Full Text of SB2878 100th General Assembly
SB2878 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 SB2878 Introduced 2/14/2018, by Sen. Chuck Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 20 ILCS 415/4d | from Ch. 127, par. 63b104d |
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Amends the Personnel Code to provide for partial jurisdiction B exemption for certain positions within the Department of Human Services.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 4d as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 415/4d) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b104d)
| 7 | | Sec. 4d. Partial exemptions. The following positions in | 8 | | State service are
exempt from jurisdictions A, B, and C to the | 9 | | extent stated for each, unless
those jurisdictions are extended | 10 | | as provided in this Act:
| 11 | | (1) In each department, board or commission that now | 12 | | maintains or may
hereafter maintain a major administrative | 13 | | division, service or office in
both Sangamon County and | 14 | | Cook County, 2 private secretaries for the
director or | 15 | | chairman thereof, one located in the Cook County office and | 16 | | the
other located in the Sangamon County office, shall be | 17 | | exempt from
jurisdiction B; in all other departments, | 18 | | boards and commissions one
private secretary for the | 19 | | director or chairman thereof shall be exempt from
| 20 | | jurisdiction B. In all departments, boards and commissions | 21 | | one confidential
assistant for the director or chairman | 22 | | thereof shall be exempt from
jurisdiction B. This paragraph | 23 | | is subject to such modifications or waiver
of the |
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| 1 | | exemptions as may be necessary to assure the continuity of | 2 | | federal
contributions in those agencies supported in whole | 3 | | or in part by federal
funds.
| 4 | | (2) The resident administrative head of each State | 5 | | charitable, penal and
correctional institution, the | 6 | | chaplains thereof, and all member, patient
and inmate | 7 | | employees are exempt from jurisdiction B.
| 8 | | (3) The Civil Service Commission, upon written | 9 | | recommendation of the
Director of Central Management | 10 | | Services, shall exempt
from jurisdiction B other positions
| 11 | | which, in the judgment of the Commission, involve either | 12 | | principal
administrative responsibility for the | 13 | | determination of policy or principal
administrative | 14 | | responsibility for the way in which policies are carried
| 15 | | out, except positions in agencies which receive federal | 16 | | funds if such
exemption is inconsistent with federal | 17 | | requirements, and except positions
in agencies supported | 18 | | in whole by federal funds.
| 19 | | (4) All beauticians and teachers of beauty culture and | 20 | | teachers of
barbering, and all positions heretofore paid | 21 | | under Section 1.22 of "An Act
to standardize position | 22 | | titles and salary rates", approved June 30, 1943,
as | 23 | | amended, shall be exempt from jurisdiction B.
| 24 | | (5) Licensed attorneys in positions as legal or | 25 | | technical advisors; positions in the Department of Natural | 26 | | Resources requiring incumbents
to be either a registered |
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| 1 | | professional engineer or to hold a bachelor's degree
in | 2 | | engineering from a recognized college or university;
| 3 | | licensed physicians in positions of medical administrator | 4 | | or physician or
physician specialist (including | 5 | | psychiatrists); all positions within the Department of | 6 | | Juvenile Justice requiring licensure by the State Board of | 7 | | Education under Article 21B of the School Code; from July | 8 | | 15, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 99-45) until | 9 | | August 30, 2019, all positions within the Illinois School | 10 | | for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually | 11 | | Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of | 12 | | Education under Article 21B of the School Code and all | 13 | | rehabilitation/mobility instructors and | 14 | | rehabilitation/mobility instructor trainees at the | 15 | | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired; and registered | 16 | | nurses (except
those registered nurses employed by the | 17 | | Department of Public Health); except
those in positions in | 18 | | agencies which receive federal funds if such
exemption is | 19 | | inconsistent with federal requirements and except those in
| 20 | | positions in agencies supported in whole by federal funds, | 21 | | are exempt from
jurisdiction B only to the extent that the | 22 | | requirements of Section 8b.1,
8b.3 and 8b.5 of this Code | 23 | | need not be met.
