100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2850

 

Introduced 2/13/2018, by Sen. Jil Tracy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 415/4d  from Ch. 127, par. 63b104d

    Amends the Personnel Code. Removes the sunset date for the partial personnel jurisdiction exemption for all positions within the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
5Section 4d as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 415/4d)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b104d)
7    Sec. 4d. Partial exemptions. The following positions in
8State service are exempt from jurisdictions A, B, and C to the
9extent stated for each, unless those jurisdictions are extended
10as provided in this Act:
11        (1) In each department, board or commission that now
12    maintains or may hereafter maintain a major administrative
13    division, service or office in both Sangamon County and
14    Cook County, 2 private secretaries for the director or
15    chairman thereof, one located in the Cook County office and
16    the other located in the Sangamon County office, shall be
17    exempt from jurisdiction B; in all other departments,
18    boards and commissions one private secretary for the
19    director or chairman thereof shall be exempt from
20    jurisdiction B. In all departments, boards and commissions
21    one confidential assistant for the director or chairman
22    thereof shall be exempt from jurisdiction B. This paragraph
23    is subject to such modifications or waiver of the

 

 

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1    exemptions as may be necessary to assure the continuity of
2    federal contributions in those agencies supported in whole
3    or in part by federal funds.
4        (2) The resident administrative head of each State
5    charitable, penal and correctional institution, the
6    chaplains thereof, and all member, patient and inmate
7    employees are exempt from jurisdiction B.
8        (3) The Civil Service Commission, upon written
9    recommendation of the Director of Central Management
10    Services, shall exempt from jurisdiction B other positions
11    which, in the judgment of the Commission, involve either
12    principal administrative responsibility for the
13    determination of policy or principal administrative
14    responsibility for the way in which policies are carried
15    out, except positions in agencies which receive federal
16    funds if such exemption is inconsistent with federal
17    requirements, and except positions in agencies supported
18    in whole by federal funds.
19        (4) All beauticians and teachers of beauty culture and
20    teachers of barbering, and all positions heretofore paid
21    under Section 1.22 of "An Act to standardize position
22    titles and salary rates", approved June 30, 1943, as
23    amended, shall be exempt from jurisdiction B.
24        (5) Licensed attorneys in positions as legal or
25    technical advisors; positions in the Department of Natural
26    Resources requiring incumbents to be either a registered

 

 

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1    professional engineer or to hold a bachelor's degree in
2    engineering from a recognized college or university;
3    licensed physicians in positions of medical administrator
4    or physician or physician specialist (including
5    psychiatrists); all positions within the Department of
6    Juvenile Justice requiring licensure by the State Board of
7    Education under Article 21B of the School Code; from July
8    15, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 99-45) until
9    August 30, 2019, all positions within the Illinois School
10    for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually
11    Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of
12    Education under Article 21B of the School Code and all
13    rehabilitation/mobility instructors and
14    rehabilitation/mobility instructor trainees at the
15    Illinois School for the Visually Impaired; and registered
16    nurses (except those registered nurses employed by the
17    Department of Public Health); except those in positions in
18    agencies which receive federal funds if such exemption is
19    inconsistent with federal requirements and except those in
20    positions in agencies supported in whole by federal funds,
21    are exempt from jurisdiction B only to the extent that the
22    requirements of Section 8b.1, 8b.3 and 8b.5 of this Code
23    need not be met.
24        (6) All positions established outside the geographical
25    limits of the State of Illinois to which appointments of
26    other than Illinois citizens may be made are exempt from

 

 

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1    jurisdiction B.
2        (7) Staff attorneys reporting directly to individual
3    Commissioners of the Illinois Workers' Compensation
4    Commission are exempt from jurisdiction B.
5        (8) Twenty-one senior public service administrator
6    positions within the Department of Healthcare and Family
7    Services, as set forth in this paragraph (8), requiring the
8    specific knowledge of healthcare administration,
9    healthcare finance, healthcare data analytics, or
10    information technology described are exempt from
11    jurisdiction B only to the extent that the requirements of
12    Sections 8b.1, 8b.3, and 8b.5 of this Code need not be met.
13    The General Assembly finds that these positions are all
14    senior policy makers and have spokesperson authority for
15    the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family
16    Services. When filling positions so designated, the
17    Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall cause a
18    position description to be published which allots points to
19    various qualifications desired. After scoring qualified
20    applications, the Director shall add Veteran's Preference
21    points as enumerated in Section 8b.7 of this Code. The
22    following are the minimum qualifications for the senior
23    public service administrator positions provided for in
24    this paragraph (8):
25            (A) HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION.
26                Medical Director: Licensed Medical Doctor in

