled. The education funding reform piece is proving particularly difficult. The Illinois

School Funding Reform Commission’s report, released last week provided little in the

way of direction to legislators, instead outlining a “framework” for the discussion going

forward. In the wake of the report, legislators and representatives of Governor Bruce

Rauner engaged in finger pointing about whom should draft education funding reform

legislation.

In spite of these setbacks, Senate members continue to work toward a legislative

solution to the budget impasse. Senate President Cullerton publicly praised his

colleague Leader Radogno for withstanding intense pressure from both her caucus and

conservative groups to back away from a tax increase and other components of the

package that divert from traditional Republican policy.

Competing State Employee Pay Bills in Wake of AG’s Motion

Democrat and Republican legislators have filed legislation in response to Attorney

General Lisa Madigan’s recent motion to stop state employee payroll. The 2015 court

order that Madigan wants to reverse ruled that state workers must continue to receive

pay, even without the appropriation authority provided by a state budget. The filing

seeks to vacate the previous ruling, essentially ending the State Comptroller’s authority

to issue payroll for state employees on February 28, 2017.

A bill filed by Democrat State Representative Sue Scherer (Decatur) would provide that

state employees continue to receive pay through the end of the current fiscal year, or

June 30, 2017. Legislation filed by Republican Representative Avery Bourne

(Litchfield), would make state employee payroll a continuing appropriation, which is

currently in place for judicial and legislative salaries.

The issue takes on significance in relation to the Senate attempts to resolve the budget

crisis. Republicans have questioned the timing of the Attorney General’s motion and

speculate that cutting off state employees could derail negotiations toward the “grand

bargain.” Governor Rauner has stated he does not support the Democrat-sponsored

bill, and will veto it if it succeeds in passing both chambers.

Budget Address

Governor Rauner will address a joint session of the House and Senate to give his

annual budget address next Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 12 noon.

Filing Deadline

Today, February 10, 2017 is the last day for legislation to be introduced for

consideration in the House and Senate. Exceptions to this deadline are appropriation

bills, resolutions and constitutional amendments.

Dates to Remember

February 10, 2017 – Bill introduction deadline, House and Senate

February 15, 2017 – Governor’s Budget Address

March 17, 2017 – Committee Deadline, Senate

March 31, 2017 – Committee Deadline, House

April 28, 2017 – Third Reading Deadline, House and Senate

May 12, 2017 – Committee Deadline, House bills in Senate

May 19, 2017 – Committee Deadline, Senate bills in House

May 26, 2017 – Third Reading Deadline, bills from other chamber

May 31, 2017 – Scheduled Adjournment

Illinois Public Health Association February 10, 2017

IL - HB40 ABORTION-VARIOUS

Last Action: Correctional Note Filed (February 9, 2017)

Summary: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Removes a provision

prohibiting the non-contributory portion of a program of health-benefits from including the expenses of

obtaining an abortion. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes a provision excluding abortions

or induced miscarriages or premature births from the list of services provided under the State's

medical assistance program. Removes language providing for the adoption of rules to prohibit a

physician from providing medical assistance to anyone eligible for medical assistance benefits if the

physician has been found guilty of wilfully and wantonly performing an abortion procedure upon a

woman who was not pregnant at the time of the procedure. Removes other provisions concerning

abortion restrictions. Amends the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act. Removes

language prohibiting the Department of Human Services from making grants to nonprofit agencies

and organizations that use such grants to refer or counsel for, or perform, abortions. Amends the

Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Provides that it is the intention of the General Assembly to reasonably

regulate abortion in conformance with the legal standards set forth in the decisions of the United

States Supreme Court of January 22, 1973. Removes language concerning the General Assembly's

declaration that the unborn child is a human being from the time of conception and is, therefore, a

legal person for purposes of the unborn child's right to life. Makes other changes.

IL - HB94 HUMAN TISSUE TRANSFER ACT-TECH

Last Action: Assigned to Executive Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Human Tissue Transfer Act. Contains only a short title provision.

IL - HB215 INC TX-CHECKOFF-MENTAL HEALTH

Last Action: Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health

Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys

in the Fund may be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to

providers of mental health services in the State. Effective immediately.

IL - HB239 DRUG MANUFACTURER-DISCLOSURES

Last Action: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: 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.

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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.

IL - HB240 PRESCRIPTION DATA PRIVACY


Summary: Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code, the

Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987, 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.

IL - HB262 MIN WAGE-$15 PER HOUR

Last Action: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour on

October 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

IL - HB263 TANF-ELIGIBILITY-DRUG OFFENSE

Last Action: Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons shall not be determined

ineligible for cash assistance provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program

based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or federal law.

IL - HB265 SCH REPORT CARD-LEAD-CHICAGO

Last Action: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight

(January 25, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the

Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City

of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that

the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the

Department shall notify the Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems

unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that school report cards for cities with populations in

excess of 500,000 shall include lead testing results and that students in such districts may transfer

from one attendance center to another attendance center in that district if any lead levels at his or her

current attendance center meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to

provisions concerning transfers to specified attendance centers.

IL - HB268 SCH CD-CHI-SCH NURSE REQUIRED












Last Action: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago

Board of Education to establish a school nurse pilot program. Provides that under the program, the

Board shall require the top 20% of the lowest performing schools in the school district, as determined

by the Board, to employ a school nurse in conformance with certain provisions of the Code

concerning school nurses. Requires the Board to implement this program beginning with the 2017-

2018 school year. Effective immediately.

