Sen. Miguel del Valle
Filed: 3/28/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4195




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4195 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Public Aid Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2205-15 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15  new)
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    Sec. 2205-15. Advisory Committee on Children's Health 
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Insurance Programs.
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    (a) There is created an Advisory Committee on Children's 
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Health Insurance Programs within the Department of Healthcare 
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and Family Services. In addition to  members representing 
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healthcare providers, advocates, consumers, and other parties 
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with an interest in children's health insurance programs, the 
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Director shall appoint   to the Advisory Committee one member of 
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the House of Representatives representing the majority party, 
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one member of the House of Representative representing the 
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minority party, one member of the Senate representing the 
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majority party, and one member of the Senate representing the 
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minority party.
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    (b) The duties of the Advisory Committee shall include the 
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following:
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        (1) To gather information and make recommendations 
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    relating to access to quality, affordable health insurance 
 


 






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    for children in Illinois.  The Advisory Committee shall 
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    examine the cost effectiveness of current programs and 
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    assess whether programs are meeting goals established for 
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    the programs.
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        (2) To conduct public hearings in locations throughout 
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    the State. Comment and testimony at public hearings is to 
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    be sought from those served by State programs providing 
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    health insurance to children, employers located in 
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    Illinois, health care finance experts, and advocates for 
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    those receiving or in need of health insurance.
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        (3) To serve as an official forum for discussions 
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    concerning the implementation and oversight of current 
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    health insurance programs, including discussion on 
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    administrative rules needed to administer the programs.

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        (4) To file a report with the Director of Healthcare 
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    and Family Services, the Governor, and the General Assembly 
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    within 12 months after the effective date of this 
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    amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly that contains 
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    all of the following information:

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            (A) Enrollment data, including a comparison of 
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        enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program 
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        administered by the Department on November 15, 2005, 
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        enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program 
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        at the time of the report, and enrollment in the 
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        Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program at the time 
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        of the report.

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            (B) Demographic information showing enrollment in 
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        children's health insurance programs throughout the 
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        State.
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            (C) A description of outreach efforts to the 
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        hardest to reach populations to ensure that all 
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        families with uninsured children are given an 
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        opportunity to enroll in the Children's Health 
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        Insurance Program or in the Covering ALL KIDS Health 
 


 






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        Insurance Program.
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            (D) A status update on the study required under 
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        Section 45 of the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance 
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        Act.
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            (E) Information on the total cost to the State and 
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        to families to insure newly enrolled children if the 
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        children had been insured through the private 
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        insurance market.
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            (F) Data on the benefits of insuring children.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".