 

 

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1            good standing; experience in healthcare payment
2            systems, pay for performance initiatives, medical
3            necessity criteria or federal or State quality
4            improvement programs; preferred experience serving
5            Medicaid patients or experience in population
6            health programs with a large provider, health
7            insurer, government agency, or research
8            institution.
9                Chief, Bureau of Quality Management: Advanced
10            degree in health policy or health professional
11            field preferred; at least 3 years experience in
12            implementing or managing healthcare quality
13            improvement initiatives in a clinical setting.
14                Quality Management Bureau: Manager, Care
15            Coordination/Managed Care Quality: Clinical degree
16            or advanced degree in relevant field required;
17            experience in the field of managed care quality
18            improvement, with knowledge of HEDIS measurements,
19            coding, and related data definitions.
20                Quality Management Bureau: Manager, Primary
21            Care Provider Quality and Practice Development:
22            Clinical degree or advanced degree in relevant
23            field required; experience in practice
24            administration in the primary care setting with a
25            provider or a provider association or an
26            accrediting body; knowledge of practice standards

 

 

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1            for medical homes and best evidence based
2            standards of care for primary care.
3                Director of Care Coordination Contracts and
4            Compliance: Bachelor's degree required; multi-year
5            experience in negotiating managed care contracts,
6            preferably on behalf of a payer; experience with
7            health care contract compliance.
8                Manager, Long Term Care Policy: Bachelor's
9            degree required; social work, gerontology, or
10            social service degree preferred; knowledge of
11            Olmstead and other relevant court decisions
12            required; experience working with diverse long
13            term care populations and service systems, federal
14            initiatives to create long term care community
15            options, and home and community-based waiver
16            services required. The General Assembly finds that
17            this position is necessary for the timely and
18            effective implementation of this amendatory Act of
19            the 97th General Assembly.
20                Manager, Behavioral Health Programs: Clinical
21            license or Advanced degree required, preferably in
22            psychology, social work, or relevant field;
23            knowledge of medical necessity criteria and
24            governmental policies and regulations governing
25            the provision of mental health services to
26            Medicaid populations, including children and

 

 

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1            adults, in community and institutional settings of
2            care. The General Assembly finds that this
3            position is necessary for the timely and effective
4            implementation of this amendatory Act of the 97th
5            General Assembly.
6                Manager, Office of Accountable Care Entity
7            Development: Bachelor's degree required, clinical
8            degree or advanced degree in relevant field
9            preferred; experience in developing integrated
10            delivery systems, including knowledge of health
11            homes and evidence-based standards of care
12            delivery; multi-year experience in health care or
13            public health management; knowledge of federal ACO
14            or other similar delivery system requirements and
15            strategies for improving health care delivery.
16                Manager of Federal Regulatory Compliance:
17            Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree
18            preferred, in healthcare management or relevant
19            field; experience in healthcare administration or
20            Medicaid State Plan amendments preferred;
21            experience interpreting federal rules; experience
22            with either federal health care agency or with a
23            State agency in working with federal regulations.
24                Manager, Office of Medical Project Management:
25            Bachelor's degree required, project management
26            certification preferred; multi-year experience in

 

 