IL - HB271 CRIM CD-HANDGUN AMMO-SERIALIZE

Last Action: Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2019, all handgun

ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale,

offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that

beginning January 1, 2019, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into

the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends

any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that

beginning January 1, 2019, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition

that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that

beginning January 1, 2019, the Department of State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all

reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Department in a manner prescribed by

the Department. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information,

shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Department of State Police or to

the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the

Department of State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user

fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the

accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation,

operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1,

2019, except some provisions effective immediately.

IL - HB274 PHARMACY-BIRTH CONTROL


Summary: Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that "practice of pharmacy" includes the

prescribing and dispensing of hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal

contraceptives. Defines "hormonal contraceptive patch" as a transdermal patch applied to the skin of

a patient, by the patient or by a practitioner, that releases a drug composed of a combination of

hormones that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy

and "self-administered oral hormonal contraceptive" as a drug composed of a combination of

hormones that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy

and that the patient to whom the drug is prescribed may take orally. Allows pharmacists to prescribe

and dispense contraceptives to a person over 18 years of age and a person under 18 years of age






only if the person has evidence of a previous prescription from a primary care or a women's health

care practitioner. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules to

establish standard procedures for pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives. Provides requirements for

the rules to be adopted by the Department. Provides that all State and federal laws governing

insurance coverage of contraceptive drugs and products shall apply to the provisions.

IL - HB281 FOSTER CHILD-PSYCH DRUGS

Last Action: Assigned to Human Services Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: 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. 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 persons 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.

IL - HB282 ABORTION-LIMITATIONS

Last Action: To Informed Consent Subcommitee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: 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.

IL - HB283 ULTRASOUND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Last Action: To Informed Consent Subcommitee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions.

Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the

abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either

physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to

receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform

ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the

facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the

administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that the

requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or

inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. Effective

immediately.

IL - HB298 HIGHER ED-SEX VIOLENCE TRANSCR

Last Action: Assigned to Higher Education Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Provides that certain

higher education institutions shall note any violations of a comprehensive policy on any academic

transcripts prepared for a student within 5 years following a finding of a violation. Provides that if a

student transfers to another higher education institution, certain higher education institutions must

also note the violation on any academic transcripts prepared within the 5 years following a finding of a

violation. Limits the provisions to public universities and public community colleges.

IL - HB311 NETWORK ADEQUACY TRANSPARENCY

Last Action: Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that administrators and

insurers, prior to going to market, must file with the Department of Insurance for review and approval

a description of the services to be offered through a network plan, with certain criteria included in the

description. Provides that the network plan shall demonstrate to the Department, prior to approval, a

minimum ratio of full-time equivalent providers to plan beneficiaries and maximum travel and distance

standards for plan beneficiaries, which shall be established annually by the Department based upon

specified sources. Provides that the Department shall conduct quarterly audits of network plans to

verify compliance with network adequacy standards. Establishes certain notice requirements.

Provides that a network plan shall provide for continuity of care for its beneficiaries under certain

circumstances and according to certain requirements. Provides that a network plan shall post

electronically a current and accurate provider directory and make available in print, upon request, a

provider directory subject to certain specifications. Provides that the Department is granted specific








authority to issue a cease and desist order against, fine, or otherwise penalize any insurer or

administrator for violations of any provision of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1,

2018.

IL - HB312 NURSES-APRN SCOPE OF PRACTICE


Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, written

collaborative agreements, temporary practice with a collaborative agreement, prescriptive authority

with a collaborative agreement, titles, advertising, continuing education, and reports relating to

professional conduct and capacity, changes references of "advanced practice nurse" and "APN" to

"advanced practice registered nurse" and "APRN". Provides that a written collaborative agreement is

required for all postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses until specific requirements have

been met. Provides that postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses may enter into written

collaborative agreements with collaborating advanced practice registered nurses or physicians (rather

than collaborating physicians or podiatric physicians). In provisions concerning prescriptive authority

for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses, sets forth the requirements for postgraduate

advanced practice registered nurses to have prescriptive authority and the limitations of such

authority. Defines "full practice authority" and provides requirements for it to be granted to an

advanced practice registered nurse. Removes provisions concerning advanced practice nursing in

hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers, except the provision for

anesthesia services and the provision requiring advanced practice registered nurses to provide

services in accordance with other Acts. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

IL - HB313 NURSE PRACTICE ACT-VARIOUS


Summary: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Nurse Practice Act from

January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Defines "focused assessment",

"full practice authority", "oversight", and "postgraduate advanced practice nurse". Changes references

of "advanced practice nurse" and "APN" to "advanced practice registered nurse" and "APRN"

throughout the Act. Replaces provisions regarding nursing delegation with provisions that prohibit

specified actions. Provides other guidelines for delegation of nursing activities and medication

administration. Makes changes to education program requirements, qualifications for licensure, the

scope of practice, and continuing education for LPN and RN licensees. Provides that a written

collaborative agreement is required for all postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses until

specific requirements have been met. Provides that postgraduate advanced practice registered

nurses may enter into written collaborative agreements with collaborating advanced practice

registered nurses or physicians (rather than collaborating physicians or podiatric physicians). In

provisions concerning prescriptive authority for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses,

sets forth the requirements for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses to have prescriptive

authority and the limitations of such authority. Makes changes to provisions concerning the grounds






for disciplinary action under the Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to prepare a report

regarding the moneys appropriated from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the

Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

IL - HB331 SCHOOLS-CALORIE TRANSPARENCY

Last Action: To Special Issues Subcommittee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the

Department of Public Health, to establish a calorie transparency program, to be implemented in the

public schools of this State. Provides that the purpose of the program shall be to reduce obesity by

educating students on healthy eating habits and the importance of being aware of the contents of the

food they eat. Provides that a school board shall require each school to conspicuously display the

nutritional information of all food items offered for sale to students on school property.

