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1 | AN ACT concerning medical oversight.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Commission on Government Forecasting and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Accountability Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (25 ILCS 155/4.5 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4.5. Select Medical Oversight Committee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Select Medical Oversight Committee is created | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | within the Commission on Government Forecasting and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Accountability. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) The Committee shall be composed of 8 public members, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | with the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | House, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the Senate each appointing 2 members. Members shall not be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | sitting members of the Illinois General Assembly. Membership of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the Committee shall include, but not be limited to, those that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | have expertise in healthcare finance, economics, actuarial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | science, health facility management, or the provision of health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | services. The terms of members of the Committee shall be for 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | years or until a successor is appointed by the appointing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | authority. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (c) The members of the Committee shall determine among | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | themselves 2 individuals to serve as co-chairs of the |
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1 | Committee. If the Committee is not able to select individuals | ||||||
2 | to serve as co-chairs, then the Executive Director of the | ||||||
3 | Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall | ||||||
4 | designate co-chairs for the Committee. The co-chairs shall be | ||||||
5 | individuals who have been appointed by different appointing | ||||||
6 | authorities. Co-chairs shall serve for a term of 2 years, at | ||||||
7 | which time 2 new co-chairs shall be selected. The new co-chairs | ||||||
8 | shall be individuals who have been appointed to the Committee | ||||||
9 | by appointing authorities different from the previous | ||||||
10 | co-chairs. | ||||||
11 | (d) The Committee shall meet at the call of the co-chairs. | ||||||
12 | (e) The Committee shall review State medical care programs | ||||||
13 | and services provided, arranged, or procured by State agencies, | ||||||
14 | including but not limited to the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
15 | Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the | ||||||
16 | Department of Public Health, the Department on Aging, the | ||||||
17 | Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of | ||||||
18 | Corrections, the Department of Central Management Services, | ||||||
19 | and the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan. | ||||||
20 | (f) The Committee shall review policies, procedures, and | ||||||
21 | operations of the programs and services related to the | ||||||
22 | provision, arrangement, or procurement of medical care by the | ||||||
23 | State. The Committee shall make reports to the General Assembly | ||||||
24 | concerning those policies, procedures, and operations on at | ||||||
25 | least an annual basis. An annual report shall be filed by | ||||||
26 | January 1 of each year concerning the Committee's reviews and |
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1 | recommendations for the preceding year. | ||||||
2 | (g) At the request of a chairperson or a member of an | ||||||
3 | appropriate committee of the General Assembly, the Committee | ||||||
4 | may conduct reviews and submit reports to the appropriate | ||||||
5 | committee of the General Assembly concerning relevant topics. | ||||||
6 | (h) The Committee may secure directly from any agency of | ||||||
7 | the State of Illinois information necessary to enable the | ||||||
8 | Committee to carry out its duties. Upon request of one of the | ||||||
9 | co-chairs, the agency shall furnish that information to the | ||||||
10 | Committee on an agreed schedule. | ||||||
11 | (i) Subject to appropriation, members of the Committee | ||||||
12 | shall be entitled to expense reimbursement as provided in the | ||||||
13 | rules of the Legislative Travel Control Board.
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