| 24 | | (5.5) The following positions within the Department of | 25 | | Human Services are exempt from jurisdiction B only to the | 26 | | extent that the requirements of Section 8b.1, 8b.3 and 8b.5 |
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| 1 | | of this Code need not be met: Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical | 2 | | Psychologist, Dentist 1, Dentist 2, Educator (Options A, B, | 3 | | C, and E), Hearing and Speech Specialist, Licensed | 4 | | Practical Nurse 1, Licensed Practical Nurse 2, | 5 | | Nutritionist, Occupational Therapist, Occupational | 6 | | Therapist Program Coordinator, Occupational Therapist | 7 | | Supervisor, Pharmacy Lead Technician, Pharmacy Manager, | 8 | | Pharmacy Technician, Physical therapist, Public Service | 9 | | Administrator (Options 8C, 8J, 8K, 8O, 8P, 8S, 8T, 8U, 8V, | 10 | | and 9A), Senior Public Service Administrator (Options 8K, | 11 | | 8O, 8P, 8S, and 8T), Social Worker 4, and Staff Pharmacist. | 12 | | (6) All positions established outside the geographical | 13 | | limits of the
State of Illinois to which appointments of | 14 | | other than Illinois citizens may
be made are exempt from | 15 | | jurisdiction B.
| 16 | | (7) Staff attorneys reporting directly to individual | 17 | | Commissioners of
the Illinois Workers' Compensation
| 18 | | Commission are exempt from jurisdiction B.
| 19 | | (8) Twenty-one senior public service administrator | 20 | | positions within the Department of Healthcare and Family | 21 | | Services, as set forth in this paragraph (8), requiring the | 22 | | specific knowledge of healthcare administration, | 23 | | healthcare finance, healthcare data analytics, or | 24 | | information technology described are exempt from | 25 | | jurisdiction B only to the extent that the requirements of | 26 | | Sections 8b.1, 8b.3, and 8b.5 of this Code need not be met. |
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| 1 | | The General Assembly finds that these positions are all | 2 | | senior policy makers and have spokesperson authority for | 3 | | the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family | 4 | | Services. When filling positions so designated, the | 5 | | Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall cause a | 6 | | position description to be published which allots points to | 7 | | various qualifications desired. After scoring qualified | 8 | | applications, the Director shall add Veteran's Preference | 9 | | points as enumerated in Section 8b.7 of this Code. The | 10 | | following are the minimum qualifications for the senior | 11 | | public service administrator positions provided for in | 12 | | this paragraph (8): | 13 | | (A) HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION. | 14 | | Medical Director: Licensed Medical Doctor in | 15 | | good standing; experience in healthcare payment | 16 | | systems, pay for performance initiatives, medical | 17 | | necessity criteria or federal or State quality | 18 | | improvement programs; preferred experience serving | 19 | | Medicaid patients or experience in population | 20 | | health programs with a large provider, health | 21 | | insurer, government agency, or research | 22 | | institution. | 23 | | Chief, Bureau of Quality Management: Advanced | 24 | | degree in health policy or health professional | 25 | | field preferred; at least 3 years experience in | 26 | | implementing or managing healthcare quality |
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| 1 | | improvement initiatives in a clinical setting. | 2 | | Quality Management Bureau: Manager, Care | 3 | | Coordination/Managed Care Quality: Clinical degree | 4 | | or advanced degree in relevant field required; | 5 | | experience in the field of managed care quality | 6 | | improvement, with knowledge of HEDIS measurements, | 7 | | coding, and related data definitions. | 8 | | Quality Management Bureau: Manager, Primary | 9 | | Care Provider Quality and Practice Development: | 10 | | Clinical degree or advanced degree in relevant | 11 | | field required; experience in practice | 12 | | administration in the primary care setting with a | 13 | | provider or a provider association or an | 14 | | accrediting body; knowledge of practice standards | 15 | | for medical homes and best evidence based | 16 | | standards of care for primary care. | 17 | | Director of Care Coordination Contracts and | 18 | | Compliance: Bachelor's degree required; multi-year | 19 | | experience in negotiating managed care contracts, | 20 | | preferably on behalf of a payer; experience with | 21 | | health care contract compliance. | 22 | | Manager, Long Term Care Policy: Bachelor's | 23 | | degree required; social work, gerontology, or | 24 | | social service degree preferred; knowledge of | 25 | | Olmstead and other relevant court decisions | 26 | | required; experience working with diverse long |
