Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2294

Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on July 1, 2023. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Provides that staff employed by the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office (Office) on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall remain employed and continue their service within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services after the repeal of the Act and the dissolution of the Office. Provides that the status and rights of such employees shall not be affected by the repeal of the Act or the dissolution of the Office except that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, those employees shall maintain their seniority and their positions shall convert to titles of a comparable organizational level under the Personnel Code and become subject to the Personnel Code. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Health Information Exchange Fund to the General Revenue Fund; and that upon completion of the transfer, the Health Information Exchange Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the General Revenue Fund. Removes all reference to the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office in various Acts. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Replaces references to the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task Force with the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Workgroup. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the Workgroup within the Medicaid Advisory Committee in accordance with certain federal requirements. Makes changes to provisions concerning the Workgroup's membership and duties. Effective July 1, 2023.

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