Full Text of HR1244 096th General Assembly
HR1244 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was | 3 |
| signed into law on March 23, 2010 to provide for federal reform | 4 |
| of health care, including the expansion of eligibility under | 5 |
| the Medicaid program and additional regulation of the private | 6 |
| insurance industry; and
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| WHEREAS, Although the provisions of the Patient Protection | 8 |
| and Affordable Care Act include over 2,000 pages of amendatory | 9 |
| language, many provisions require the implementation of | 10 |
| federal administrative rules to provide addition direction to | 11 |
| states to implement the provisions; and
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| WHEREAS, States across the nation are taking different | 13 |
| approaches to implement the federal provisions, with some | 14 |
| states deferring action until the implementation of federal | 15 |
| rules and some states taking a more proactive role in changing | 16 |
| state laws and administrative rules; and
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| WHEREAS, Provisions have already been drafted in Illinois | 18 |
| to implement state level changes in regard to regulation of the | 19 |
| insurance industry, including provisions related to insurance | 20 |
| rescissions, oversight of proposed rate changes, and expansion | 21 |
| of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan to cover additional | 22 |
| uninsured individuals; and
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| WHEREAS, Changes to State law and rules should result from | 2 |
| full discussion among all interested stakeholders; therefore, | 3 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| the House Healthcare Reform Implementation Council is | 7 |
| established for the purpose of examining and developing | 8 |
| implementation guidelines for the provisions of the Patient | 9 |
| Protection and Affordable Care Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Council shall be comprised of members as | 11 |
| follows:
(1) 4 members of the House of Representatives and 4 | 12 |
| members of the general public appointed by the Speaker of the | 13 |
| House of Representatives; and
(2) 4 members of the House of | 14 |
| Representatives and 4 members of the general public appointed | 15 |
| by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and be | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives | 18 |
| and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall | 19 |
| each designate one legislative member to serve as co-chair of | 20 |
| the Council; and be it further | 21 |
| RESOLVED, That the Director of Healthcare and Family |
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| Services, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director of | 2 |
| Public Health, and the Director of the Department of Insurance | 3 |
| shall serve as ex officio non-voting members of the Council; | 4 |
| and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That the Council shall serve without | 6 |
| compensation or reimbursement for expenses; the Council shall | 7 |
| meet at the call of the 2 co-chairs; the Council may conduct | 8 |
| public hearings to gather testimony from interested parties
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| regarding the implementation of the Patient Protection and | 10 |
| Affordable Care Act or other healthcare reforms;
the Council | 11 |
| may advise State agencies regarding statutory or | 12 |
| administrative rule changes for the implementation of the | 13 |
| Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or other healthcare | 14 |
| reforms; and be it further | 15 |
| RESOLVED, That the Council shall report to the Speaker of | 16 |
| the House and the Minority Leader of the House annually, or as | 17 |
| it deems necessary, regarding the action and recommendations of | 18 |
| the Council; and be it further | 19 |
| RESOLVED, That the Department of Insurance, with | 20 |
| cooperation from the Department of Healthcare and Family | 21 |
| Services shall provide staff and administrative support to the | 22 |
| Council.
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