HR1244 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010 to provide for federal reform of health care, including the expansion of eligibility under the Medicaid program and additional regulation of the private insurance industry; and

WHEREAS, Although the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act include over 2,000 pages of amendatory language, many provisions require the implementation of federal administrative rules to provide addition direction to states to implement the provisions; and

WHEREAS, States across the nation are taking different approaches to implement the federal provisions, with some states deferring action until the implementation of federal rules and some states taking a more proactive role in changing state laws and administrative rules; and

WHEREAS, Provisions have already been drafted in Illinois to implement state level changes in regard to regulation of the insurance industry, including provisions related to insurance rescissions, oversight of proposed rate changes, and expansion of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan to cover additional uninsured individuals; and

WHEREAS, Changes to State law and rules should result from full discussion among all interested stakeholders; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the House Healthcare Reform Implementation Council is established for the purpose of examining and developing implementation guidelines for the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Council shall be comprised of members as follows: (1) 4 members of the House of Representatives and 4 members of the general public appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (2) 4 members of the House of Representatives and 4 members of the general public appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each designate one legislative member to serve as co-chair of the Council; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Public Health, and the Director of the Department of Insurance shall serve as ex officio non-voting members of the Council; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Council shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses; the Council shall meet at the call of the 2 co-chairs; the Council may conduct public hearings to gather testimony from interested parties regarding the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or other healthcare reforms; the Council may advise State agencies regarding statutory or administrative rule changes for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or other healthcare reforms; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Council shall report to the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader of the House annually, or as it deems necessary, regarding the action and recommendations of the Council; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Department of Insurance, with cooperation from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide staff and administrative support to the Council.