Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3316 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3316 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends various Acts concerning children's mental health. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to implement universal mental health screening of students. Provides that the State Board of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for phased approach to universal mental health screening of students on or before April 1, 2025. Repeals the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement guidance to managed care organizations and similar care coordination entities contracted with the Department, so that the managed care organizations and care coordination entities respond to lead indicators with services and interventions that are designed to help stabilize the child. Amends the Children's Mental Health Act. Provides that the Children's Mental Health Partnership shall advise the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and their families with the goal of addressing children's mental health needs across a full continuum of care, including social determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and treatment. Provides that the Department of Public health (rather than the Department of Healthcare and Family Services) shall provide technical and administrative support for the Partnership. Deletes provision that the Partnership shall employ an Executive Director and set the compensation of the Executive Director and other such employees and technical assistance as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Provides that the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervision due to behavioral health needs. Effective immediately. LRB103 37223 RLC 69486 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3316 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends various Acts concerning children's mental health. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to implement universal mental health screening of students. Provides that the State Board of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for phased approach to universal mental health screening of students on or before April 1, 2025. Repeals the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement guidance to managed care organizations and similar care coordination entities contracted with the Department, so that the managed care organizations and care coordination entities respond to lead indicators with services and interventions that are designed to help stabilize the child. Amends the Children's Mental Health Act. Provides that the Children's Mental Health Partnership shall advise the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and their families with the goal of addressing children's mental health needs across a full continuum of care, including social determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and treatment. Provides that the Department of Public health (rather than the Department of Healthcare and Family Services) shall provide technical and administrative support for the Partnership. Deletes provision that the Partnership shall employ an Executive Director and set the compensation of the Executive Director and other such employees and technical assistance as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Provides that the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervision due to behavioral health needs. Effective immediately. LRB103 37223 RLC 69486 b LRB103 37223 RLC 69486 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends various Acts concerning children's mental health. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to implement universal mental health screening of students. Provides that the State Board of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for phased approach to universal mental health screening of students on or before April 1, 2025. Repeals the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement guidance to managed care organizations and similar care coordination entities contracted with the Department, so that the managed care organizations and care coordination entities respond to lead indicators with services and interventions that are designed to help stabilize the child. Amends the Children's Mental Health Act. Provides that the Children's Mental Health Partnership shall advise the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and their families with the goal of addressing children's mental health needs across a full continuum of care, including social determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and treatment. Provides that the Department of Public health (rather than the Department of Healthcare and Family Services) shall provide technical and administrative support for the Partnership. Deletes provision that the Partnership shall employ an Executive Director and set the compensation of the Executive Director and other such employees and technical assistance as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Provides that the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervision due to behavioral health needs. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning health.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing and
15	15	5 renumbering Section 2-3.196, as added by Public Act 103-546,
16	16	6 as follows:
17	17	7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.203)
18	18	8 Sec. 2-3.203 2-3.196. Mental health screenings.
19	19	9 (a) On or before December 15, 2023, the State Board of
20	20	10 Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
21	21	11 Health Transformation Officer, Children's Behavioral Health
22	22	12 Transformation Team, and the Office of the Governor, shall
23	23	13 file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly that
24	24	14 includes recommendations for implementation of mental health
25	25	15 screenings in schools for students enrolled in kindergarten
26	26	16 through grade 12. This report must include a landscape scan of
27	27	17 current district-wide screenings, recommendations for
28	28	18 screening tools, training for staff, and linkage and referral
29	29	19 for identified students.
30	30	20 (b) On or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of
31	31	21 Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
32	32	22 Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and
33	33	23 relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that
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40	40	Amends various Acts concerning children's mental health. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to implement universal mental health screening of students. Provides that the State Board of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for phased approach to universal mental health screening of students on or before April 1, 2025. Repeals the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement guidance to managed care organizations and similar care coordination entities contracted with the Department, so that the managed care organizations and care coordination entities respond to lead indicators with services and interventions that are designed to help stabilize the child. Amends the Children's Mental Health Act. Provides that the Children's Mental Health Partnership shall advise the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and their families with the goal of addressing children's mental health needs across a full continuum of care, including social determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and treatment. Provides that the Department of Public health (rather than the Department of Healthcare and Family Services) shall provide technical and administrative support for the Partnership. Deletes provision that the Partnership shall employ an Executive Director and set the compensation of the Executive Director and other such employees and technical assistance as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Provides that the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervision due to behavioral health needs. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to
69	69	2 implement universal mental health screening of students. The
70	70	3 strategy shall build upon existing efforts to understand
71	71	4 district needs for resources, technology, training, and
72	72	5 infrastructure supports. The strategy shall include a
73	73	6 framework for supporting districts in a phased approach to
74	74	7 implement universal mental health screenings. The State Board
75	75	8 of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the
76	76	9 General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for
77	77	10 phased approach to universal mental health screening of
78	78	11 students on or before April 1, 2025.
79	79	12 (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; revised 9-25-23.)
80	80	13 (105 ILCS 155/Act rep.)
81	81	14 Section 10. The Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act is
82	82	15 repealed.
