Sen. Chuck Weaver
Filed: 3/14/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2878




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2878 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
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 
 
 
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1    exempt from
jurisdiction B; in all other departments, 
2    boards and commissions one
private secretary for the 
3    director or chairman thereof shall be exempt from

4    jurisdiction B. In all departments, boards and commissions 
5    one confidential
assistant for the director or chairman 
6    thereof shall be exempt from
jurisdiction B. This paragraph 
7    is subject to such modifications or waiver
of the 
8    exemptions as may be necessary to assure the continuity of 
9    federal
contributions in those agencies supported in whole 
10    or in part by federal
funds.

11        (2) The resident administrative head of each State 
12    charitable, penal and
correctional institution, the 
13    chaplains thereof, and all member, patient
and inmate 
14    employees are exempt from jurisdiction B.

15        (3) The Civil Service Commission, upon written 
16    recommendation of the
Director of Central Management 
17    Services, shall exempt
from jurisdiction B other positions

18    which, in the judgment of the Commission, involve either 
19    principal
administrative responsibility for the 
20    determination of policy or principal
administrative 
21    responsibility for the way in which policies are carried

22    out, except positions in agencies which receive federal 
23    funds if such
exemption is inconsistent with federal 
24    requirements, and except positions
in agencies supported 
25    in whole by federal funds.

26        (4) All beauticians and teachers of beauty culture and 
 
 
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1    teachers of
barbering, and all positions heretofore paid 
2    under Section 1.22 of "An Act
to standardize position 
3    titles and salary rates", approved June 30, 1943,
as 
4    amended, shall be exempt from jurisdiction B.

5        (5) Licensed attorneys in positions as legal or 
6    technical advisors; positions in the Department of Natural 
7    Resources requiring incumbents
to be either a registered 
8    professional engineer or to hold a bachelor's degree
in 
9    engineering from a recognized college or university;

10    licensed physicians in positions of medical administrator 
11    or physician or
physician specialist (including 
12    psychiatrists); all positions within the Department of 
13    Juvenile Justice requiring licensure by the State Board of 
14    Education under Article 21B of the School Code; from July 
15    15, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 99-45) until 
16    August 30, 2019, all positions within the Illinois School 
17    for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually 
18    Impaired requiring licensure by the State Board of 
19    Education under Article 21B of the School Code and all 
20    rehabilitation/mobility instructors and 
21    rehabilitation/mobility instructor trainees at the 
22    Illinois School for the Visually Impaired;   and registered 
23    nurses (except
those registered nurses employed by the 
24    Department of Public Health); all positions within the 
25    Department of Human Services in the following classes and, 
26    where designated, options: Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical  
 
 
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1    Psychologist, Dentist  I, Dentist  II, Educator  (Options A, 
2    B, C, and E), Hearing and Speech Specialist, Licensed 
3    Practical Nurse I, Licensed Practical Nurse II, 
4    Nutritionist, Occupational Therapist, Occupational  
5    Therapist Program Coordinator, Occupational  Therapist 
6    Supervisor, Pharmacy Lead Technician, Pharmacy Manager, 
7    Pharmacy Technician, Physical therapist, Public Service 
8    Administrator (Options 8C, 8J, 8K, 8O, 8P, 8S, 8T, 8U, 8V, 
9    and 9A), Senior Public Service Administrator (Options 8K, 
10    8O, 8P, 8S, and 8T), Social Worker IV, and Staff 
11    Pharmacist; except
those in positions in agencies which 
12    receive federal funds if such
exemption is inconsistent 
13    with federal requirements and except those in
positions in 
14    agencies supported in whole by federal funds, are exempt 
15    from
jurisdiction B only to the extent that the 
16    requirements of Section 8b.1,
8b.3 and 8b.5 of this Code 
17    need not be met.

18        (6) All positions established outside the geographical 
19    limits of the
State of Illinois to which appointments of 
20    other than Illinois citizens may
be made are exempt from 
21    jurisdiction B.