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| 1 | | term care populations and service systems, federal | 2 | | initiatives to create long term care community | 3 | | options, and home and community-based waiver | 4 | | services required. The General Assembly finds that | 5 | | this position is necessary for the timely and | 6 | | effective implementation of this amendatory Act of | 7 | | the 97th General Assembly. | 8 | | Manager, Behavioral Health Programs: Clinical | 9 | | license or Advanced degree required, preferably in | 10 | | psychology, social work, or relevant field; | 11 | | knowledge of medical necessity criteria and | 12 | | governmental policies and regulations governing | 13 | | the provision of mental health services to | 14 | | Medicaid populations, including children and | 15 | | adults, in community and institutional settings of | 16 | | care. The General Assembly finds that this | 17 | | position is necessary for the timely and effective | 18 | | implementation of this amendatory Act of the 97th | 19 | | General Assembly. | 20 | | Manager, Office of Accountable Care Entity | 21 | | Development: Bachelor's degree required, clinical | 22 | | degree or advanced degree in relevant field | 23 | | preferred; experience in developing integrated | 24 | | delivery systems, including knowledge of health | 25 | | homes and evidence-based standards of care | 26 | | delivery; multi-year experience in health care or |
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| 1 | | public health management; knowledge of federal ACO | 2 | | or other similar delivery system requirements and | 3 | | strategies for improving health care delivery. | 4 | | Manager of Federal Regulatory Compliance: | 5 | | Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree | 6 | | preferred, in healthcare management or relevant | 7 | | field; experience in healthcare administration or | 8 | | Medicaid State Plan amendments preferred; | 9 | | experience interpreting federal rules; experience | 10 | | with either federal health care agency or with a | 11 | | State agency in working with federal regulations. | 12 | | Manager, Office of Medical Project Management: | 13 | | Bachelor's degree required, project management | 14 | | certification preferred; multi-year experience in | 15 | | project management and developing business analyst | 16 | | skills; leadership skills to manage multiple and | 17 | | complex projects. | 18 | | Manager of Medicare/Medicaid Coordination: | 19 | | Bachelor's degree required, knowledge and | 20 | | experience with Medicare Advantage rules and | 21 | | regulations, knowledge of Medicaid laws and | 22 | | policies; experience with contract drafting | 23 | | preferred. | 24 | | Chief, Bureau of Eligibility Integrity: | 25 | | Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in | 26 | | public administration or business administration |
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| 1 | | preferred; experience equivalent to 4 years of | 2 | | administration in a public or business | 3 | | organization required; experience with managing | 4 | | contract compliance required; knowledge of | 5 | | Medicaid eligibility laws and policy preferred; | 6 | | supervisory experience preferred. The General | 7 | | Assembly finds that this position is necessary for | 8 | | the timely and effective implementation of this | 9 | | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | 10 | | (B) HEALTHCARE FINANCE. | 11 | | Director of Care Coordination Rate and | 12 | | Finance: MBA, CPA, or Actuarial degree required; | 13 | | experience in managed care rate setting, | 14 | | including, but not limited to, baseline costs and | 15 | | growth trends; knowledge and experience with | 16 | | Medical Loss Ratio standards and measurements. | 17 | | Director of Encounter Data Program: Bachelor's | 18 | | degree required, advanced degree preferred, | 19 | | preferably in health care, business, or | 20 | | information systems; at least 2 years healthcare | 21 | | or other similar data reporting experience, | 22 | | including, but not limited to, data definitions, | 23 | | submission, and editing; background in HIPAA | 24 | | transactions relevant to encounter data | 25 | | submission; experience with large provider, health | 26 | | insurer, government agency, or research |
