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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Health Policy Authority Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "Authority" means the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Illinois Health Policy Authority. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Section 10. Illinois Health Policy Authority established. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) On July 1, 2008, the Illinois Health Policy Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | is established as an advisory body under the State of Illinois.
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11 | (b) The Authority shall be composed of 5 voting members and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 5 nonvoting, ex officio members. The 5 voting members shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | appointed as follows:
(1) one member shall be appointed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Governor;
(2) one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the House of Representatives;
(3) one member shall be appointed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(4) one | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | member shall be appointed by the President of the Senate;
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18 | (5) one member shall be appointed by Minority Leader of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Senate.
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20 | (c) The 5 nonvoting, ex officio members of the Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | are the Director of Public Health, the Director of Healthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | and Family Services, the Secretary of Human Services, the |
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1 | Director of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the | ||||||
2 | Director of Aging.
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3 | (d) Voting members of the Authority shall be members of the | ||||||
4 | general public who have knowledge and demonstrated leadership | ||||||
5 | in fields including, but not limited to, health care delivery, | ||||||
6 | health promotion, public health improvement, evidence-based | ||||||
7 | medicine, insurance, information systems, data analysis, | ||||||
8 | health care finance, economics, government, and business. No | ||||||
9 | member of the legislature shall be appointed as a voting member | ||||||
10 | of the Authority.
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11 | (e) The first voting members of the Authority shall be | ||||||
12 | appointed on or before August 1, 2008.
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13 | (f) The members of the Authority shall meet and organize | ||||||
14 | annually by electing one member as chairperson, except that the | ||||||
15 | Governor shall designate the first chairperson of the Authority | ||||||
16 | from among the first members appointed. The Authority shall | ||||||
17 | meet at least monthly during the State fiscal year ending June | ||||||
18 | 30, 2009, and thereafter shall meet not less than once per | ||||||
19 | calendar quarter.
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20 | (g) Members of the Authority attending meetings of the | ||||||
21 | Authority, or attending a meeting of a subcommittee of the | ||||||
22 | Authority authorized by the Authority, shall be paid | ||||||
23 | subsistence allowances, mileage, and other expenses as | ||||||
24 | provided by law but shall not receive compensation for their | ||||||
25 | service on the Authority.
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26 | (h) The Authority is abolished on July 1, 2014.
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1 | Section 15. Health policy agenda. The Authority shall | ||||||
2 | develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda that | ||||||
3 | combines effective purchasing and administration of health | ||||||
4 | care with health promotion oriented public health strategies. | ||||||
5 | The powers, duties, and functions of the Authority are intended | ||||||
6 | to be exercised to improve the health of the people of Illinois | ||||||
7 | by increasing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of | ||||||
8 | health care services and public health programs. | ||||||
9 | Section 20. Reports. The Authority is responsible for the | ||||||
10 | development of a statewide health policy agenda, including | ||||||
11 | health care and health promotion components. The Authority | ||||||
12 | shall report to the legislature at the beginning of the regular | ||||||
13 | session of the legislature in 2009 and at the beginning of each | ||||||
14 | regular legislative session thereafter. The Authority's report | ||||||
15 | to the legislature shall include recommendations for | ||||||
16 | implementation of the health policy agenda recommended by the | ||||||
17 | Authority. | ||||||
18 | Section 25. Rules; contracts; advisory committees. | ||||||
19 | (a) The Authority is authorized to establish policies and | ||||||
20 | to adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and | ||||||
21 | administration of the powers, duties, and functions prescribed | ||||||
22 | for or transferred to the Authority as provided by law.
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23 | (b) The Authority may enter into contracts as may be |
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1 | necessary to perform the powers, duties, and functions of the | ||||||
2 | authority and as provided by law. As provided by this Act or as | ||||||
3 | otherwise provided by law, the Authority may enter into | ||||||
4 | contracts with other State agencies or with local governmental | ||||||
5 | entities for the coordination of health care services, | ||||||
6 | including care and prevention programs and activities, and | ||||||
7 | public health programs.
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8 | (c) The Authority may appoint advisory committees as deemed | ||||||
9 | necessary by the Authority. The advisory committees shall | ||||||
10 | consult with and advise the Authority regarding the matters | ||||||
11 | referred to them by the Authority.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law.
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