83	83	16 Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
84	84	17 changing Section 5-30.1 as follows:
85	85	18 (305 ILCS 5/5-30.1)
86	86	19 Sec. 5-30.1. Managed care protections.
87	87	20 (a) As used in this Section:
88	88	21 "Managed care organization" or "MCO" means any entity
89	89	22 which contracts with the Department to provide services where
90	90	23 payment for medical services is made on a capitated basis.
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101	101	1 "Emergency services" include:
102	102	2 (1) emergency services, as defined by Section 10 of
103	103	3 the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act;
104	104	4 (2) emergency medical screening examinations, as
105	105	5 defined by Section 10 of the Managed Care Reform and
106	106	6 Patient Rights Act;
107	107	7 (3) post-stabilization medical services, as defined by
108	108	8 Section 10 of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights
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110	110	10 (4) emergency medical conditions, as defined by
111	111	11 Section 10 of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights
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113	113	13 (b) As provided by Section 5-16.12, managed care
114	114	14 organizations are subject to the provisions of the Managed
115	115	15 Care Reform and Patient Rights Act.
116	116	16 (c) An MCO shall pay any provider of emergency services
117	117	17 that does not have in effect a contract with the contracted
118	118	18 Medicaid MCO. The default rate of reimbursement shall be the
119	119	19 rate paid under Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program
120	120	20 methodology, including all policy adjusters, including but not
121	121	21 limited to Medicaid High Volume Adjustments, Medicaid
122	122	22 Percentage Adjustments, Outpatient High Volume Adjustments,
123	123	23 and all outlier add-on adjustments to the extent such
124	124	24 adjustments are incorporated in the development of the
125	125	25 applicable MCO capitated rates.
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137	137	1 as a covered service in any of the following situations:
138	138	2 (1) the MCO authorized such services;
139	139	3 (2) such services were administered to maintain the
140	140	4 enrollee's stabilized condition within one hour after a
141	141	5 request to the MCO for authorization of further
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143	143	7 (3) the MCO did not respond to a request to authorize
144	144	8 such services within one hour;
145	145	9 (4) the MCO could not be contacted; or
146	146	10 (5) the MCO and the treating provider, if the treating
147	147	11 provider is a non-affiliated provider, could not reach an
148	148	12 agreement concerning the enrollee's care and an affiliated
149	149	13 provider was unavailable for a consultation, in which case
150	150	14 the MCO must pay for such services rendered by the
151	151	15 treating non-affiliated provider until an affiliated
152	152	16 provider was reached and either concurred with the
153	153	17 treating non-affiliated provider's plan of care or assumed
154	154	18 responsibility for the enrollee's care. Such payment shall
155	155	19 be made at the default rate of reimbursement paid under
156	156	20 Illinois Medicaid fee-for-service program methodology,
157	157	21 including all policy adjusters, including but not limited
158	158	22 to Medicaid High Volume Adjustments, Medicaid Percentage
159	159	23 Adjustments, Outpatient High Volume Adjustments and all
160	160	24 outlier add-on adjustments to the extent that such
161	161	25 adjustments are incorporated in the development of the
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173	173	1 (e) The following requirements apply to MCOs in
174	174	2 determining payment for all emergency services:
175	175	3 (1) MCOs shall not impose any requirements for prior
176	176	4 approval of emergency services.
177	177	5 (2) The MCO shall cover emergency services provided to
178	178	6 enrollees who are temporarily away from their residence
179	179	7 and outside the contracting area to the extent that the
180	180	8 enrollees would be entitled to the emergency services if
181	181	9 they still were within the contracting area.
182	182	10 (3) The MCO shall have no obligation to cover medical
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184	184	12 covered services under the contract.
185	185	13 (4) The MCO shall not condition coverage for emergency
186	186	14 services on the treating provider notifying the MCO of the
187	187	15 enrollee's screening and treatment within 10 days after
188	188	16 presentation for emergency services.
189	189	17 (5) The determination of the attending emergency
190	190	18 physician, or the provider actually treating the enrollee,
191	191	19 of whether an enrollee is sufficiently stabilized for
192	192	20 discharge or transfer to another facility, shall be
193	193	21 binding on the MCO. The MCO shall cover emergency services
194	194	22 for all enrollees whether the emergency services are
195	195	23 provided by an affiliated or non-affiliated provider.
196	196	24 (6) The MCO's financial responsibility for
197	197	25 post-stabilization care services it has not pre-approved
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209	209	1 (A) a plan physician with privileges at the
210	210	2 treating hospital assumes responsibility for the
211	211	3 enrollee's care;
212	212	4 (B) a plan physician assumes responsibility for
213	213	5 the enrollee's care through transfer;
214	214	6 (C) a contracting entity representative and the
215	215	7 treating physician reach an agreement concerning the
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217	217	9 (D) the enrollee is discharged.
218	218	10 (f) Network adequacy and transparency.
