Clark Kaericher | Executive Director, Healthcare Council & Sr. VP of Government Affairs | 618-806-1501
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September 1, 2023
The purpose of the Healthcare Council is to develop and take actions to achieve affordable, accessible, efficient, high-quality healthcare options for the employers and residents of our state. We advocate for market-based solutions that encourage innovation in healthcare delivery – and work against costly mandates and burdensome regulations. Through quarterly meetings, the Council brings together the diverse voices of the healthcare community and provides a forum to interact with government and private sector leaders at the highest levels.
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What a week for my HVAC to go out. The worst part? My wife has been telling me for weeks that something was wrong with it. I’m never going to live this down…
New Bill Signings
HB 2450, Healthcare Licensing/Education signed into law. This bill provides that for health care professional license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2025, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least a one-hour course in training on cultural competency. A health care professional may count this one hour for completion of this course toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for health care professional license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2025, a health care professional whose license or registration renewal occurs every 2 years must complete all statutorily mandated topics within 3 renewal periods. Provides that if any additional statutorily mandated topics are added by law after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional whose license or registration renewal occurs every 2 years must complete all statutorily mandated topics within 4 renewal periods. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for health care professional license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2025, a health care professional whose license or registration renewal occurs every 3 years must complete all statutorily mandated topics within 2 renewal periods. Provides that if any additional statutorily mandated topics are added by law after the effective date of the amendatory Act, then a health care professional whose license or registration renewal occurs every 3 years must complete all statutorily mandated topics within 3 renewal periods. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall maintain on its website information regarding the current specific statutorily mandated training topics. Provides that each license or permit application or renewal form the Department provides to a health care professional must include a notification regarding the current requirements for the specific statutorily mandated topics. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in accordance with the requirement for prescribers of controlled substances to undergo training under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 every prescriber who is licensed to prescribe controlled substances shall, during the pre-renewal period, complete one hour (rather than 3 hours) of continuing education on safe opioid prescribing practices offered or accredited by a professional association, State government agency, or federal government agency.
HB 2509, Nursing-Support signed into law. This bill amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an applicant who graduates from a professional nursing program in the State on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and does not take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a comparable examination preparatory program before taking a subsequent licensure examination or the graduate may return to the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated which shall provide remedial educational resources to the graduate at no cost to the graduate. Provides that such an applicant must contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that such an applicant shall contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that prior to September 1, 2026, no professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.
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Annual Meeting and Reception Sponsorship
The Illinois Chamber is now seeking sponsors for our 2023 annual luncheon! The 2023 annual luncheon and pre-event reception will be held on September 28 at the Doubletree Hotel in Oak Brook. We are seeking sponsors for the reception preceding the event as well as the meeting itself.
Please see the attached document for reception sponsorship information as well as a tentative agenda. The annual meeting is our biggest event of the year and I look forward to seeing you all there.
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Rulemaking
Insurance The DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE proposed amendments to Derivative Instruments (50 IAC 806; 47 Ill Reg 12643), Credit for Reinsurance Ceded (50 IAC 1104; 47 Ill Reg 12648), Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Standards (50 IAC 2025; 47 Ill Reg 12653) and Health Maintenance Organization (50 IAC 4521; 47 Ill Reg 12658). Amendments to Parts 806 and 1104 update an incorporation by reference of a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) document. The Part 2025 and 4521 rulemakings remove obsolete requirements related to the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan, which no longer exists.
Managed Care The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES proposed an amendment to Medical Payment (89 IAC 140; 47 Ill Reg 12212) establishing the managed care assessments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Tier 1 MCO assessments (applicable to the first 4,195,000 member months in the base year of 2018) will be $78.90 (currently, $74.50) per member per month; Tier 2 assessments (member months in the base year beyond those in Tier 1) will be $1.40 (currently $1.20) per member month; and Tier 3 assessments (all member months for non-Medicaid MCOs in the base year) will be $2.40 per member month (unchanged). The rulemaking also clarifies that assessments from Cook County MCO providers will be deposited into the County Provider Trust Fund rather than the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
Veto Session Dates
Veto Session will be here before you realize. Lawmakers announced the 2023 dates for October 24-26 and November 7-9. View the calendar here.
Articles of Interest
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