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Public Act 0399 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 096-0399

HB2661 Enrolled LRB096 08085 NHT 18191 b

    AN ACT concerning education.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Illinois Health Policy Center Act is amended
by changing Sections 10 and 20 as follows:

    (110 ILCS 430/10)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
delayed effective date)
    Sec. 10. Center created; goals.
    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center is created within the
University of Illinois, to be sponsored by the University of
Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and the University of
Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. In
implementing this Act, the University may ~~shall~~ also consult
with and seek the participation of all other public
universities in Illinois.
    (b) The goals of the Illinois Health Policy Center are:
        (1) To support legislators and other government
    officials in developing and implementing health policy to
    address critical issues facing the State of Illinois.
        (2) To focus on identifying "best practices"
    appropriate for Illinois through careful and objective
    review of the latest scientific research and through
    comparative analyses of other states' policies.
(Source: P.A. 95-986, eff. 6-1-09.)

    (110 ILCS 430/20)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
delayed effective date)
    Sec. 20. Advisory Panel; Policy Center report.
    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center Advisory Panel is
created. The Advisory Panel shall consist of all of the
following ~~13~~ members ~~as follows~~:
        (1) Four legislators, appointed one each by the
    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (2) Four representatives ~~One representative~~ of each of
    the following groups, one of the 4 each appointed by
    ~~consensus of~~ the President of the Senate, the Minority
    Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of
    Representatives ~~upon the recommendations of those 4~~
    ~~legislative leaders~~: hospitals; medical societies; managed
    care companies; and insurance companies; for a total of 16
    members.
        (3) One representative of patient advocacy groups,
    appointed by the Governor.
        (4) The Secretary~~Director~~ of the Department of Human
    Services, or his or her designee.
        (5) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and
    Family Services, or his or her designee.
        (6) The Director of the Department of Public Health, or
    his or her designee.
        (7) One additional member, appointed by the Governor.
    (b) The Advisory Panel shall provide advice and oversight
concerning the creation and operation of the Illinois Health
Policy Center.
    (c) The Illinois Health Policy Center shall submit a report
each calendar year to the Governor and the General Assembly.
The report shall contain:
        (1) An itemized list of the source and amount of funds
    of the Illinois Health Policy Center.
        (2) An itemized list of expenditures made by the
    Illinois Health Policy Center.
        (3) A summary of research activities undertaken since
    the submission of the preceding report.
        (4) A description of advocacy activities undertaken
    since the submission of the preceding report.
(Source: P.A. 95-986, eff. 6-1-09; revised 10-23-08.)

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
2009.

Effective Date: 8/13/2009

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