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1            project management and developing business analyst
2            skills; leadership skills to manage multiple and
3            complex projects.
4                Manager of Medicare/Medicaid Coordination:
5            Bachelor's degree required, knowledge and
6            experience with Medicare Advantage rules and
7            regulations, knowledge of Medicaid laws and
8            policies; experience with contract drafting
9            preferred.
10                Chief, Bureau of Eligibility Integrity:
11            Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in
12            public administration or business administration
13            preferred; experience equivalent to 4 years of
14            administration in a public or business
15            organization required; experience with managing
16            contract compliance required; knowledge of
17            Medicaid eligibility laws and policy preferred;
18            supervisory experience preferred. The General
19            Assembly finds that this position is necessary for
20            the timely and effective implementation of this
21            amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
22            (B) HEALTHCARE FINANCE.
23                Director of Care Coordination Rate and
24            Finance: MBA, CPA, or Actuarial degree required;
25            experience in managed care rate setting,
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1            growth trends; knowledge and experience with
2            Medical Loss Ratio standards and measurements.
3                Director of Encounter Data Program: Bachelor's
4            degree required, advanced degree preferred,
5            preferably in health care, business, or
6            information systems; at least 2 years healthcare
7            or other similar data reporting experience,
8            including, but not limited to, data definitions,
9            submission, and editing; background in HIPAA
10            transactions relevant to encounter data
11            submission; experience with large provider, health
12            insurer, government agency, or research
13            institution or other knowledge of healthcare
14            claims systems.
15                Manager of Medical Finance, Division of
16            Finance: Requires relevant advanced degree or
17            certification in relevant field, such as Certified
18            Public Accountant; coursework in business or
19            public administration, accounting, finance, data
20            analysis, or statistics preferred; experience in
21            control systems and GAAP; financial management
22            experience in a healthcare or government entity
23            utilizing Medicaid funding.
24            (C) HEALTHCARE DATA ANALYTICS.
25                Data Quality Assurance Manager: Bachelor's
26            degree required, advanced degree preferred,

 

 

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1            preferably in business, information systems, or
2            epidemiology; at least 3 years of extensive
3            healthcare data reporting experience with a large
4            provider, health insurer, government agency, or
5            research institution; previous data quality
6            assurance role or formal data quality assurance
7            training.
8                Data Analytics Unit Manager: Bachelor's degree
9            required, advanced degree preferred, in
10            information systems, applied mathematics, or
11            another field with a strong analytics component;
12            extensive healthcare data reporting experience
13            with a large provider, health insurer, government
14            agency, or research institution; experience as a
15            business analyst interfacing between business and
16            information technology departments; in-depth
17            knowledge of health insurance coding and evolving
18            healthcare quality metrics; working knowledge of
19            SQL and/or SAS.
20                Data Analytics Platform Manager: Bachelor's
21            degree required, advanced degree preferred,
22            preferably in business or information systems;
23            extensive healthcare data reporting experience
24            with a large provider, health insurer, government
25            agency, or research institution; previous
26            experience working on a health insurance data

 

 

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1            analytics platform; experience managing contracts
2            and vendors preferred.
3            (D) HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
4                Manager of MMIS Claims Unit: Bachelor's degree
5            required, with preferred coursework in business,
6            public administration, information systems;
7            experience equivalent to 4 years of administration
8            in a public or business organization; working
9            knowledge with design and implementation of
10            technical solutions to medical claims payment
11            systems; extensive technical writing experience,
12            including, but not limited to, the development of
13            RFPs, APDs, feasibility studies, and related
14            documents; thorough knowledge of IT system design,
15            commercial off the shelf software packages and
16            hardware components.
17                Assistant Bureau Chief, Office of Information
18            Systems: Bachelor's degree required, with
19            preferred coursework in business, public
20            administration, information systems; experience
21            equivalent to 5 years of administration in a public
22            or private business organization; extensive
23            technical writing experience, including, but not
24            limited to, the development of RFPs, APDs,
25            feasibility studies and related documents;
26            extensive healthcare technology experience with a

 

 

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1            large provider, health insurer, government agency,
2            or research institution; experience as a business
3            analyst interfacing between business and
4            information technology departments; thorough
5            knowledge of IT system design, commercial off the
6            shelf software packages and hardware components.
7                Technical System Architect: Bachelor's degree
8            required, with preferred coursework in computer
9            science or information technology; prior
10            experience equivalent to 5 years of computer
11            science or IT administration in a public or
12            business organization; extensive healthcare
13            technology experience with a large provider,
14            health insurer, government agency, or research
15            institution; experience as a business analyst
16            interfacing between business and information
17            technology departments.
18    The provisions of this paragraph (8), other than this
19    sentence, are inoperative after January 1, 2014.
20(Source: P.A. 99-45, eff. 7-15-15; 100-258, eff. 8-22-17.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.