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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Health care service contracts between insurers,
3 health plans, businesses, unions, health care professionals
4 and health care providers have become the primary method of
5 arranging for the delivery of health care to the people of
6 Illinois; and
7 WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly is currently
8 debating the Fairness in Health Care Services Contracting Act
9 which attempts to ensure that both parties to a contract for
10 the provision of health care services understand the terms
11 and conditions for the provision of those services; and
12 WHEREAS, The professional services contracts entered into
13 between health care plans and health care professionals and
14 health care providers have a significant impact on the
15 delivery of health care services to the people of Illinois;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, The relationship between the health care plan
18 contract with the professionals and providers is akin to the
19 insurance policy for coverage with the insureds or enrollees;
20 therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
23 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Illinois
24 Legislative Task Force on Fairness in Health Care Services
25 Contracting consisting of seven voting members; one of whom
26 shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the President of
27 the Senate who shall serve as Co-chairperson, one of whom
28 shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
29 Leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the
30 House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
31 House of Representatives who shall serve as Co-chairperson,
32 one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives
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1 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
2 Representatives, and the Director of Insurance or his or her
3 designee, the Director of Public Health or his or her
4 designee, and the Attorney General or his or her designee;
5 and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall include sixteen
7 non-voting members; including one representative of the
8 following organizations; Illinois Hospital and HealthSystems
9 Association, Illinois State Dental Society, Illinois Nurses
10 Association, Illinois Pharmacists Association, Illinois State
11 Medical Society, Illinois Podiatric Medical Society, Illinois
12 Optometric Association, Illinois Association of Clinical
13 Psychologists, Illinois Association of Freestanding Surgery
14 Centers, Illinois Association of Health Plans, Managed Health
15 Providers Association, Illinois Life Insurance Council, Blue
16 Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, Illinois Manufacturers
17 Association, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, AFL/CIO,
18 and the City of Chicago; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the meetings of the Task Force shall be
20 held at the call of the Co-chairpersons and that the
21 non-voting members of the Task Force shall serve without
22 compensation; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the health plan
24 professional and provider services contracting process; and
25 be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall conduct at least two
27 hearings in the Chicago metropolitan area and one hearing
28 outside the Chicago metropolitan area; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its
30 recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on or
31 before December 31, 2001.