HLTH CARE-BILLING DATA House SponsorsRep. Julie Hamos-Kenneth Dunkin-Eddie Washington 4/2/2004HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 046-065-006 20 ILCS 2215/4-2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6504-2 Amends the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to require all ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed to operate in the State (now, the requirement applies only to hospitals licensed to operate in the State) to adopt a uniform system for submitting patient charges for payment from public and private payors and to electronically submit certain patient billing data to the Department for public disclosure. Makes corresponding changes in provisions concerning the process for review, adjustment, and validation of the publicly disclosed information. Requires the Department to collect and compile certain billing data from ambulatory surgical treatment centers according to certain standards by January 1, 2006 (or by January 1, 2007 for centers or physicians with fewer than 25 employees). Effective January 1, 2005.House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:210 ILCS 86/2530 ILCS 105/5.625 newDeletes everything. Amends the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to require all ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed to operate in the State (now, the requirement applies only to hospitals licensed to operate in the State) to adopt a uniform system for submitting patient claims or encounter data (now, patient billing data) for payment from public and private payors. Makes corresponding changes in provisions concerning the process for review, adjustment, and validation of the publicly disclosed information. Provides that certain patient claims or encounter data submitted to the Department shall include a patient's unique identifier, race, ethnicity, and environmental coding according to certain standards (now, the data shall not include a patient's name, address, or Social Security number). Requires the Department to include certain information in its "Consumer Guide to Health Care" on its website. Authorizes the Department to disclose certain information on its website. Terminates the collection of certain data provided by ambulatory surgical treatment centers if the data has not been used. Authorizes the Department to promulgate rules concerning the provisions of the Illinois Health Care Finance Reform Act. Requires the Department to respond to certain requests for data products and to determine fees to be charged for that information and used for certain costs of producing data products and certain other related purposes. Requires those funds to be deposited into the Public Health Special State Projects Fund. Amends the Hospital Report Card Act. Requires individual hospitals to include the nosocomial infection rates for certain clinical procedures under the category of surgical site infection (now, Class I surgical site infection). Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Public Health Special State Projects Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Effective January 1, 2005.Fiscal Note (Department of Public Health) The department expects to be able to implement the provisions of HB 4953 without additional resources.Fiscal Note (Department of Public Health) As amended by HA1, the department expects the fiscal impact of the provisions of HB4953 to be cost-neutral. 2/5/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos 2/5/2004HouseFirst Reading 2/5/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2004HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/4/2004HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 3/4/2004HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2004HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2004HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2004HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2004HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/30/2004HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos 3/30/2004HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/30/2004HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke 3/31/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 3/31/2004HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 3/31/2004HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2004HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 3/31/2004HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2004HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke; As Amended 4/1/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington 4/1/2004HouseFiscal Note Filed 4/1/2004HouseFiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1 4/1/2004HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2004HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 046-065-006