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 1                   Senate Joint Resolution No. 33
 2                Offered by Senator Robert A. Madigan

 3        WHEREAS, Health care service contracts between  insurers,
 4    health  plans,  businesses, unions, health care professionals
 5    and health care providers have become the primary  method  of
 6    arranging  for  the  delivery of health care to the people of
 7    Illinois; and

 8        WHEREAS,  The  Illinois  General  Assembly  is  currently
 9    debating the Fairness in Health Care Services Contracting Act
10    which attempts to ensure that both parties to a contract  for
11    the  provision  of  health care services understand the terms
12    and conditions for the provision of those services; and

13        WHEREAS, The professional services contracts entered into
14    between health care plans and health care  professionals  and
15    health  care  providers  have  a  significant  impact  on the
16    delivery of health care services to the people  of  Illinois;
17    and

18        WHEREAS,  The  relationship  between the health care plan
19    contract with the professionals and providers is akin to  the
20    insurance policy for coverage with the insureds or enrollees;
21    therefore, be it

22        RESOLVED, BY SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
23    OF  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  THE  HOUSE  OF REPRESENTATIVES
24    CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  there  is  created  the   Illinois
25    Legislative  Task  Force  on Fairness in Health Care Services
26    Contracting consisting of six voting  members;  two  of  whom
27    shall  be members of the Senate appointed by the President of
28    the Senate, one of whom shall serve as Co-chairperson, one of
29    whom shall be  a  member  of  the  Senate  appointed  by  the
30    Minority  Leader  of the Senate, two of whom shall be members
31    of the House of Representatives appointed by the  Speaker  of
32    the  House  of  Representatives,  one  of whom shall serve as
 
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 1    Co-chairperson, one of whom shall be a member of the House of
 2    Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
 3    of Representatives; the Director of Insurance or his  or  her
 4    designee,  the  Director  of  Public  Health  or  his  or her
 5    designee, the Director of Public Aid or his or her  designee,
 6    and the Director of Central Management Services or his or her
 7    designee  shall serve as ex officio non-voting members of the
 8    Task Force; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall include the following
10    non-voting  members;  including  one  representative  of  the
11    following organizations; Illinois Hospital and  HealthSystems
12    Association,  Illinois  State Dental Society, Illinois Nurses
13    Association, Illinois Pharmacists Association, Illinois State
14    Medical Society, Illinois Podiatric Medical Society, Illinois
15    Optometric  Association,  Illinois  Association  of  Clinical
16    Psychologists,   Illinois   Freestanding    Surgery    Center
17    Association,  Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois Municipal
18    League, American Association of Retired  Persons,  Employment
19    Law  Council,  Illinois  Association of Health Plans, Managed
20    Health  Providers  Association,   Illinois   Life   Insurance
21    Council, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, Illinois Chamber
22    of  Commerce,  Illinois  Manufacturers  Association, Illinois
23    Retail  Merchants  Association,  AFL/CIO,  and  the  City  of
24    Chicago; and be it further

25        RESOLVED, That the meetings of the Task  Force  shall  be
26    held  at  the  call  of  the  Co-chairpersons  and  that  the
27    non-voting  members  of  the  Task  Force shall serve without
28    compensation; and be it further

29        RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the health plan
30    professional and provider services contracting  process;  and
31    be it further

32        RESOLVED,   That   the   Task   Force  shall  report  its
 
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 1    recommendations to the General Assembly and  Governor  on  or
 2    before January 15, 2002.

 3        Adopted by the Senate, May 21, 2001.


 4                                          _______________________
 5                                          President of the Senate


 6    _______________________
 7    Secretary of the Senate


 8        Concurred  in  by  the  House of Representatives, May 31,
 9    2001.


10                                        _________________________
11                                            Speaker of House of
12                                              Representatives


13    _________________________
14      Clerk of House of
15       Representatives

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