Public Act 095-0986
 		





HB3286 Re-Enrolled
LRB095 06739 NHT 26853 b






    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
Illinois Health Policy Center Act.
 
    Section 5. Legislative intent. Illinois legislators and 
other governmental officials are charged with an increasingly 
complex task of creating and implementing laws and regulations 
to advance the health and health care of the people of 
Illinois.

The challenge has grown because of escalating costs 
of health care that take an increasingly large share of State 
resources and because of the increasingly complex nature of 
treating illnesses that makes monitoring and ensuring quality 
more difficult.


    As Illinois' statewide public institution of higher 
learning, with the nation's largest medical school, and 
graduate programs in health and public policy, health services 
research, pharmacy, public administration, and health 
economics, the University of Illinois has the breadth and depth 
of expertise as well as a mission to serve as an authoritative 
and objective information resource to the legislative branches 
of government and to State agencies.

 
    Section 10. Center created; goals. 
    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center is created within the 
University of Illinois, to be sponsored by the  University of 
Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and the University of 
Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. In 
implementing this Act, the University shall also consult with 
and seek the participation of all other public universities in 
Illinois.
    (b) The goals of the Illinois Health Policy Center are: 
        (1) To support legislators and other government 
    officials in developing and implementing health policy to 
    address critical issues facing the State of Illinois. 
        (2) To focus on identifying "best practices" 
    appropriate for Illinois through careful and objective 
    review of the latest scientific research and through 
    comparative analyses of other states' policies. 
 
    Section 15. Center's duties. The Illinois Health Policy 
Center shall do the following:
        (1) Respond to requests from State government 
    officials and agencies requiring analytical support and 
    guidance in matters related to the development and 
    implementation of health policy. 
        (2) Provide data collection, data analysis, program 
    planning, program implementation, and program evaluation.
        (3) Identify critical issues in health policy in need 
    of timely action.
        (4) Produce timely and objective information to help 
    guide policy development and implementation.
        (5) Operate a phone line and interactive website 
    available to legislative staff or other policymakers 
    seeking rapid and timely information.
        (6) Pursue a research agenda that focuses on State 
    health care policy. 
 
    Section 20. Advisory Panel. 
    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center Advisory Panel is 
created. The Advisory Panel shall consist of 13 members as 
follows:
        (1) Four legislators, appointed one each by the 
    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (2) One representative of each of the following groups, 
    appointed by consensus of the President of the Senate, the 
    Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of 
    Representatives upon the recommendations of those 4 
    legislative leaders: hospitals; medical societies; managed 
    care companies; and insurance companies.
        (3) One representative of patient advocacy groups, 
    appointed by the Governor.
        (4) The Director of the Department of Human Services, 
    or his designee.
        (5) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and 
    Family Services, or his designee.
        (6) The Director of the Department of Public Health, or 
    his designee.
        (7) One additional member, appointed by the Governor.
    (b) The Advisory Panel shall provide advice and oversight 
concerning the creation and operation of the Illinois Health 
Policy Center.
    (c) The Illinois Health Policy Center shall submit a report 
each calendar year to the Governor and the General Assembly. 
The report shall contain:
        (1) An itemized list of the source and amount of funds 
    of the Illinois Health Policy Center.

        (2) An itemized list of expenditures made by the 
    Illinois Health Policy Center.
        (3) A summary of research activities undertaken since 
    the submission of the preceding report.
        (4) A description of advocacy activities undertaken 
    since the submission of the preceding report.