IL - HB354 SCHOOL WATER SUPPLY TESTING

Last Action: Assigned to Environment (January 25, 2017)

Summary: Creates the School Water Supply Testing Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2018,

water supplies available for drinking water use in all classroom-instruction public school facilities, non-

home-based private school facilities, charter school facilities, and special education facilities shall be

tested for lead at least once a year. Provides that water suppliers shall be responsible for such testing

and associated expenses. Contains provisions concerning testing expenses, rate relief, and

reimbursements. Provides that test results shall be public; provided to the school district or governing

body of a tested school, and the Environmental Protection Agency; and published online by water

suppliers. Creates the School Water Supply Testing Fund. Provides that any monies paid by the

federal government to the State to test local school water shall be deposited into the Fund and such

monies shall be used for the purposes set forth in the Act. Provides that the Agency may adopt rules

concerning the Fund and to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

IL - HB369 BEDBUG DISCLOSURE TO EMPLOYEES

Last Action: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Bedbugs Disclosure to Employees Act. Requires an employer to notify

employees if a person certified under the Structural Pest Control Act has determined the presence of

bedbugs at the place of employment. Provides that such notification shall be made electronically via

email or, if notice by email is not possible, the employer shall issue a written notification to each

employee or post a written notification in a conspicuous place or places used or reserved for

employee notices.

IL - HB384 HEALTH FACILITIES REVIEW BD

Last Action: To Analytics Subcommittee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Repeals the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and abolishes the Health Facilities and

Services Review Board. Amends the Health Care Self-Referral Act to transfer the Board's functions










under that Act to the Department of Public Health. Amends various other Acts to eliminate references

to the Board or the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.

IL - HB402 TANF-SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING

Last Action: To Public Benefits Subcommittee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid

Code. Provides that not later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the

Department of Human Services shall, by emergency rule, establish a program of substance abuse

testing as a condition of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF) program. Provides that the Department shall require applicants for TANF benefits to submit to

substance abuse testing before a final determination of eligibility. Provides that an applicant shall be

ineligible for TANF benefits if (i) the applicant tests positive for substance abuse or (ii) the applicant

refuses to submit to substance abuse testing. Provides that if an applicant tests negative for

substance abuse and meets all the other eligibility requirements for TANF benefits, the cost of

administering the substance abuse test to the applicant shall be deducted from the applicant's first

benefits payment.

IL - HB403 DHS-LINK CARD-PHOTO ID


Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on and after January 1, 2018, electronic

benefits transfer ("LINK") cards used to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

benefits or cash shall contain the name and photo of the primary cardholder and, at the option of the

primary cardholder, the names of secondary holders who are authorized to use the card. Establishes

that an individual may only use the LINK card if the photo on the card matches the user or he or she

presents a current and valid photo identification that confirms that he or she is a secondary user listed

on the card. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act the Department of Human

Services shall begin the process of transitioning to the use of LINK cards which contain the name and

photo of the primary cardholder and list the names of all authorized users of the card. Requires the

transition to be completed no later than January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

IL - HB404 PUB AID-UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT


Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, no person

who is an undocumented immigrant shall qualify for any benefits or assistance provided under the

Code, including, but not limited to, any benefits or assistance provided under the federal

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Child Care Assistance Program, the Children's

Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance program, the Temporary

Assistance for Needy Families program, and the medical assistance program. Effective immediately.

IL - HB440 SCH CD-PHYSICAL EDUCATION










Last Action: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies

Committee (February 2, 2017)

Summary: Amends the School Code. Provides that physical education may (rather than shall) be

provided to pupils. Makes related changes, including changes concerning physical fitness

assessments. Removes a provision concerning the State Board of Education preparing and making

available guidelines for the various grades and types of schools.

IL - HB677 HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT

Last Action: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of

licensed midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application,

qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory

Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2028. Amends the Medical Practice Act

of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes.

IL - HB679 IDPH-MENINGOCOCCAL BROCHURE

Last Action: Assigned to Human Services Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of

Public Health shall develop an informational brochure relating to meningococcal disease that contains

specified information. Provides that the Department shall make the brochure available on its website

and shall notify every public institution of higher education in the State of the availability of the

brochure. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall provide a copy of the

brochure to all students and if the student is under 18 years of age, to the student's parent or

guardian.

IL - HB684 PUBLIC OFFICE-PROHIBITED ACTS

Last Action: Assigned to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a unit of local

government with taxing authority, or any person holding public office with that unit of local

government, shall not use public resources or public funds to obstruct, fight, or challenge initiatives to

consolidate, merge, or eliminate any unit of local government. Provides that State moneys shall be

withheld from the unit of local government until the obstruction, fighting, or challenge is concluded.

IL - HB693 INS CD-COPAYMENTS

Last Action: Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health benefit plan or health carrier,

including, but not limited to, a preferred provider organization, an independent physician association,

a third-party administrator, or any entity that contracts with licensed health care providers shall not










impose any fixed co-payment that exceeds 50% of the total billed charges for health care services

provided to an insured or enrolled during a visit to a health care provider.

IL - HB694 INS CD-NONDISCRIMINATION

Last Action: Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that neither a group health plan nor an

accident and health insurer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall discriminate

with respect to participation under the plan or coverage against any health care provider who is acting

within the scope of that provider's license or certification under applicable State law.

