HB5244 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5244

Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 155/4.5 new

Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Creates the Select Medical Oversight Committee within the Commission with public members appointed by the legislative leaders. Members of the Committee may not include sitting members of the General Assembly. Provides for the Committee to review State medical care programs and services provided, arranged, or procured by State agencies and to review policies, procedures, and operations of the programs and services related to the provision, arrangement, or procurement of medical care by the State. Requires annual and other reporting. Contains other provisions.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning medical oversight.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows:

(25 ILCS 155/4.5 new)

Sec. 4.5. Select Medical Oversight Committee.

(a) The Select Medical Oversight Committee is created within the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.

(b) The Committee shall be composed of 8 public members, with the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate each appointing 2 members. Members shall not be sitting members of the Illinois General Assembly. Membership of the Committee shall include, but not be limited to, those that have expertise in healthcare finance, economics, actuarial science, health facility management, or the provision of health services. The terms of members of the Committee shall be for 2 years or until a successor is appointed by the appointing authority.

(c) The members of the Committee shall determine among themselves 2 individuals to serve as co-chairs of the Committee. If the Committee is not able to select individuals to serve as co-chairs, then the Executive Director of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall designate co-chairs for the Committee. The co-chairs shall be individuals who have been appointed by different appointing authorities. Co-chairs shall serve for a term of 2 years, at which time 2 new co-chairs shall be selected. The new co-chairs shall be individuals who have been appointed to the Committee by appointing authorities different from the previous co-chairs.

(d) The Committee shall meet at the call of the co-chairs.

(e) The Committee shall review State medical care programs and services provided, arranged, or procured by State agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Central Management Services, and the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan.

(f) The Committee shall review policies, procedures, and operations of the programs and services related to the provision, arrangement, or procurement of medical care by the State. The Committee shall make reports to the General Assembly concerning those policies, procedures, and operations on at least an annual basis. An annual report shall be filed by January 1 of each year concerning the Committee's reviews and recommendations for the preceding year.

(g) At the request of a chairperson or a member of an appropriate committee of the General Assembly, the Committee may conduct reviews and submit reports to the appropriate committee of the General Assembly concerning relevant topics.

(h) The Committee may secure directly from any agency of the State of Illinois information necessary to enable the Committee to carry out its duties. Upon request of one of the co-chairs, the agency shall furnish that information to the Committee on an agreed schedule.

(i) Subject to appropriation, members of the Committee shall be entitled to expense reimbursement as provided in the rules of the Legislative Travel Control Board.