Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 5/5-20

was 20 ILCS 5/4

20 ILCS 5/5-165 rep.

20 ILCS 5/5-395 rep.

20 ILCS 2205/2205-20 new

20 ILCS 2205/2205-25 new

305 ILCS 5/12-1

from Ch. 23, par. 12-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Illinois Board of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides qualifications for the members of the Board to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Board shall hire the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, and that the Board in its discretion may hire an Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Board shall set the duties of the Director and the Assistant Director, including measureable performance standards based on providing statewide access to healthcare and family services and full implementation of the SMART Act (P.A. 97-689). Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services as directed by the Board shall conduct an annual statewide survey of access to healthcare and family services, tracking the changes in access to healthcare and family services with a particular focus on underserved populations and areas within the State. Amends the Public Aid Code. Provides that the terms of office of the Director and Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services serving on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall end on March 1, 2014. Makes conforming changes. Amends the General Provisions and Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
5/30/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/30/2013	Senate	First Reading
5/30/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

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