219	219	11 (1) The Department shall:
220	220	12 (A) ensure that an adequate provider network is in
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222	222	14 shortage areas and medically underserved areas;
223	223	15 (B) publicly release an explanation of its process
224	224	16 for analyzing network adequacy;
225	225	17 (C) periodically ensure that an MCO continues to
226	226	18 have an adequate network in place;
227	227	19 (D) require MCOs, including Medicaid Managed Care
228	228	20 Entities as defined in Section 5-30.2, to meet
229	229	21 provider directory requirements under Section 5-30.3;
230	230	22 (E) require MCOs to ensure that any
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232	232	24 and previously submitted on a roster on the date of
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245	245	1 any of the MCO's enrollees, regardless of inclusion on
246	246	2 the MCO's published and publicly available directory
247	247	3 of available providers; and
248	248	4 (F) require MCOs, including Medicaid Managed Care
249	249	5 Entities as defined in Section 5-30.2, to meet each of
250	250	6 the requirements under subsection (d-5) of Section 10
251	251	7 of the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act; with
252	252	8 necessary exceptions to the MCO's network to ensure
253	253	9 that admission and treatment with a provider or at a
254	254	10 treatment facility in accordance with the network
255	255	11 adequacy standards in paragraph (3) of subsection
256	256	12 (d-5) of Section 10 of the Network Adequacy and
257	257	13 Transparency Act is limited to providers or facilities
258	258	14 that are Medicaid certified.
259	259	15 (2) Each MCO shall confirm its receipt of information
260	260	16 submitted specific to physician or dentist additions or
261	261	17 physician or dentist deletions from the MCO's provider
262	262	18 network within 3 days after receiving all required
263	263	19 information from contracted physicians or dentists, and
264	264	20 electronic physician and dental directories must be
265	265	21 updated consistent with current rules as published by the
266	266	22 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its
267	267	23 successor agency.
268	268	24 (g) Timely payment of claims.
269	269	25 (1) The MCO shall pay a claim within 30 days of
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282	282	2 (2) The MCO shall notify the billing party of its
283	283	3 inability to adjudicate a claim within 30 days of
284	284	4 receiving that claim.
285	285	5 (3) The MCO shall pay a penalty that is at least equal
286	286	6 to the timely payment interest penalty imposed under
287	287	7 Section 368a of the Illinois Insurance Code for any claims
288	288	8 not timely paid.
289	289	9 (A) When an MCO is required to pay a timely payment
290	290	10 interest penalty to a provider, the MCO must calculate
291	291	11 and pay the timely payment interest penalty that is
292	292	12 due to the provider within 30 days after the payment of
293	293	13 the claim. In no event shall a provider be required to
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295	295	15 payment interest penalties.
296	296	16 (B) Such payments shall be reported separately
297	297	17 from the claim payment for services rendered to the
298	298	18 MCO's enrollee and clearly identified as interest
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300	300	20 (4)(A) The Department shall require MCOs to expedite
301	301	21 payments to providers identified on the Department's
302	302	22 expedited provider list, determined in accordance with 89
303	303	23 Ill. Adm. Code 140.71(b), on a schedule at least as
304	304	24 frequently as the providers are paid under the
305	305	25 Department's fee-for-service expedited provider schedule.
306	306	26 (B) Compliance with the expedited provider requirement
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317	317	1 may be satisfied by an MCO through the use of a Periodic
318	318	2 Interim Payment (PIP) program that has been mutually
319	319	3 agreed to and documented between the MCO and the provider,
320	320	4 if the PIP program ensures that any expedited provider
321	321	5 receives regular and periodic payments based on prior
322	322	6 period payment experience from that MCO. Total payments
323	323	7 under the PIP program may be reconciled against future PIP
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326	326	10 (C) The Department shall share at least monthly its
327	327	11 expedited provider list and the frequency with which it
328	328	12 pays providers on the expedited list.
329	329	13 (g-5) Recognizing that the rapid transformation of the
330	330	14 Illinois Medicaid program may have unintended operational
331	331	15 challenges for both payers and providers:
332	332	16 (1) in no instance shall a medically necessary covered
333	333	17 service rendered in good faith, based upon eligibility
334	334	18 information documented by the provider, be denied coverage
335	335	19 or diminished in payment amount if the eligibility or
336	336	20 coverage information available at the time the service was
337	337	21 rendered is later found to be inaccurate in the assignment
338	338	22 of coverage responsibility between MCOs or the
339	339	23 fee-for-service system, except for instances when an
340	340	24 individual is deemed to have not been eligible for
341	341	25 coverage under the Illinois Medicaid program; and
342	342	26 (2) the Department shall, by December 31, 2016, adopt
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353	353	1 rules establishing policies that shall be included in the
354	354	2 Medicaid managed care policy and procedures manual
355	355	3 addressing payment resolutions in situations in which a
356	356	4 provider renders services based upon information obtained
357	357	5 after verifying a patient's eligibility and coverage plan
358	358	6 through either the Department's current enrollment system
359	359	7 or a system operated by the coverage plan identified by
360	360	8 the patient presenting for services:
361	361	9 (A) such medically necessary covered services
362	362	10 shall be considered rendered in good faith;
363	363	11 (B) such policies and procedures shall be
364	364	12 developed in consultation with industry
365	365	13 representatives of the Medicaid managed care health
366	366	14 plans and representatives of provider associations
367	367	15 representing the majority of providers within the
368	368	16 identified provider industry; and
369	369	17 (C) such rules shall be published for a review and
370	370	18 comment period of no less than 30 days on the
371	371	19 Department's website with final rules remaining
372	372	20 available on the Department's website.
