Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act.

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(15 ILCS 16/1)

Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/5)

Sec. 5. Effect. This Act, including all of the amendatory provisions of this Act, implements and supersedes Executive Order 1 (2012).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/10)

Sec. 10. Revocation of Executive Order 3 (2005). On the date 6 months after the effective date of this Act, Executive Order 3 (2005) is revoked and rescinded with the exception of Section I (renaming the Department of Public Aid as the Department of Healthcare and Family Services), which remains in effect.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/15)

Sec. 15. Transfer back of State healthcare purchasing functions transferred by Executive Order 3 (2005).

(a) On the date 6 months after the effective date of this Act or as soon thereafter as practical, all of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing that were transferred from the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred back to the Departments from which those powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities were transferred; however, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing that were exercised by the Department of Corrections before the effective date of Executive Order 3 (2005) but that pertain to individuals resident in facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice are transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

(b) The functions associated with State healthcare purchasing that are transferred from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this Section include, without limitation, the following:

  • (1) Rate development and negotiation with hospitals, physicians, and managed care providers.
  • (2) Health care procurement development.
  • (3) Contract implementation and fiscal monitoring.
  • (4) Contract amendments.
  • (5) Payment processing.
  • (6) Purchasing aspects of health care plans administered by the State on behalf of the following:
    • (A) State employees. These healthcare purchasing functions include the following health care plans: quality care health plan; managed care health plan; vision plan; pharmacy benefits plan; dental plan; behavioral health plan; employee assistance plan; utilization management plan; and SHIPs and various subrogation agreements. These healthcare purchasing functions also include the purchasing and administration of flu shots, hepatitis B vaccinations, and tuberculosis tests.
    • (B) Persons other than State employees. These healthcare purchasing functions include the following health care plans: the retired teachers' health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the local government health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the community colleges health insurance plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971; the active teacher prescription program; and the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program.
    • (C) Residents of State-operated facilities, including (i) correctional and youth facilities operated by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, (ii) mental health centers and developmental centers operated by the Department of Human Services, and (iii) veterans homes operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(c) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities vested in or associated with State healthcare purchasing are not affected by this Act, except that all management and staff support or other resources necessary to the operation of a State healthcare purchasing function shall be provided by the Department to which that function is transferred under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/20)

Sec. 20. Representation on boards or other entities. When any provision of an Executive Order or Act provides for the membership of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services on any council, commission, board, or other entity that exercises any of the State healthcare purchasing functions transferred by this Act, the Director or Secretary of the Department to which the State healthcare purchasing function is transferred under this Act, or his or her designee, shall serve in the place of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, but only with regard to the exercise of the function transferred under this Act. If more than one such person is required by law to serve on any council, commission, board, or other entity, then an equivalent number of the representatives of the Department to which the applicable function is transferred under this Act shall so serve. In addition, any statutory mandate that provides for action on the part of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services relating to a State healthcare purchasing function transferred under this Act shall become the responsibility of the Director or Secretary of the Department to which that function is transferred under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/25)

Sec. 25. Personnel transferred.

(a) Personnel and positions within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that are engaged in the performance of State healthcare purchasing functions transferred back to the Department of Central Management Services are transferred to and shall continue their service within the Department of Central Management Services. The status and rights of those employees under the Personnel Code are not affected by this Act.

(b) Personnel and positions of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs were not in fact transferred under Executive Order 3 (2005) and are not affected by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/30)

Sec. 30. Books and records transferred. All books, records, papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts, and pending business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to any of the State healthcare purchasing functions transferred under this Act from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs, including, but not limited to, material in electronic or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware and software, shall be delivered to the Department to which that State healthcare purchasing function is transferred under this Act, provided that the delivery of that information may not violate any applicable confidentiality constraints. The access by personnel of the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs to databases and electronic health information that are currently maintained by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and that contain data and information necessary to the performance of the State healthcare purchasing functions shall continue in the same manner and level of access as before the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012). Staff of the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs may work with staff of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to add new information relevant to State healthcare purchasing functions.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/35)

Sec. 35. Unexpended moneys transferred.

(a) With respect to the State healthcare purchasing functions transferred under this Act, the Department of Central Management Services is the successor agency to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under the Successor Agency Act and Section 9b of the State Finance Act. All unexpended appropriations and balances and other moneys available for use in connection with any of the State healthcare purchasing functions transferred from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Central Management Services are transferred for use by the Department of Central Management Services for the exercise of those functions pursuant to the direction of the Governor. