Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

Filed: 4/9/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4168

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4168 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is
5amended by changing Section 35 and by adding Section 48 as
6follows:
 
7    (820 ILCS 175/35)
8    Sec. 35. Public Access Area. Each day and temporary labor
9service agency shall provide adequate seating in the public
10access area of the offices of the agency. The public access
11area shall be the location for the notices required by Sections
12Section 45 and 48 of this Act and any other State or federally
13mandated posting. The public access area shall allow for access
14to restrooms and water.
15(Source: P.A. 94-511, eff. 1-1-06.)
 

 

 

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1    (820 ILCS 175/48 new)
2    Sec. 48. Informational posters; workers' compensation
3fraud. All day and temporary labor service agencies shall post
4informational posters in English and Spanish concerning
5workers' compensation fraud. The Department shall specify the
6contents of the posters.
 
7    Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
8Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2RRR as follows:
 
9    (815 ILCS 505/2RRR new)
10    Sec. 2RRR. Chiropractic physicians; day or temporary
11laborers.
12    (a) In this Section, "day and temporary labor service
13agency" and "day or temporary laborer" have the meanings
14ascribed to those terms in Section 5 of the Day and Temporary
15Labor Services Act.
16    (b) A chiropractic physician must inquire of each patient
17or prospective patient, by means of the patient intake form or
18otherwise, whether he or she is a day or temporary laborer who
19contracts for employment with a day and temporary labor service
20agency. If the patient or prospective patient answers in the
21affirmative, the chiropractic physician must:
22        (1) obtain the name and address of the day and
23    temporary labor service agency and maintain that
24    information on file for 5 years;

 

 

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1        (2) provide to the patient or prospective patient a
2    written notice in English and Spanish concerning workers'
3    compensation fraud, specifically disclosing the
4    requirements of Section 25.5 of the Workers' Compensation
5    Act and require the patient or prospective patient to sign
6    a form stating that he or she has read and understood the
7    notice. A copy of the written notice shall be given to the
8    patient or prospective patient to keep in his or her
9    possession should additional questions arise;
10        (3) limit any transportation fee charged to the patient
11    or prospective patient for an appointment or treatment to
12    not more than $50 one way or $100 round trip;
13        (4) provide to the patient or prospective patient a
14    written notice in English and Spanish that discloses that
15    false advertising targeting patients or prospective
16    patients or presenting falsehoods about Illinois workers'
17    compensation law is prohibited; and
18        (5) provide to the patient or prospective patient a
19    written statement confirming that the patient or
20    prospective patient will only receive treatment that is a
21    genuine medical necessity and that the patient or
22    prospective patient has the right to review all billing
23    codes with his or her health insurance company or workers'
24    compensation benefit provider to ensure that he or she is
25    only receiving treatment that is medically necessary.
26    (c) All advertisements by chiropractic physicians must be

 

 

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1in accordance with this Section.
2    (d) It is an unlawful practice under this Act for a
3chiropractic physician to violate any provision of this
4Section. ".