Date	Chamber	Action
3/9/2010	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g)

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Healthy Illinois Act. Contains only a short title provision.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Nicholas Skala Health Care for All Illinois Act. Provides that all individuals residing in this State are covered under the Illinois Health Services Program for health insurance. Provides the specific health coverage benefits that participants are entitled to under the Program. Sets forth the requirements for the qualifications of participating health providers. Sets forth the specific 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, including hospitals, health maintenance organizations, nursing homes, and clinics, is unlawful. Provides that the State shall establish the Illinois Health Services Trust to provide financing for the Program. Sets forth the specific 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. Provides that patients in the Program shall have the same rights and privacy in accordance with current State and federal statutes. Provides that the Commissioner, the Chief Medical Officer, public State board members, and subsequent 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 and reviewed in accordance with all other State employees. Effective July 1, 2010.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/23/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
1/23/2009	House	First Reading
1/23/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2009	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/13/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
3/17/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
3/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
3/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
3/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
3/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
3/25/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/23/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
4/23/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
4/23/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2/3/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
2/16/2010	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/9/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/9/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote
3/9/2010	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 005-004-000
3/9/2010	House	Remains in Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/9/2010	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 003-007-000
3/9/2010	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g)

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