373	373	21 The rules on payment resolutions shall include, but
374	374	22 not be limited to:
375	375	23 (A) the extension of the timely filing period;
376	376	24 (B) retroactive prior authorizations; and
377	377	25 (C) guaranteed minimum payment rate of no less
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389	389	1 fee-for-service rate, plus all applicable add-ons,
390	390	2 when the resulting service relationship is out of
391	391	3 network.
392	392	4 The rules shall be applicable for both MCO coverage
393	393	5 and fee-for-service coverage.
394	394	6 If the fee-for-service system is ultimately determined to
395	395	7 have been responsible for coverage on the date of service, the
396	396	8 Department shall provide for an extended period for claims
397	397	9 submission outside the standard timely filing requirements.
398	398	10 (g-6) MCO Performance Metrics Report.
399	399	11 (1) The Department shall publish, on at least a
400	400	12 quarterly basis, each MCO's operational performance,
401	401	13 including, but not limited to, the following categories of
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403	403	15 (A) claims payment, including timeliness and
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406	406	18 (C) grievance and appeals;
407	407	19 (D) utilization statistics;
408	408	20 (E) provider disputes;
409	409	21 (F) provider credentialing; and
410	410	22 (G) member and provider customer service.
411	411	23 (2) The Department shall ensure that the metrics
412	412	24 report is accessible to providers online by January 1,
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414	414	26 (3) The metrics shall be developed in consultation
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425	425	1 with industry representatives of the Medicaid managed care
426	426	2 health plans and representatives of associations
427	427	3 representing the majority of providers within the
428	428	4 identified industry.
429	429	5 (4) Metrics shall be defined and incorporated into the
430	430	6 applicable Managed Care Policy Manual issued by the
431	431	7 Department.
432	432	8 (g-7) MCO claims processing and performance analysis. In
433	433	9 order to monitor MCO payments to hospital providers, pursuant
434	434	10 to Public Act 100-580, the Department shall post an analysis
435	435	11 of MCO claims processing and payment performance on its
436	436	12 website every 6 months. Such analysis shall include a review
437	437	13 and evaluation of a representative sample of hospital claims
438	438	14 that are rejected and denied for clean and unclean claims and
439	439	15 the top 5 reasons for such actions and timeliness of claims
440	440	16 adjudication, which identifies the percentage of claims
441	441	17 adjudicated within 30, 60, 90, and over 90 days, and the dollar
442	442	18 amounts associated with those claims.
443	443	19 (g-8) Dispute resolution process. The Department shall
444	444	20 maintain a provider complaint portal through which a provider
445	445	21 can submit to the Department unresolved disputes with an MCO.
446	446	22 An unresolved dispute means an MCO's decision that denies in
447	447	23 whole or in part a claim for reimbursement to a provider for
448	448	24 health care services rendered by the provider to an enrollee
449	449	25 of the MCO with which the provider disagrees. Disputes shall
450	450	26 not be submitted to the portal until the provider has availed
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461	461	1 itself of the MCO's internal dispute resolution process.
462	462	2 Disputes that are submitted to the MCO internal dispute
463	463	3 resolution process may be submitted to the Department of
464	464	4 Healthcare and Family Services' complaint portal no sooner
465	465	5 than 30 days after submitting to the MCO's internal process
466	466	6 and not later than 30 days after the unsatisfactory resolution
467	467	7 of the internal MCO process or 60 days after submitting the
468	468	8 dispute to the MCO internal process. Multiple claim disputes
469	469	9 involving the same MCO may be submitted in one complaint,
470	470	10 regardless of whether the claims are for different enrollees,
471	471	11 when the specific reason for non-payment of the claims
472	472	12 involves a common question of fact or policy. Within 10
473	473	13 business days of receipt of a complaint, the Department shall
474	474	14 present such disputes to the appropriate MCO, which shall then
475	475	15 have 30 days to issue its written proposal to resolve the
476	476	16 dispute. The Department may grant one 30-day extension of this
477	477	17 time frame to one of the parties to resolve the dispute. If the
478	478	18 dispute remains unresolved at the end of this time frame or the
479	479	19 provider is not satisfied with the MCO's written proposal to
480	480	20 resolve the dispute, the provider may, within 30 days, request
481	481	21 the Department to review the dispute and make a final
482	482	22 determination. Within 30 days of the request for Department
483	483	23 review of the dispute, both the provider and the MCO shall
484	484	24 present all relevant information to the Department for
485	485	25 resolution and make individuals with knowledge of the issues
486	486	26 available to the Department for further inquiry if needed.