IL - HB704 MEDICAID SMART CARD


Summary: 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.

IL - HB735 MEDICAID REDETERMINATIONS


Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a redetermination of eligibility for

medical assistance benefits shall be conducted once every 12 months. Effective January 1, 2018.

IL - HB792 CNTY CD-LOCAL GOVT REDUCTION

Last Action: Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Local Government Reduction and Efficiency

Division of the Counties Code applies to all counties (currently, only applies to DuPage, Lake, and

McHenry Counties).

IL - HB1796 HEALTH INSURANCE ASSESSMENT

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee (February 2, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Health Insurance 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.

IL - HB2436 MEDICARE FOR ALL HEALTH CARE


Summary: 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, 2018.

IL - HB2466 PASTEURIZED MILK

Notes: OPPOSE


Summary: Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Provides that a specified

pasteurization requirement shall not be applicable to milk produced, sold, and distributed (currently, to

milk produced) in accordance with Department rules (removes language limiting the exemption to

milk sold or distributed on the premises of the dairy farm). Effective immediately.

IL - HB2506 HEALTH MAINTENANCE BD-ABOLISH


Summary: Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Abolishes the Health Maintenance

Advisory Board and makes a corresponding change. Effective immediately.

IL - HB2510 FOOD HANDLING-ALLERGEN SAFETY


Summary: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food service

establishments shall have at least one certified food service sanitation manager who has undergone










training that follows nationally recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen

awareness available on the premises at all times that the food service establishment is in operation.

Provides that all individuals seeking food service sanitation manager certification or food service

sanitation manager recertification shall undergo training that follows nationally recognized industry

standards for allergen safety and allergen awareness. Provides that any costs for the allergen safety

and allergen awareness training shall be borne by the individual seeking the training. Effective

immediately.

IL - HB2569 SCH CD-PHYS EDU GRADES 9-12


Summary: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board is authorized to excuse pupils

enrolled in grades 9 through 12 (instead of 11 and 12) from engaging in physical education courses if

those pupils request to be excused for any of certain listed reasons. Effective immediately.

IL - HB2592 FARMERS' MARKET ACT


Summary: Creates the Farmers' Market Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall

develop a permit system for farmers' markets in accordance with the laws and rules of the State that

are applicable to farmers' markets. Provides that each local health department shall monitor farmers'

markets for compliance with the provisions of the Act. Provides that each local health department

shall report permit violations to the Department. Provides that the Department shall be responsible for

imposing appropriate sanctions for permit violations. Provides that, in addition to any other applicable

law or rule, farmers' markets shall be subject to specified provisions. Defines "farmers' market".

IL - HB2777 CRIME VIOLENCE RESEARCH CTR


Summary: Creates the Impact of Crime-related Violence on Public Health Research Act. Requires the

Board of Trustees of University of Illinois to establish an Impact of Crime-related Violence on Public

Health Research Center to conduct basic, translational, and transformative research with a mission to

provide the scientific evidence on which sound crime-related violence prevention policies and

programs can be based. Provides that its research shall include, but is not limited to, the

effectiveness of existing laws and policies intended to reduce crime-related violence, including, but

not limited to, the criminal misuse of a weapon, and efforts to reduce and deter any criminally violent

activities. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Impact of Crime-related Violence on Public

Health Research Center Fund to support the research and activities of the Center. Provides that

moneys from fees, gifts, grants, and donations received by the Center shall be deposited into the

Impact of Crime-related Violence on Public Health Research Center Fund. Provides that the Center

may also seek additional federal, State, and private funds. Amends the University of Illinois Act to

require the University of Illinois to carry out the duties and responsibilities required of it under the

Impact of Crime-related Violence on Public Health Research Act.








IL - HB2820 FARMERS' MARKETS-COTTAGE FOOD


Summary: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that the Department of

Public Health shall work with the Farmers' Market Task Force to address farmers' market vendor

complaints regarding the reasonableness of local health departments' fees and sanitation provisions.

Provides that farmers' market vendors shall provide effective means to maintain potentially hazardous

food at or below a specified temperature. Provides that handwashing stations may be shared by

farmers' market vendors. Makes additions to the list of non-potentially hazardous foods that are

allowed in provisions concerning the regulation of cottage food operations. Removes an exemption

from provisions concerning the regulation of cottage food operations that applies when the gross

receipts from the sale of food do not exceed $36,000 in a calendar year. Provides that no later than

December 31, 2017, the Department shall include in the Department's cottage food operation

application form a statement containing specified content. Makes other changes. Effective

immediately.

IL - HB2861 FOOD-DRUG-ENERGY DRINKS


Summary: Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's

findings concerning the sale of energy drinks to minors. Defines "energy drink" as a beverage that

contains the following ingredients or any combination of the following ingredients: (1) taurine,

naturally occurring or synthesized; (2) guarana, including any extract or product of the plant or the

seed of the plant; (3) glucuronolactone; and (4) any extract, herb, or tuber of any species of ginseng.

Provides that it is unlawful in this State for any person to sell, offer for sale, or deliver an energy drink

to a person under 18 years of age. Provides that the Director of Public Health is authorized to file a

complaint and apply to the circuit court for, and such court may upon hearing and for cause shown

grant, a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person

from violating the provision concerning the Sale of energy drinks to minors.