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| 1 | | institution or other knowledge of healthcare | 2 | | claims systems. | 3 | | Manager of Medical Finance, Division of | 4 | | Finance: Requires relevant advanced degree or | 5 | | certification in relevant field, such as Certified | 6 | | Public Accountant; coursework in business or | 7 | | public administration, accounting, finance, data | 8 | | analysis, or statistics preferred; experience in | 9 | | control systems and GAAP; financial management | 10 | | experience in a healthcare or government entity | 11 | | utilizing Medicaid funding. | 12 | | (C) HEALTHCARE DATA ANALYTICS. | 13 | | Data Quality Assurance Manager: Bachelor's | 14 | | degree required, advanced degree preferred, | 15 | | preferably in business, information systems, or | 16 | | epidemiology; at least 3 years of extensive | 17 | | healthcare data reporting experience with a large | 18 | | provider, health insurer, government agency, or | 19 | | research institution; previous data quality | 20 | | assurance role or formal data quality assurance | 21 | | training. | 22 | | Data Analytics Unit Manager: Bachelor's degree | 23 | | required, advanced degree preferred, in | 24 | | information systems, applied mathematics, or | 25 | | another field with a strong analytics component; | 26 | | extensive healthcare data reporting experience |
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| 1 | | with a large provider, health insurer, government | 2 | | agency, or research institution; experience as a | 3 | | business analyst interfacing between business and | 4 | | information technology departments; in-depth | 5 | | knowledge of health insurance coding and evolving | 6 | | healthcare quality metrics; working knowledge of | 7 | | SQL and/or SAS. | 8 | | Data Analytics Platform Manager: Bachelor's | 9 | | degree required, advanced degree preferred, | 10 | | preferably in business or information systems; | 11 | | extensive healthcare data reporting experience | 12 | | with a large provider, health insurer, government | 13 | | agency, or research institution; previous | 14 | | experience working on a health insurance data | 15 | | analytics platform; experience managing contracts | 16 | | and vendors preferred. | 17 | | (D) HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. | 18 | | Manager of MMIS Claims Unit: Bachelor's degree | 19 | | required, with preferred coursework in business, | 20 | | public administration, information systems; | 21 | | experience equivalent to 4 years of administration | 22 | | in a public or business organization; working | 23 | | knowledge with design and implementation of | 24 | | technical solutions to medical claims payment | 25 | | systems; extensive technical writing experience, | 26 | | including, but not limited to, the development of |
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| 1 | | RFPs, APDs, feasibility studies, and related | 2 | | documents; thorough knowledge of IT system design, | 3 | | commercial off the shelf software packages and | 4 | | hardware components. | 5 | | Assistant Bureau Chief, Office of Information | 6 | | Systems: Bachelor's degree required, with | 7 | | preferred coursework in business, public | 8 | | administration, information systems; experience | 9 | | equivalent to 5 years of administration in a public | 10 | | or private business organization; extensive | 11 | | technical writing experience, including, but not | 12 | | limited to, the development of RFPs, APDs, | 13 | | feasibility studies and related documents; | 14 | | extensive healthcare technology experience with a | 15 | | large provider, health insurer, government agency, | 16 | | or research institution; experience as a business | 17 | | analyst interfacing between business and | 18 | | information technology departments; thorough | 19 | | knowledge of IT system design, commercial off the | 20 | | shelf software packages and hardware components. | 21 | | Technical System Architect: Bachelor's degree | 22 | | required, with preferred coursework in computer | 23 | | science or information technology; prior | 24 | | experience equivalent to 5 years of computer | 25 | | science or IT administration in a public or | 26 | | business organization; extensive healthcare |
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| 1 | | technology experience with a large provider, | 2 | | health insurer, government agency, or research | 3 | | institution; experience as a business analyst | 4 | | interfacing between business and information | 5 | | technology departments. | 6 | | The provisions of this paragraph (8), other than this | 7 | | sentence, are inoperative after January 1, 2014. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 99-45, eff. 7-15-15; 100-258, eff. 8-22-17.)
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