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497	497	1 Within 30 days of receiving the relevant information on the
498	498	2 dispute, or the lapse of the period for submitting such
499	499	3 information, the Department shall issue a written decision on
500	500	4 the dispute based on contractual terms between the provider
501	501	5 and the MCO, contractual terms between the MCO and the
502	502	6 Department of Healthcare and Family Services and applicable
503	503	7 Medicaid policy. The decision of the Department shall be
504	504	8 final. By January 1, 2020, the Department shall establish by
505	505	9 rule further details of this dispute resolution process.
506	506	10 Disputes between MCOs and providers presented to the
507	507	11 Department for resolution are not contested cases, as defined
508	508	12 in Section 1-30 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
509	509	13 conferring any right to an administrative hearing.
510	510	14 (g-9)(1) The Department shall publish annually on its
511	511	15 website a report on the calculation of each managed care
512	512	16 organization's medical loss ratio showing the following:
513	513	17 (A) Premium revenue, with appropriate adjustments.
514	514	18 (B) Benefit expense, setting forth the aggregate
515	515	19 amount spent for the following:
516	516	20 (i) Direct paid claims.
517	517	21 (ii) Subcapitation payments.
518	518	22 (iii) Other claim payments.
519	519	23 (iv) Direct reserves.
520	520	24 (v) Gross recoveries.
521	521	25 (vi) Expenses for activities that improve health
522	522	26 care quality as allowed by the Department.
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533	533	1 (2) The medical loss ratio shall be calculated consistent
534	534	2 with federal law and regulation following a claims runout
535	535	3 period determined by the Department.
536	536	4 (g-10)(1) "Liability effective date" means the date on
537	537	5 which an MCO becomes responsible for payment for medically
538	538	6 necessary and covered services rendered by a provider to one
539	539	7 of its enrollees in accordance with the contract terms between
540	540	8 the MCO and the provider. The liability effective date shall
541	541	9 be the later of:
542	542	10 (A) The execution date of a network participation
543	543	11 contract agreement.
544	544	12 (B) The date the provider or its representative
545	545	13 submits to the MCO the complete and accurate standardized
546	546	14 roster form for the provider in the format approved by the
547	547	15 Department.
548	548	16 (C) The provider effective date contained within the
549	549	17 Department's provider enrollment subsystem within the
550	550	18 Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology
551	551	19 (IMPACT) System.
552	552	20 (2) The standardized roster form may be submitted to the
553	553	21 MCO at the same time that the provider submits an enrollment
554	554	22 application to the Department through IMPACT.
555	555	23 (3) By October 1, 2019, the Department shall require all
556	556	24 MCOs to update their provider directory with information for
557	557	25 new practitioners of existing contracted providers within 30
558	558	26 days of receipt of a complete and accurate standardized roster
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569	569	1 template in the format approved by the Department provided
570	570	2 that the provider is effective in the Department's provider
571	571	3 enrollment subsystem within the IMPACT system. Such provider
572	572	4 directory shall be readily accessible for purposes of
573	573	5 selecting an approved health care provider and comply with all
574	574	6 other federal and State requirements.
575	575	7 (g-11) The Department shall work with relevant
576	576	8 stakeholders on the development of operational guidelines to
577	577	9 enhance and improve operational performance of Illinois'
578	578	10 Medicaid managed care program, including, but not limited to,
579	579	11 improving provider billing practices, reducing claim
580	580	12 rejections and inappropriate payment denials, and
581	581	13 standardizing processes, procedures, definitions, and response
582	582	14 timelines, with the goal of reducing provider and MCO
583	583	15 administrative burdens and conflict. The Department shall
584	584	16 include a report on the progress of these program improvements
585	585	17 and other topics in its Fiscal Year 2020 annual report to the
586	586	18 General Assembly.
587	587	19 (g-12) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
588	588	20 Department or an MCO requires submission of a claim for
589	589	21 payment in a non-electronic format, a provider shall always be
590	590	22 afforded a period of no less than 90 business days, as a
591	591	23 correction period, following any notification of rejection by
592	592	24 either the Department or the MCO to correct errors or
593	593	25 omissions in the original submission.
594	594	26 Under no circumstances, either by an MCO or under the
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605	605	1 State's fee-for-service system, shall a provider be denied
606	606	2 payment for failure to comply with any timely submission
607	607	3 requirements under this Code or under any existing contract,
608	608	4 unless the non-electronic format claim submission occurs after
609	609	5 the initial 180 days following the latest date of service on
610	610	6 the claim, or after the 90 business days correction period
611	611	7 following notification to the provider of rejection or denial
612	612	8 of payment.
613	613	9 (h) The Department shall not expand mandatory MCO
614	614	10 enrollment into new counties beyond those counties already
615	615	11 designated by the Department as of June 1, 2014 for the
616	616	12 individuals whose eligibility for medical assistance is not
617	617	13 the seniors or people with disabilities population until the
618	618	14 Department provides an opportunity for accountable care
619	619	15 entities and MCOs to participate in such newly designated
620	620	16 counties.
