FEIGENHOLTZ-ERWIN-LEITCH-BEAUBIEN-BUGIELSKI AND O'BRIEN. (SEVERNS-FARLEY) New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new Creates the Illinois Patient Communication Act. Bars an entity offering a health plan from interfering with certain communications between a health care provider and a patient through contractual provisions, policies, or retaliatory actions taken against the health care provider. Provides for civil penalties and private enforcement actions. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Patient Communication Administration Fund. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. Public Health) Fiscal impact is indeterminable. Significant cost may be incur- red, an indeterminable amount of which may be offset by funds available from the Patient Communication Administration Fund. FISCAL NOTE, REVISED (Dept. of Public Health) Further staff would require $176,900, which cost may be covered by deposits into the Patient Communication Administration Fund. The Dept. would be unable to absorb the new program activities within its current staff. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) No fiscal or prison population impact. CORRECTIONAL NOTE No change from DOC fiscal note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 333 fails to create a State mandate. JUDICIAL NOTE Impact on the need to increase the number of judges in the State cannot be determined. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.449 Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1069 from Ch. 34, par. 5-1069 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2 from Ch. 24, par. 10-4-2 215 ILCS 5/356g from Ch. 73, par. 968g 215 ILCS 125/4-6.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1408.7 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that benefits under those Acts must include an annual mammogram for women age 40 and over. Effective immediately. 97-01-29 H FIRST READING 97-01-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN 97-01-29 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-05 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 97-02-13 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-02-13 H COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 97-02-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED REVISED 97-02-18 H COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 97-03-21 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 027-000-002 HCAA 97-03-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-21 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED KRAUSE 97-03-21 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED KRAUSE 97-03-21 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED KRAUSE 97-03-21 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-04-09 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 97-04-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-10 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-04-10 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-14 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED 97-04-14 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FEIGENHOLTZ 97-04-15 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-04-15 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-15 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FEIGENHOLTZ 97-04-15 H RULES REFERS TO HCAA 97-04-15 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-04-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FEIGENHOLTZ 97-04-16 H BE ADOPTED HCAA/019-000-000 97-04-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FEIGENHOLTZ 97-04-16 H ADOPTED 97-04-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LEITCH 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BEAUBIEN 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 97-04-18 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-003-001 97-04-23 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-23 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-24 97-04-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR SEVERNS 97-04-25 S FIRST READING 97-04-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-05-01 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 97-05-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FARLEY 97-05-07 S MOTION FILED JACOBS-WAIVE SIX 97-05-07 S DAY POSTING NOTICE 97-05-07 S SO BILL CAN BE 97-05-07 S HEARD IN THE SINS 97-05-07 S COMMITTEE ON 97-05-07 S MAY 08, 1997. 97-05-07 S COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 97-05-10 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary