HB4195sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Miguel del Valle

Filed: 3/28/2006

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4195

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

"Section 5. The Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2205-15 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2205/2205-15 new)

Sec. 2205-15. Advisory Committee on Children's Health Insurance Programs.

(a) There is created an Advisory Committee on Children's Health Insurance Programs within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. In addition to members representing healthcare providers, advocates, consumers, and other parties with an interest in children's health insurance programs, the Director shall appoint to the Advisory Committee one member of the House of Representatives representing the majority party, one member of the House of Representative representing the minority party, one member of the Senate representing the majority party, and one member of the Senate representing the minority party.

(b) The duties of the Advisory Committee shall include the following:

(1) To gather information and make recommendations relating to access to quality, affordable health insurance for children in Illinois. The Advisory Committee shall examine the cost effectiveness of current programs and assess whether programs are meeting goals established for the programs.

(2) To conduct public hearings in locations throughout the State. Comment and testimony at public hearings is to be sought from those served by State programs providing health insurance to children, employers located in Illinois, health care finance experts, and advocates for those receiving or in need of health insurance.

(3) To serve as an official forum for discussions concerning the implementation and oversight of current health insurance programs, including discussion on administrative rules needed to administer the programs.

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

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

(B) Demographic information showing enrollment in children's health insurance programs throughout the State.

(C) A description of outreach efforts to the hardest to reach populations to ensure that all families with uninsured children are given an opportunity to enroll in the Children's Health Insurance Program or in the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program.

(D) A status update on the study required under Section 45 of the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act.

(E) Information on the total cost to the State and to families to insure newly enrolled children if the children had been insured through the private insurance market.

(F) Data on the benefits of insuring children.

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