August 26, 2008

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

95th General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 2380, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation.”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

on page 3, line 1, by replacing “1.35.” with “1.20 for uninsured patients with family income above 200% of the federal poverty level and 1.0 for uninsured patients with family income at or below 200% of federal poverty level.”; and

            on page 3, line 14, by replacing “600%” with “800%”; and

            on page 3, line 21, by replacing “300%” with “600%”; and

            on page 3, line 25, after “Discount.”, by inserting “(1)”; and

            on page 4, line 5, by inserting the following:

“(2) For all children with juvenile diabetes, a hospital shall provide children with juvenile diabetes who are admitted for a diagnoses related to juvenile diabetes a 50 percent discount on any co-pay, coinsurance or deductible that they would have otherwise owed if such a discount were not available.”; and

            on page 4, by deleting lines 17 through 22; and

            on page 4, line 23, by replacing “(4)” with “(3)”; and

            on page 6, line 3, by replacing “60” with “120”; and

            on page 8, by deleting lines 1 through 7; and

            on page 8, line 8, by replacing “(e)” with “(d)”; and

            on page 8, line 10, by replacing “of the” with “material”; and

            on page 9, line 14, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public           Health”; and

on page 9, line 18, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 9, line 21, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 9, by replacing line 23 with “any hospital and may:”; and

on page 9, by deleting line 24; and

on page 10, line 3, by deleting “under oath”; and

on page 10, line 8, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 10, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 14, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 15, by deleting “the Attorney”; and

on page 10, line 16, by deleting “General’s”; and

on page 10, line 19, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 20, by replacing “Office of the Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 22, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 23, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 10, line 25 and 26, by replacing “Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund.” with “General Revenue Fund.”; and

            on page 11, by deleting lines 1 through 7; and

on page 11, line 8, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 11, lines 13 and 14, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 11, lines 19 and 20, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”; and

on page 11, line 22, by replacing “Attorney General” with “Illinois Department of Public Health”.

With these changes, Senate Bill 2380 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence. 

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor