(15 ILCS 16/15)

Sec. 15. Transfer back of State healthcare purchasing functions transferred by Executive Order 3 (2005).

(a) On the date 6 months after the effective date of this Act or as soon thereafter as practical, all of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing that were transferred from the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred back to the Departments from which those powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities were transferred; however, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing that were exercised by the Department of Corrections before the effective date of Executive Order 3 (2005) but that pertain to individuals resident in facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice are transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

(b) The functions associated with State healthcare purchasing that are transferred from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this Section include, without limitation, the following:

(1) Rate development and negotiation with hospitals, physicians, and managed care providers.

(2) Health care procurement development.

(3) Contract implementation and fiscal monitoring.

(4) Contract amendments.

(5) Payment processing.

(6) Purchasing aspects of health care plans administered by the State on behalf of the following:

(A) State employees. These healthcare purchasing functions include the following health care plans: quality care health plan; managed care health plan; vision plan; pharmacy benefits plan; dental plan; behavioral health plan; employee assistance plan; utilization management plan; and SHIPs and various subrogation agreements. These healthcare purchasing functions also include the purchasing and administration of flu shots, hepatitis B vaccinations, and tuberculosis tests.

(B) Persons other than State employees. These healthcare purchasing functions include the following health care plans: the retired teachers' health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the local government health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the community colleges health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the active teacher prescription program; and the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program.

(C) Residents of State-operated facilities, including (i) correctional and youth facilities operated by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, (ii) mental health centers and developmental centers operated by the Department of Human Services, and (iii) veterans homes operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(c) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities vested in or associated with State healthcare purchasing are not affected by this Act, except that all management and staff support or other resources necessary to the operation of a State healthcare purchasing function shall be provided by the Department to which that function is transferred under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)