IL - HB2911 TOXIC MOLD-VARIOUS


Summary: Amends the State Finance Act to create the Mold Remediation Registration Fund. Amends

the Mold Remediation Registration Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health must (instead

of may) adopt rules to implement a program for parties that provide mold inspection and mold

remediation services to register with the State. Provides that registered mold inspectors and mold

remediation service providers shall meet certain criteria. Provides that the Department must submit

emergency rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to implement the registration of mold

inspection and remediation professionals. Provides that the Department may charge a registration fee

to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the Act, which shall be deposited into the Mold

Remediation Registration Fund. Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Defines "toxic








mold" and adds to the items in the disclosure list a statement concerning whether the owner is aware

of the existence of toxic mold on the property. Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that if

a landlord of residential real estate knows or has reason to believe that toxic mold is present, the

landlord shall provide written disclosure to prospective and current residents of the units affected by

the toxic mold. Provides that if toxic mold is discovered, a lessee of residential real estate may

terminate a lease without penalty, or, alternatively, withhold payment of rent until the mold is

remediated by a registered mold remediation service. Provides that the lessor shall pay for the mold

remediation. Makes a corresponding change in the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of

Civil Procedure.

IL - HB2914 HEAL ACT


Summary: Creates the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Act. Imposes a tax on distributors of

sugar-sweetened beverages in the State at the rate of $0.01 per ounce. Contains provisions

concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the tax. Creates a multi-sector Advisory Council for

Health and Wellness to govern the distribution of the proceeds. Amends the State Finance Act to

create the Illinois Wellness Fund. Effective immediately.

IL - HB2959 INS CD-PREEXISTING CONDITION


Summary: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no policy of individual or group accident

and health insurance issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date of this

amendatory Act may impose any preexisting condition exclusion with respect to that plan or

coverage.

IL - HB3063 FARMERS MARKETS-COTTAGE FOOD


Summary: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Makes changes to provisions

concerning farmers' markets. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall work with the

Farmers' Market Task Force to address farmers' market vendor complaints regarding the

reasonableness of local health departments' fees and sanitation provisions. Provides that farmers'

market vendors shall provide effective means to maintain potentially hazardous food at a specified

temperature. Provides that handwashing stations may be shared by farmers' market vendors. Makes

changes to provisions concerning cottage food operations. Changes references from "cottage food

operation" to "producer". Makes changes to provisions concerning the regulation of producers. Add

provisions concerning the kinds of transactions exempt from specified regulation. Removes

provisions concerning potentially hazardous foods. Removes an exemption from provisions

concerning the regulation of producers that applies when the gross receipts from the sale of food do

not exceed $36,000 in a calendar year. Provides that no later than December 31, 2017, the








Department shall include in the Department's cottage food operation application form a statement

containing specified content. Makes changes to definitions. Makes other changes.

IL - HB3181 EPA-COAL TAR BAN


Summary: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2018, no

person may knowingly cause or allow sale at wholesale or retail of a coal tar sealant product.

Provides that, on and after July 1, 2019, no person may knowingly cause or allow application of a

coal tar sealant product on any surface, except for highway structures, in the State of Illinois including

but not limited to a driveway, parking area, playground, sidewalk, bike trail or roadway. Provides that

a city or county may adopt ordinances providing for enforcement of the requirements of this provision.

Provides that any violation of this provision shall be enforceable by administrative citation. Provides

that penalties for violation may not exceed $1,000 for the first offense and $5,000 for the second

offense. Effective immediately.

IL - HB3208 TOBACCO PRODUCTS-UNDER 21


Summary: 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.

IL - HB3211 SNAP BENEFITS-COLLEGE STUDENTS


Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission

(ISAC) to identify and flag all college students who are potentially eligible to receive Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Provides that the factors to be used to determine

potential SNAP eligibility shall be prescribed by the Department of Human Services by rule, but at a

minimum the Department shall consider income information reported on a college student's Free

Application for Federal Student Aid. Requires ISAC to develop a notice available electronically to

institutions of higher education that includes, at a minimum, college student SNAP eligibility criteria,

the Application for Benefits Eligibility's website address, and the Illinois Hunger Coalition's Hunger

Hotline. Requires Illinois institutions of higher education that participate in the Monetary Award

Program to provide the notice in writing to all students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment

and are identified by ISAC as potentially SNAP eligible and, if possible, to designate a public benefits

liaison or single point person to assist students in taking the necessary steps to obtain public benefits

if eligible. Contains provisions concerning: SNAP Employment and Training program requirements;

protocols to identify and verify all potential exemptions to an eligibility rule described in a specified








federal regulation and to identify and verify a student's participation in educational programs; and

other matters. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement specified

provisions on or before October 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

IL - HB3684 FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERT

Last Action: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke (February 10, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that beginning January

1, 2018, any individual who has completed specified training requirements shall be considered a

certified food service sanitation manager or a certified food service sanitation manager instructor.

Removes provisions providing that a food service sanitation manager certificate or food service

sanitation manager instructor certificate shall be provided by the Department of Public Health and

removes corresponding provisions concerning the Department charging specified fees for the

certificates. Removes provisions concerning recertification and certificate reciprocity. Provides that

beginning January 1, 2018, a food service sanitation manager certificate or food service sanitation

manager instructor certificate issued by an exam provider shall be valid for 5 years and

nontransferable (currently, the certificates are provided by the Department, valid for 5 years,

nontransferable, and may be revoked by the Department). Effective January 1, 2018.

IL - HR94 LEGIONELLA TESTING - SCHOOLS


Summary: Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public

Health to work in collaboration with local school districts to develop and implement plans for the

testing of Legionella.