22        (7) Staff attorneys reporting directly to individual 
23    Commissioners of
the Illinois Workers' Compensation


24    Commission are exempt from jurisdiction B.

25        (8) Twenty-one senior public service administrator 
26    positions within the Department of Healthcare and Family 
 
 
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1    Services, as set forth in this paragraph (8), requiring the 
2    specific knowledge of healthcare administration, 
3    healthcare finance, healthcare data analytics, or 
4    information technology described are exempt from 
5    jurisdiction B only to the extent that the requirements of 
6    Sections 8b.1, 8b.3, and 8b.5 of this Code need not be met. 
7    The General Assembly finds that these positions are all 
8    senior policy makers and have spokesperson authority for 
9    the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family 
10    Services. When filling positions so designated, the 
11    Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall cause a 
12    position description to be published which allots points to 
13    various qualifications desired.  After scoring qualified 
14    applications, the Director shall add Veteran's Preference 
15    points as enumerated in Section 8b.7 of this Code. The 
16    following are the minimum qualifications for the senior 
17    public service administrator positions provided for in 
18    this paragraph (8):
19            (A) HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION.
20                Medical Director: Licensed Medical Doctor in 
21            good standing; experience in healthcare payment 
22            systems, pay for performance initiatives, medical 
23            necessity criteria or federal or State quality 
24            improvement programs; preferred experience serving 
25            Medicaid patients or experience in population 
26            health programs with a large provider, health 
 
 
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1            insurer, government agency, or research 
2            institution.
3                Chief, Bureau of Quality Management:  Advanced 
4            degree in health policy or health professional 
5            field preferred; at least 3 years experience in 
6            implementing or managing healthcare quality 
7            improvement initiatives in a clinical setting.
8                Quality Management Bureau:  Manager, Care 
9            Coordination/Managed Care Quality:  Clinical degree 
10            or advanced degree in relevant field required; 
11            experience in the field of managed care quality 
12            improvement, with knowledge of HEDIS measurements, 
13            coding, and related data definitions.
14                Quality Management Bureau:  Manager, Primary 
15            Care Provider Quality and Practice Development:  
16            Clinical degree or advanced degree in relevant 
17            field required; experience in practice 
18            administration in the primary care setting with a 
19            provider or a provider association or an 
20            accrediting body; knowledge of practice standards 
21            for medical homes and best evidence based 
22            standards of care for primary care.
23                Director of Care Coordination Contracts and 
24            Compliance:  Bachelor's degree required;  multi-year 
25            experience in negotiating managed care contracts, 
26            preferably on behalf of a payer; experience with 
 
 
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1            health care contract compliance.
2                Manager, Long Term Care Policy:  Bachelor's 
3            degree required; social work, gerontology, or 
4            social service degree preferred; knowledge of 
5            Olmstead and other relevant court decisions 
6            required;  experience working with  diverse long 
7            term care populations and service systems,  federal 
8            initiatives to create long term care community 
9            options, and home and community-based waiver 
10            services required. The General Assembly finds that 
11            this position is necessary for the timely and 
12            effective implementation of this amendatory Act of 
13            the 97th General Assembly. 
14                Manager, Behavioral Health Programs:  Clinical 
15            license or Advanced degree required, preferably in 
16            psychology, social work, or relevant field; 
17            knowledge of  medical necessity criteria and 
18            governmental policies and regulations governing 
19            the provision of mental health services to 
20            Medicaid populations, including children and 
21            adults, in community and institutional settings of 
22            care. The General Assembly finds that this 
23            position is necessary for the timely and effective 
24            implementation of this amendatory Act of the 97th 
25            General Assembly. 
26                Manager, Office of Accountable Care Entity 
 
 
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1            Development:  Bachelor's degree required, clinical 
2            degree or advanced degree in relevant field 
3            preferred; experience in developing integrated 
4            delivery systems, including knowledge of health 
5            homes and evidence-based standards of care 
6            delivery; multi-year experience in health care or 
7            public health management; knowledge of federal ACO 
8            or other similar delivery system requirements and 
9            strategies for improving health care delivery.
10                Manager of Federal Regulatory Compliance:  
11            Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree 
12            preferred, in healthcare management or relevant 
13            field; experience in healthcare administration or 
14            Medicaid State Plan amendments preferred; 
15            experience interpreting federal rules; experience 
16            with either federal health care agency or with a 
17            State agency in working with federal regulations.
18                Manager, Office of Medical Project Management: 
19            Bachelor's degree required, project management 
20            certification preferred; multi-year experience in 
21            project management and developing business analyst 
22            skills; leadership skills to manage multiple and 
23            complex projects. 
24                Manager of Medicare/Medicaid Coordination:  
25            Bachelor's degree required, knowledge and 
26            experience with Medicare Advantage rules and 
 