621	621	17 (h-5) Leading indicator data sharing. By January 1, 2024,
622	622	18 the Department shall obtain input from the Department of Human
623	623	19 Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department
624	624	20 of Children and Family Services, the State Board of Education,
625	625	21 managed care organizations, providers, and clinical experts to
626	626	22 identify and analyze key indicators and data elements that can
627	627	23 be used in an analysis of lead indicators from assessments and
628	628	24 data sets available to the Department that can be shared with
629	629	25 managed care organizations and similar care coordination
630	630	26 entities contracted with the Department as leading indicators
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641	641	1 for elevated behavioral health crisis risk for children,
642	642	2 including data sets such as the Illinois Medicaid
643	643	3 Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths (IM-CANS),
644	644	4 calls made to the State's Crisis and Referral Entry Services
645	645	5 (CARES) hotline, school district data contained in the
646	646	6 statewide Illinois Longitudinal Data System (ILDS), health
647	647	7 services information from Health and Human Services
648	648	8 Innovators, or other data sets that may include key
649	649	9 indicators. The workgroup shall complete its recommendations
650	650	10 for leading indicator data elements on or before September 1,
651	651	11 2024. To the extent permitted by State and federal law, the
652	652	12 identified leading indicators shall be shared with managed
653	653	13 care organizations and similar care coordination entities
654	654	14 contracted with the Department on or before December 1, 2024
655	655	15 within 6 months of identification for the purpose of improving
656	656	16 care coordination with the early detection of elevated risk.
657	657	17 Leading indicators shall be reassessed annually with
658	658	18 stakeholder input. The Department shall implement guidance to
659	659	19 managed care organizations and similar care coordination
660	660	20 entities contracted with the Department, so that the managed
661	661	21 care organizations and care coordination entities respond to
662	662	22 lead indicators with services and interventions that are
663	663	23 designed to help stabilize the child.
664	664	24 (i) The requirements of this Section apply to contracts
665	665	25 with accountable care entities and MCOs entered into, amended,
666	666	26 or renewed after June 16, 2014 (the effective date of Public
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677	677	1 Act 98-651).
678	678	2 (j) Health care information released to managed care
679	679	3 organizations. A health care provider shall release to a
680	680	4 Medicaid managed care organization, upon request, and subject
681	681	5 to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
682	682	6 1996 and any other law applicable to the release of health
683	683	7 information, the health care information of the MCO's
684	684	8 enrollee, if the enrollee has completed and signed a general
685	685	9 release form that grants to the health care provider
686	686	10 permission to release the recipient's health care information
687	687	11 to the recipient's insurance carrier.
688	688	12 (k) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
689	689	13 managed care organizations, a statewide organization
690	690	14 representing hospitals, and a statewide organization
691	691	15 representing safety-net hospitals shall explore ways to
692	692	16 support billing departments in safety-net hospitals.
693	693	17 (l) The requirements of this Section added by Public Act
694	694	18 102-4 shall apply to services provided on or after the first
695	695	19 day of the month that begins 60 days after April 27, 2021 (the
696	696	20 effective date of Public Act 102-4).
697	697	21 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-43, eff. 7-6-21;
698	698	22 102-144, eff. 1-1-22; 102-454, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
699	699	23 5-13-22; 103-546, eff. 8-11-23.)
700	700	24 Section 20. The Children's Mental Health Act is amended by
701	701	25 changing Section 5 as follows:
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712	712	1 (405 ILCS 49/5)
713	713	2 Sec. 5. Children's Mental Health Partnership; Children's
714	714	3 Mental Health Plan.
715	715	4 (a) The Children's Mental Health Partnership (hereafter
716	716	5 referred to as "the Partnership") created under Public Act
717	717	6 93-495 and continued under Public Act 102-899 shall advise
718	718	7 State agencies and the Children's Behavioral Health
719	719	8 Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing
720	720	9 short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive
721	721	10 and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and
722	722	11 their families with the goal of addressing children's mental
723	723	12 health needs across a full continuum of care, including social
724	724	13 determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and
725	725	14 treatment. The recommended strategies shall build upon the
726	726	15 recommendations in the Children's Mental Health Plan of 2022
727	727	16 and may include, but are not limited to, recommendations
728	728	17 regarding the following:
729	729	18 (1) Increasing public awareness on issues connected to
730	730	19 children's mental health and wellness to decrease stigma,
731	731	20 promote acceptance, and strengthen the ability of
732	732	21 children, families, and communities to access supports.
733	733	22 (2) Coordination of programs, services, and policies
734	734	23 across child-serving State agencies to best monitor and
735	735	24 assess spending, as well as foster innovation of adaptive
736	736	25 or new practices.
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747	747	1 (3) Funding and resources for children's mental health
748	748	2 prevention, early identification, and treatment across
749	749	3 child-serving State agencies.
750	750	4 (4) Facilitation of research on best practices and
751	751	5 model programs and dissemination of this information to
752	752	6 State policymakers, practitioners, and the general public.
753	753	7 (5) Monitoring programs, services, and policies
754	754	8 addressing children's mental health and wellness.
755	755	9 (6) Growing, retaining, diversifying, and supporting
756	756	10 the child-serving workforce, with special emphasis on
757	757	11 professional development around child and family mental
758	758	12 health and wellness services.