IL - SB3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSOLIDATION

Last Action: Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Sen. Thomas Cullerton (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Local Government Reduction and Efficiency Division of the Counties Code.

Provides that the Division applies to all counties (currently, only applies to DuPage, Lake, and

McHenry Counties). Excludes specified boards from the definition of "unit of local government".

Provides how the status and rights of employees, including those represented by an exclusive

bargaining representatives, are affected by the dissolution of a unit of local government under the

Division. Provides for the assumption of obligations of the dissolving unit of local government by the

entity absorbing the dissolving unit as they relate to representation rights and collective bargaining

agreements. Amends the Township Code. Removes a restriction limiting townships to 126 square

miles. Provides for the consolidation of 2 or more townships which share a boundary, the merging of

one township into 2 other townships, and the dissolution of all townships (currently, only allowed in

specified townships) within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality. Makes other

changes. Amends the Election Code. Specifies procedures for township consolidation, merger, and

discontinuance referenda. Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that specified counties may,

by resolution, dissolve drainage districts wholly within their borders and drainage districts only








partially within its borders under specified circumstances. Amends the Illinois Highway Code.

Provides that specified township road districts may be abolished by public referendum. Effective on

January 1, 2018, but this Act does not take effect at all unless Senate Bills 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,

11, 12, and 13 of the 100th General Assembly become law.

IL - SB9 REVENUE-VARIOUS

Notes: Creates Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax

Last Action: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this amendment will

remain in the Committee on Assignments. (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled

sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of bottled sugar-

sweetened beverages sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale in the State to a consumer.

Requires those distributors to obtain permits. Provides that 2% of the moneys shall be deposited into

the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund for the administrative costs of the Department of

Revenue, and 98% of the moneys shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Amends the

Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the rate of tax. Extends the research and

development credit for tax years ending prior to January 1, 2027. Creates an addition modification in

an amount equal to the deduction for qualified domestic production activities allowed under Section

199 of the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "unitary business

group". Makes changes concerning estimated taxes. Amends the Film Production Services Tax

Credit Act of 2008. Provides that no taxpayer may take a credit awarded under the Act for tax years

beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes

changes concerning penalties and reports. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Makes

changes concerning the fee for filing articles of organization. Effective immediately, but this Act does

not take effect at all unless Senate Bills 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the 100th General

Assembly become law.

IL - SB70 NETWORK ADEQUACY TRANSPARENCY

Last Action: Assigned to Insurance (January 24, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that administrators and

insurers, prior to going to market, must file with the Department of Insurance for review and approval

a description of the services to be offered through a network plan, with certain criteria included in the

description. Provides that the network plan shall demonstrate to the Department, prior to approval, a

minimum ratio of full-time equivalent providers to plan beneficiaries and maximum travel and distance

standards for plan beneficiaries, which shall be established annually by the Department based upon

specified sources. Provides that the Department shall conduct quarterly audits of network plans to

verify compliance with network adequacy standards. Establishes certain notice requirements.

Provides that a network plan shall provide for continuity of care for its beneficiaries under certain

circumstances and according to certain requirements. Provides that a network plan shall post

electronically a current and accurate provider directory and make available in print, upon request, a






provider directory subject to certain specifications. Provides that the Department is granted specific

authority to issue a cease and desist order against, fine, or otherwise penalize any insurer or

administrator for violations of any provision of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1,

2018.

IL - SB77 MEDICAID-SNAP-DRUG TEST-LINK

Last Action: Assigned to Human Services (January 24, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that as a condition of initial eligibility for

medical assistance benefits provided under the State's Medical Assistance program or, subject to

federal approval, benefits provided under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP), an applicant must pass a drug screening. Provides that as a condition of continued eligibility

for such benefits, a recipient must pass random drug screenings as prescribed by the Department of

Human Services. Requires the Department to adopt rules requiring applicants for TANF benefits or

SNAP benefits to actively seek work in order to qualify for such benefits. Provides that the rules

adopted by the Department shall be in compliance with those rules under the Unemployment

Insurance Act and adopted by the Department of Employment Security requiring unemployed

individuals to actively seek employment in order to qualify for unemployment insurance benefits.

Requires the Department to adopt rules that allow recipients of TANF benefits or SNAP benefits to

experience a gradual reduction in benefits as earnings increase. Increases the penalties for using

another person's cash assistance benefits or SNAP benefits. Contains provisions requiring photo

identification when using a LINK card to obtain SNAP benefits or cash. Provides that no recipient of

TANF benefits shall use his or her benefits to purchase lottery tickets or to patronize any casino or

licensed establishment that operates video gaming terminals for the purpose of engaging in gambling

or video gaming activities.

IL - SB78 FUNDING RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Last Action: Assigned to Public Health (January 24, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Public Trust in Funding Responsibility Act. Prohibits a State agency from

contracting with or making a grant to any entity that performs abortions or maintains or operates a

facility where abortions are performed that involves the expenditure of State funds. Defines "State

funds" as funds obtained through State taxation, fees, or assessments and provides that "State

funds" does not include funds obtained from the federal government, federal funds administered or

granted through a State agency, or State funds the expenditure of which is required by federal law.

Exempts from the prohibition funding to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers licensed under

State law. Provides that the Act only applies to contracts and grants entered into, and the renewal of

contracts entered into, on or after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.

IL - SB79 DHS-MEDICAID-SNAP-DRUG TESTING

Last Action: Assigned to Human Services (January 24, 2017)








Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that as a condition of initial eligibility for

medical assistance benefits provided under the State's Medical Assistance program or, subject to

federal approval, benefits provided under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP), an applicant must pass a drug screening. Provides that as a condition of continued eligibility

for such benefits, a recipient must pass random drug screenings as prescribed by the Department of

Human Services. Requires the Department to (i) provide notice of drug testing to each applicant at

the time of application; (ii) advise each applicant, before the test is conducted, that the applicant may,

but shall not be required to, advise the agent administering the test of any prescription or over-the-

counter medication the applicant is taking; (iii) ensure each applicant being tested a reasonable

degree of dignity while producing and submitting a sample for drug testing, consistent with the need

of the State to ensure the reliability of the sample; (iii) provide any applicant who tests positive with a

list of licensed substance abuse treatment providers; and other matters. Provides that an applicant

who tests positive and is denied medical assistance benefits or SNAP benefits as a result may

reapply for those benefits after 6 months if the applicant verifies the successful completion of a

substance abuse treatment program. Exempts persons with children in the assistance unit, persons

with disabilities, persons who are 65 year of age or older, or persons who reside at a facility licensed

under the Nursing Home Care Act or the ID/DD Community Care Act from the drug testing

requirements.

IL - SB582 LOCAL HEALTH DEPTS-GRANT RULES

Notes: NIPHC Initiative

Last Action: Assigned to Public Health (January 24, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the State Department of Public Health is not

authorized to adopt or enforce rules that mandate Department-led reviews to establish compliance

with the Local Health Protection Grant rules for local health departments that satisfactorily submit the

required Local Health Protection Grant quarterly indicator data for the programs funded by that grant.

IL - SB589 EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASST

Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions

(February 9, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Allows a dental assistant, after being authorized

by a dentist, to remove loose, broken, or irritating orthodontic appliances on a patient of record for the

purpose of eliminating pain or discomfort. Provides that dental assistants who have undergone

certain training may hold themselves out as expanded function dental assistants. Sets forth the

training requirements for expanded function dental assistants and the services that may be provided.

Provides that any procedure completed by an expanded function dental assistant must be approved

by the supervising dentist and examined prior to dismissal of the patient. Sets forth certain limits on

expanded function dental assistants.

IL - SB625 NURSE PRACTICE ACT-VARIOUS








Last Action: Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions (February 9, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Nurse Practice Act from

January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Defines "focused assessment",

"full practice authority", "oversight", and "postgraduate advanced practice nurse". Changes references

of "advanced practice nurse" and "APN" to "advanced practice registered nurse" and "APRN"

throughout the Act. Replaces provisions regarding nursing delegation with provisions that prohibit

specified actions. Provides other guidelines for delegation of nursing activities and medication

administration. Makes changes to education program requirements, qualifications for licensure, the

scope of practice, and continuing education for LPN and RN licensees. Provides that a written

collaborative agreement is required for all postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses until

specific requirements have been met. Provides that postgraduate advanced practice registered

nurses may enter into written collaborative agreements with collaborating advanced practice

registered nurses or physicians (rather than collaborating physicians or podiatric physicians). In

provisions concerning prescriptive authority for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses,

sets forth the requirements for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses to have prescriptive

authority and the limitations of such authority. Makes changes to provisions concerning the grounds

for disciplinary action under the Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to prepare a report

regarding the moneys appropriated from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the

Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

IL - SB641 ANIMAL CONTROL-FERAL CATS

Last Action: Assigned to Agriculture (February 1, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that if the money from registration fees is placed

in the county animal population control fund it may also be used for a purpose under the Food Stamp

Program or the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program for a animal control facility,

animal shelter, organization or resident (currently, resident) who humanely traps feral cats for spaying

or neutering and return under a provision in the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population

Control Act. Provides that only the registration requirements, the registration fees, the microchipping

requirements, and the microchipping fees under the Act do not apply to feral cats, rather than the

entire Section shall not apply to feral cats. Provides that if no placement is available by an animal

control facility, the dog or cat may (rather than shall) be humanely dispatched under the Humane

Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Amends the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population

Control Act. Provides that a resident of State who owns a dog or cat and who is eligible for any

government assistance, including the Food Stamp Program or the Social Security Disability Insurance

Benefits Program (rather than solely a resident eligible for the Food Stamp Program or the Social

Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program), shall be eligible to participate in the program at a

reduced rate if the owner signs a consent form certifying that he or she is the owner of the dog or cat

or is authorized to present the dog or cat for the procedure. Provides that an animal control facility,

animal shelter, organization, or a resident of this State who humanely traps feral cats for spaying or




neutering and return is eligible to participate in the program if recognized by the municipality or by the

county. Effective immediately.

IL - SB642 NURSES-APRN SCOPE OF PRACTICE


Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, written

collaborative agreements, temporary practice with a collaborative agreement, prescriptive authority

with a collaborative agreement, titles, advertising, continuing education, and reports relating to

professional conduct and capacity, changes references of "advanced practice nurse" and "APN" to

"advanced practice registered nurse" and "APRN". Provides that a written collaborative agreement is

required for all postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses until specific requirements have

been met. Provides that postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses may enter into written

collaborative agreements with collaborating advanced practice registered nurses or physicians (rather

than collaborating physicians or podiatric physicians). In provisions concerning prescriptive authority

for postgraduate advanced practice registered nurses, sets forth the requirements for postgraduate

advanced practice registered nurses to have prescriptive authority and the limitations of such

authority. Defines "full practice authority" and provides requirements for it to be granted to an

advanced practice registered nurse. Removes provisions concerning advanced practice nursing in

hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers, except the provision for

anesthesia services and the provision requiring advanced practice registered nurses to provide

services in accordance with other Acts. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

IL - SB677 NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT


Summary: 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.

