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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was 
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signed into law on March 23, 2010 to provide for federal reform 
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of health care, including the expansion of eligibility under 
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the Medicaid program and additional regulation of the private 
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insurance industry; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Although the provisions of the Patient Protection 
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and Affordable Care Act include over 2,000 pages of amendatory 
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language, many provisions require the implementation of 
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federal administrative rules to provide addition direction to 
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states to implement the provisions; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, States across the nation are taking different 
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approaches to implement the federal provisions, with some 
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states deferring action until the implementation of federal 
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rules and some states taking a more proactive role in changing 
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state laws and administrative rules; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Provisions have already been drafted in Illinois 
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to implement state level changes in regard to regulation of the 
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insurance industry, including provisions related to insurance 
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rescissions, oversight of proposed rate changes, and expansion 
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of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan to cover additional 
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uninsured individuals; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Changes to State law and rules should result from 
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full discussion among all interested stakeholders; therefore, 
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be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the House Healthcare Reform Implementation Council is 
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established for the purpose of examining and developing 
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implementation guidelines for the provisions of the Patient 
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Protection and Affordable Care Act; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Council shall be comprised of members as 
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follows:



(1) 4 members of the House of Representatives and 4 
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members of the general public appointed by the Speaker of the 
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House of Representatives; and



(2) 4 members of the House of 
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Representatives and 4 members of the general public appointed 
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by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and be 
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    RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
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and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall 
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each designate one legislative member to serve as co-chair of 
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the Council; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Director of Healthcare and Family 
 


 






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Services, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director of 
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Public Health, and the Director of the Department of Insurance 
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shall serve as ex officio non-voting members of the Council; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Council shall serve without 
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compensation or reimbursement for expenses; the Council shall 
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meet at the call of the 2 co-chairs; the Council may conduct 
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public hearings to gather testimony from interested parties


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regarding the implementation of the Patient Protection and 
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Affordable Care Act or other healthcare reforms;



the Council 
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may advise State agencies regarding statutory or 
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administrative rule changes for the  implementation of the 
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or other healthcare 
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reforms; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Council shall report to the Speaker of 
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the House and the Minority Leader of the House annually, or as 
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it deems necessary, regarding the action and recommendations of 
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the Council; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Department of Insurance, with 
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cooperation from the Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services shall provide staff and administrative support to the 
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Council.