759	759	13 (7) Supporting the design, implementation, and
760	760	14 evaluation of a quality-driven children's mental health
761	761	15 system of care across all child services that prevents
762	762	16 mental health concerns and mitigates trauma.
763	763	17 (8) Improving the system to more effectively meet the
764	764	18 emergency and residential placement needs for all children
765	765	19 with severe mental and behavioral challenges.
766	766	20 (b) The Partnership shall have the responsibility of
767	767	21 developing and updating the Children's Mental Health Plan and
768	768	22 advising the relevant State agencies on implementation of the
769	769	23 Plan. The Children's Mental Health Partnership shall be
770	770	24 comprised of the following members:
771	771	25 (1) The Governor or his or her designee.
772	772	26 (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee.
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783	783	1 (3) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services
784	784	2 or his or her designee.
785	785	3 (4) The State Superintendent of Education or his or
786	786	4 her designee.
787	787	5 (5) The Director of the Department of Children and
788	788	6 Family Services or his or her designee.
789	789	7 (6) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and
790	790	8 Family Services or his or her designee.
791	791	9 (7) The Director of the Department of Public Health or
792	792	10 his or her designee.
793	793	11 (8) The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice
794	794	12 or his or her designee.
795	795	13 (9) The Executive Director of the Governor's Office of
796	796	14 Early Childhood Development or his or her designee.
797	797	15 (10) The Director of the Criminal Justice Information
798	798	16 Authority or his or her designee.
799	799	17 (11) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
800	800	18 the Speaker of the House.
801	801	19 (12) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
802	802	20 the President of the Senate.
803	803	21 (13) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
804	804	22 the Minority Leader of the Senate.
805	805	23 (14) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
806	806	24 the Minority Leader of the House.
807	807	25 (15) Up to 25 representatives from the public
808	808	26 reflecting a diversity of age, gender identity, race,
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819	819	1 ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location,
820	820	2 to be appointed by the Governor. Those public members
821	821	3 appointed under this paragraph must include, but are not
822	822	4 limited to:
823	823	5 (A) a family member or individual with lived
824	824	6 experience in the children's mental health system;
825	825	7 (B) a child advocate;
826	826	8 (C) a community mental health expert,
827	827	9 practitioner, or provider;
828	828	10 (D) a representative of a statewide association
829	829	11 representing a majority of hospitals in the State;
830	830	12 (E) an early childhood expert or practitioner;
831	831	13 (F) a representative from the K-12 school system;
832	832	14 (G) a representative from the healthcare sector;
833	833	15 (H) a substance use prevention expert or
834	834	16 practitioner, or a representative of a statewide
835	835	17 association representing community-based mental health
836	836	18 substance use disorder treatment providers in the
837	837	19 State;
838	838	20 (I) a violence prevention expert or practitioner;
839	839	21 (J) a representative from the juvenile justice
840	840	22 system;
841	841	23 (K) a school social worker; and
842	842	24 (L) a representative of a statewide organization
843	843	25 representing pediatricians.
844	844	26 (16) Two co-chairs appointed by the Governor, one
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855	855	1 being a representative from the public and one being the
856	856	2 Director of Public Health a representative from the State.
857	857	3 The members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed
858	858	4 for 4 years with one opportunity for reappointment, except as
859	859	5 otherwise provided for in this subsection. Members who were
860	860	6 appointed by the Governor and are serving on January 1, 2023
861	861	7 (the effective date of Public Act 102-899) shall maintain
862	862	8 their appointment until the term of their appointment has
863	863	9 expired. For new appointments made pursuant to Public Act
864	864	10 102-899, members shall be appointed for one-year, 2-year, or
865	865	11 4-year terms, as determined by the Governor, with no more than
866	866	12 9 of the Governor's new or existing appointees serving the
867	867	13 same term. Those new appointments serving a one-year or 2-year
868	868	14 term may be appointed to 2 additional 4-year terms. If a
869	869	15 vacancy occurs in the Partnership membership, the vacancy
870	870	16 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment
871	871	17 for the remainder of the term.
872	872	18 The Partnership shall be convened no later than January
873	873	19 31, 2023 to discuss the changes in Public Act 102-899.
874	874	20 The members of the Partnership shall serve without
875	875	21 compensation but may be entitled to reimbursement for all
876	876	22 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
877	877	23 official duties as members of the Partnership from funds
878	878	24 appropriated for that purpose.
879	879	25 The Partnership may convene and appoint special committees
880	880	26 or study groups to operate under the direction of the
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891	891	1 Partnership. Persons appointed to such special committees or
892	892	2 study groups shall only receive reimbursement for reasonable
893	893	3 expenses.
