Illinois SB1105

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On January 13, 2021 in the Senate:

Session Sine Die

On June 28, 2019 in the House:

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

On May 31, 2019 in the House:

Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019

On May 24, 2019 in the House:

Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019

On May 20, 2019 in the House:

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

On May 17, 2019 in the House:

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

On May 16, 2019 in the House:

Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

On May 14, 2019 in the House:

Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

On May 9, 2019 in the House:

Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

On April 24, 2019 in the House:

Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

On April 10, 2019 in the Senate:

Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

On April 10, 2019 in the House:

Arrived in House

On April 10, 2019 in the Senate:

Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000

On April 10, 2019 in the House:

Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On April 9, 2019 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000

On April 5, 2019 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On April 3, 2019 in the Senate:

Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter

On March 7, 2019 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019

On March 6, 2019 in the Senate:

Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019

On February 20, 2019 in the Senate:

Assigned to Executive

On January 31, 2019 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. Repeals a provision that made the Act inoperative on and after July 1, 2012. Makes changes to the legislative findings. Provides that the General Assembly finds that each year, approximately 1,500 (rather than 1,185) Illinois children are diagnosed with a serious illness (rather than with a potentially life-limiting illness); and that community-based pediatric palliative services have been shown to keep children out of the hospital by managing many symptoms in the home setting, thereby improving childhood quality of life while maintaining budget neutrality. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a pediatric palliative care program (rather than a pediatric palliative care pilot program) under which a qualifying child may receive community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained interdisciplinary team and may also choose to continue to pursue aggressive curative or disease-directed treatments for a serious (rather than a potentially life-limiting) illness under the benefits available under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Defines a qualifying child to be a person under the age of 19 (rather than 18) who is enrolled in the medical assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid Code and who suffers from a serious illness (rather than a potentially life-limiting medical condition). Requires the Department to apply to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State Plan amendment to implement the program. Requires the Department to implement the State plan amendment within 12 months of the date of federal approval. Prohibits the Department from drafting any rules in contravention of this timetable for program development and implementation. Removes all provisions concerning application for a federal Medicaid waiver program authorized under the Social Security Act. Expands the list of serious illnesses (rather than medical conditions) that render a person eligible for pediatric palliative care to include any other serious illness that the Department determines to be appropriate. In a provision concerning authorized providers, provides that at a minimum, a participating provider must house a pediatric interdisciplinary team that includes: (i) a physician, acting as the program medical director, who is board certified or board eligible in pediatrics or hospice and palliative medicine; (ii) a registered nurse; and (iii) a licensed social worker with a background in pediatric care. Requires all members of the pediatric interdisciplinary team to meet criteria the Department may establish by rule, including demonstrated expertise in pediatric palliative care (rather than requiring all members of the pediatric interdisciplinary team to submit to the Department proof of pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Education Curriculum (Pediatric ELNEC Training) or an equivalent). Expands the list of reimbursable services offered under the program to include any other services that the Department determines to be appropriate. Requires the Department, in consultation with interested stakeholders, to establish standards for and provide technical assistance to managed care organizations, as defined in the Illinois Public Aid Code, to ensure the delivery of pediatric palliative care services. Contains provisions concerning reporting requirements and criteria a case manager must meet for demonstrated expertise in pediatric palliative care.