Full Text of SJR0035 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is the largest insurer in | 3 | | the State, covering one in every four citizens; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Enrollment under the Department of Healthcare and | 5 | | Family Services' Medical Programs currently totals | 6 | | approximately 2.9 million each month; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Medicaid program in Illinois has an immense | 8 | | impact, both in terms of taxpayer dollars and in terms of the | 9 | | effect it has on citizens across the State, and thus must be | 10 | | the continued effort of reform; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly must stay engaged in public | 12 | | healthcare issues and be prepared to make legislative and | 13 | | administrative recommendations; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 16 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the General Assembly's | 17 | | Advisory Committee on Medicaid, consisting of 12 members, | 18 | | appointed as follows: 3 members of the Senate majority caucus, | 19 | | appointed by the President of the Senate; 3 members of the | 20 | | Senate minority caucus, appointed by the Senate Minority | 21 | | Leader; 3 members of the House majority caucus, appointed by |
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| 1 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 3 members of | 2 | | the House minority caucus, appointed by the House Minority | 3 | | Leader; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall designate 2 | 5 | | committee members to serve as co-chairs, one Democratic member | 6 | | and one Republican member; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall study public | 8 | | healthcare and make legislative and administrative | 9 | | recommendations with respect to the following issues: | 10 | | (1) the progress of all aspects of Public Act 96-1501, | 11 | | the Medicaid reform package, including the development and | 12 | | implementation of care coordination plans; | 13 | | (2) the development and implementation of new hospital | 14 | | rate methodology; | 15 | | (3) the development and implementation of new nursing | 16 | | home rate methodology; | 17 | | (4) the analysis of and planning for expansion of | 18 | | Medicaid for populations as may be required by the federal | 19 | | government; | 20 | | (5) the consideration of federal funding opportunities | 21 | | for demonstration projects, state plan amendments, and | 22 | | waivers under the federal Affordable Care Act; | 23 | | (6) the progress of long-term care rebalancing, | 24 | | including unified budgeting; and |
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| 1 | | (7) the progress of technology enhancements to | 2 | | implement Medicaid reform and any applicable federal | 3 | | mandates; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Advisory Committee shall | 5 | | serve without compensation and the Department of Healthcare and | 6 | | Family Services shall provide administrative and other support | 7 | | to the Advisory Committee; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee will meet at the call | 9 | | of the chair, but will meet a minimum of 4 times per year; and | 10 | | be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall share its | 12 | | legislative and administrative recommendations with the | 13 | | President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of | 14 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the | 15 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, as warranted; | 16 | | and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | 19 | | Family Services.
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