894	894	4 (b-5) The Partnership shall include an adjunct council
895	895	5 comprised of no more than 6 youth aged 14 to 25 and 4
896	896	6 representatives of 4 different community-based organizations
897	897	7 that focus on youth mental health. Of the community-based
898	898	8 organizations that focus on youth mental health, one of the
899	899	9 community-based organizations shall be led by an
900	900	10 LGBTQ-identified person, one of the community-based
901	901	11 organizations shall be led by a person of color, and one of the
902	902	12 community-based organizations shall be led by a woman. Of the
903	903	13 representatives appointed to the council from the
904	904	14 community-based organizations, at least one representative
905	905	15 shall be LGBTQ-identified, at least one representative shall
906	906	16 be a person of color, and at least one representative shall be
907	907	17 a woman. The council members shall be appointed by the Chair of
908	908	18 the Partnership and shall reflect the racial, gender identity,
909	909	19 sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic, ethnic, and
910	910	20 geographic diversity of the State, including rural, suburban,
911	911	21 and urban appointees. The council shall make recommendations
912	912	22 to the Partnership regarding youth mental health, including,
913	913	23 but not limited to, identifying barriers to youth feeling
914	914	24 supported by and empowered by the system of mental health and
915	915	25 treatment providers, barriers perceived by youth in accessing
916	916	26 mental health services, gaps in the mental health system,
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927	927	1 available resources in schools, including youth's perceptions
928	928	2 and experiences with outreach personnel, agency websites, and
929	929	3 informational materials, methods to destigmatize mental health
930	930	4 services, and how to improve State policy concerning student
931	931	5 mental health. The mental health system may include services
932	932	6 for substance use disorders and addiction. The council shall
933	933	7 meet at least 4 times annually.
934	934	8 (c) (Blank).
935	935	9 (d) The Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership has
936	936	10 the following powers and duties:
937	937	11 (1) Conducting research assessments to determine the
938	938	12 needs and gaps of programs, services, and policies that
939	939	13 touch children's mental health.
940	940	14 (2) Developing policy statements for interagency
941	941	15 cooperation to cover all aspects of mental health
942	942	16 delivery, including social determinants of health,
943	943	17 prevention, early identification, and treatment.
944	944	18 (3) Recommending policies and providing information on
945	945	19 effective programs for delivery of mental health services.
946	946	20 (4) Using funding from federal, State, or
947	947	21 philanthropic partners, to fund pilot programs or research
948	948	22 activities to resource innovative practices by
949	949	23 organizational partners that will address children's
950	950	24 mental health. However, the Partnership may not provide
951	951	25 direct services.
952	952	26 (4.1) The Partnership shall work with community
953	953
954	954
955	955
956	956
957	957
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959	959
960	960
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962	962	SB3316 - 27 - LRB103 37223 RLC 69486 b
963	963	1 networks and the Children's Behavioral Health
964	964	2 Transformation Initiative team to implement a community
965	965	3 needs assessment, that will raise awareness of gaps in
966	966	4 existing community-based services for youth.
967	967	5 (5) Submitting an annual report, on or before December
968	968	6 30 of each year, to the Governor and the General Assembly
969	969	7 on the progress of the Plan, any recommendations regarding
970	970	8 State policies, laws, or rules necessary to fulfill the
971	971	9 purposes of the Act, and any additional recommendations
972	972	10 regarding mental or behavioral health that the Partnership
973	973	11 deems necessary.
974	974	12 (6) (Blank). Employing an Executive Director and
975	975	13 setting the compensation of the Executive Director and
976	976	14 other such employees and technical assistance as it deems
977	977	15 necessary to carry out its duties under this Section.
978	978	16 The Partnership may designate a fiscal and administrative
979	979	17 agent that can accept funds to carry out its duties as outlined
980	980	18 in this Section.
981	981	19 The Department of Public Health Healthcare and Family
982	982	20 Services shall provide technical and administrative support
983	983	21 for the Partnership.
984	984	22 (e) The Partnership may accept monetary gifts or grants
985	985	23 from the federal government or any agency thereof, from any
986	986	24 charitable foundation or professional association, or from any
987	987	25 reputable source for implementation of any program necessary
988	988	26 or desirable to carry out the powers and duties as defined
989	989
990	990
991	991
992	992
993	993
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995	995
996	996
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999	999	1 under this Section.
1000	1000	2 (f) On or before January 1, 2027, the Partnership shall
1001	1001	3 submit recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly
1002	1002	4 that includes recommended updates to the Act to reflect the
1003	1003	5 current mental health landscape in this State.
1004	1004	6 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-116, eff. 7-23-21;
1005	1005	7 102-899, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff.
1006	1006	8 6-30-23.)
1007	1007	9 Section 25. The Interagency Children's Behavioral Health
1008	1008	10 Services Act is amended by adding Section 6 as follows:
1009	1009	11 (405 ILCS 165/6 new)
1010	1010	12 Sec. 6. Personal support workers. The Children's
1011	1011	13 Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with
1012	1012	14 the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to
1013	1013	15 provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to
1014	1014	16 youth requiring intensive supervision due to behavioral health
1015	1015	17 needs.
1016	1016	18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
1017	1017	19 becoming law.
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1022	1022	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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1024	1024
1025	1025
1026	1026
1027	1027
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1029	1029
1030	1030
1031	1031
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1033	1033	SB3316 - 29 - LRB103 37223 RLC 69486 b
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1035	1035	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
1036	1036
1037	1037
1038	1038
1039	1039
1040	1040
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