IL - SB741 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS-FLU

Notes: SUPPORT

Last Action: Assigned to Public Health (February 8, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil

Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health may require certified

local health departments and any facility licensed by the Department (currently, may require any

facility licensed by the Department) to implement an influenza vaccination program that ensures that

the health care personnel of the facility are vaccinated against specified influenza viruses (currently,

are offered the opportunity to be vaccinated against specified influenza viruses). Provides that the

Department may adopt rules that make exceptions for employees who may be exempt from influenza

vaccination program requirements. Provides that general philosophical or moral reluctance to

influenza vaccinations is not a sufficient basis for an exemption to statutory requirements. Provides








that medical exemptions shall be consistent with current guidelines issued by the Center for Disease

Control and Prevention. Provides that nothing in provisions concerning an influenza vaccination

program prohibits certified local health departments and any facility licensed by the Department from

implementing more stringent influenza vaccination policies, strategies, or programs, including a

mandatory health care personnel influenza vaccination program, designed to improve health care

personnel vaccination rates that are consistent with existing law and rules. Effective immediately.

IL - SB900 NURSE PRACTICE ACT-VARIOUS

Last Action: Referred to Assignments (February 7, 2017)

Summary: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Nurse Practice Act

from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Eliminates the position of

Assistant Nursing Coordinator. Eliminates the Advanced Practice Nursing Board. Provides that the

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may provide notice to a licensee or applicant by

certified or registered mail to the address of record or by email to the email address of record.

Provides provisions for change of address of record and email address of record, application for

license, confidentiality of any information collected by the Department in the course of an examination

or investigation of a license or applicant, and disposition by a consent order. Changes references to

"advanced practice nurse" to references to "advanced practice registered nurse" throughout the Act

and other Acts. Changes references to "Illinois Center for Nursing" to references to "Illinois Nursing

Workforce Center". Makes changes concerning definitions, application of the Act, unlicensed practice,

prohibited acts, Department powers and duties, nursing delegation, qualifications for LPN, RN, and

APRN licensure, RN education program requirements, grounds for disciplinary action, intoxication

and drug abuse, the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund, investigations, notices, hearings, use

of stenographers and transcripts, review under the Administrative Review Law, certification of

records, the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, and medication aide licensure requirements.

Removes provisions concerning registered nurse externship permits, rosters, liability of the State,

hearing officers, and orders for rehearings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

IL - SB1420 DEAD ANIMAL DISPOSAL-EXEMPTION


Summary: Amends the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act. Provides that a non-profit organization or

government entity that hosts a collection center to collect cooking grease or cooking oil from the

public shall be exempt from licensure, fees, or reporting under the Act. Effective immediately.

IL - SB1469 FARMERS' MARKETS-COTTAGE FOOD


Summary: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that the Department of

Public Health shall work with the Farmers' Market Task Force to address farmers' market vendor

complaints regarding the reasonableness of local health departments' fees and sanitation provisions.

Provides that farmers' market vendors shall provide effective means to maintain potentially hazardous








food at or below a specified temperature. Provides that handwashing stations may be shared by

farmers' market vendors. Makes additions to the list of non-potentially hazardous foods that are

allowed in provisions concerning the regulation of cottage food operations. Removes an exemption

from provisions concerning the regulation of cottage food operations that applies when the gross

receipts from the sale of food do not exceed $36,000 in a calendar year. Provides that no later than

December 31, 2017, the Department shall include in the Department's cottage food operation

application form a statement containing specified content. Makes other changes. Effective

immediately.

IL - SB1522 MEDICAID-HARDSHIP PAYMENT


Summary: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family

Services to develop, by rule, a process by which a facility experiencing cash flow problems can

request a hardship payment from a managed care organization as an advance against money owed

to the facility by the managed care organization.

IL - SB1662 PASTEURIZED MILK

Notes: Companion to HB 2466 - OPPOSE


Summary: Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Provides that a specified

pasteurization requirement shall not be applicable to milk produced, sold, and distributed (currently, to

milk produced) in accordance with Department rules (removes language limiting the exemption to

milk sold or distributed on the premises of the dairy farm). Effective immediately.

IL - SB1754 HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT

Notes: No Position


Summary: Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of

licensed midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application,

qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory

Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2028. Amends the Medical Practice Act

of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes.

IL - SB1815 NALOXONE-LIABILITY EXEMPTIONS


Summary: Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that any

health care professional and any EMS Medical Director who, acting in good faith, directly or by

standing order, prescribes or dispenses an opioid antidote to: (a) a patient who, in the judgment of the

health care professional, is capable of administering the drug in an emergency, or (b) a person who is










not at risk of opioid overdose but who, in the judgment of the health care professional, may be in a

position to assist another individual during an opioid-related drug overdose and who has received

basic instruction on how to administer an opioid antagonist shall not, as a result of his or her acts or

omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct, be liable for civil damages when administering

naloxone in an emergency situation. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any law

enforcement officer or fireman, any emergency medical technician, and any first responder who in

good faith provides emergency care, including the administration of an opioid antagonist, without fee

or compensation to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and

wanton misconduct, be liable for civil damages when administering naloxone in an emergency

situation.

IL - SR72 LOCAL GOV'T WORKING GROUP

Last Action: Assigned to Government Reform (February 1, 2017)

Summary: Creates the Working Group on Local Government Consolidation.



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