 
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1            regulations, knowledge of Medicaid laws and 
2            policies; experience with contract drafting 
3            preferred.
4                Chief, Bureau of Eligibility Integrity: 
5            Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in 
6            public administration or business administration 
7            preferred; experience equivalent to 4 years of 
8            administration in a public or business 
9            organization required; experience with managing 
10            contract compliance required; knowledge of 
11            Medicaid eligibility laws and policy preferred; 
12            supervisory experience preferred. The General 
13            Assembly finds that this position is necessary for 
14            the timely and effective implementation of this 
15            amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. 
16            (B) HEALTHCARE FINANCE.
17                Director of Care Coordination Rate and 
18            Finance: MBA, CPA, or Actuarial degree required; 
19            experience in managed care rate setting, 
20            including, but not limited to, baseline costs and 
21            growth trends; knowledge and experience with 
22            Medical Loss Ratio standards and measurements.
23                Director of Encounter Data Program: Bachelor's 
24            degree required, advanced degree preferred, 
25            preferably in health care, business, or 
26            information systems; at least 2 years healthcare 
 
 
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1            or other similar data reporting experience, 
2            including, but not limited to, data definitions, 
3            submission, and editing; background in HIPAA 
4            transactions relevant to encounter data 
5            submission; experience with large provider, health 
6            insurer, government agency, or research 
7            institution or other knowledge of healthcare 
8            claims systems.
9                Manager of Medical Finance, Division of 
10            Finance:  Requires relevant advanced degree or 
11            certification in relevant field, such as Certified 
12            Public Accountant; coursework in business or 
13            public administration, accounting, finance, data 
14            analysis, or statistics preferred; experience in 
15            control systems and GAAP; financial management 
16            experience in a healthcare or government entity 
17            utilizing Medicaid funding.
18            (C) HEALTHCARE DATA ANALYTICS.
19                Data Quality Assurance Manager: Bachelor's 
20            degree required, advanced degree preferred, 
21            preferably in business, information systems, or 
22            epidemiology; at least 3 years of extensive 
23            healthcare data reporting experience with a large 
24            provider, health insurer, government agency, or 
25            research institution; previous data quality 
26            assurance role or formal data quality assurance 
 
 
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1            training.
2                Data Analytics Unit Manager:  Bachelor's degree 
3            required, advanced degree preferred, in 
4            information systems, applied mathematics, or 
5            another field with a strong analytics component; 
6            extensive healthcare data reporting experience 
7            with a large provider, health insurer, government 
8            agency, or research institution; experience as a 
9            business analyst interfacing between business and 
10            information technology departments; in-depth 
11            knowledge of health insurance coding and evolving 
12            healthcare quality metrics; working knowledge of 
13            SQL and/or SAS.
14                Data Analytics Platform Manager: Bachelor's 
15            degree required, advanced degree preferred, 
16            preferably in business or information systems; 
17            extensive healthcare data reporting experience 
18            with a large provider, health insurer, government 
19            agency, or research institution; previous 
20            experience working on a health insurance data 
21            analytics platform; experience managing contracts 
22            and vendors preferred.
23            (D) HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
24                Manager of MMIS Claims Unit: Bachelor's degree 
25            required, with preferred coursework in business, 
26            public administration, information systems; 
 
 
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1            experience equivalent to 4 years of administration  
2            in a public or business organization; working 
3            knowledge with design and implementation of 
4            technical solutions to medical claims payment 
5            systems; extensive technical writing experience, 
6            including, but not limited to, the development of 
7            RFPs, APDs, feasibility studies, and related 
8            documents; thorough knowledge of IT system design, 
9            commercial off the shelf software packages and 
10            hardware components.
11                Assistant Bureau Chief, Office of Information 
12            Systems:  Bachelor's degree required, with 
13            preferred coursework in business, public 
14            administration, information systems;  experience 
15            equivalent to 5 years of administration in a public 
16            or private business organization; extensive 
17            technical writing experience, including, but not 
18            limited to, the development of RFPs, APDs, 
19            feasibility studies and related documents; 
20            extensive healthcare technology experience with a 
21            large provider, health insurer, government agency, 
22            or research institution; experience as a business 
23            analyst interfacing between business and 
24            information technology departments; thorough 
25            knowledge of IT system design, commercial off the 
26            shelf software packages and hardware components.
 
 
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1                Technical System Architect:  Bachelor's degree 
2            required, with preferred coursework in computer 
3            science or information technology; prior 
4            experience equivalent to 5 years of computer 
5            science or IT administration in a public or 
6            business organization; extensive healthcare 
7            technology experience with a large provider, 
8            health insurer, government agency, or research 
9            institution; experience as a business analyst 
10            interfacing between business and information 
11            technology departments.
12    The provisions of this paragraph (8), other than this 
13    sentence, are inoperative after January 1, 2014. 
14(Source: P.A. 99-45, eff. 7-15-15; 100-258, eff. 8-22-17.)".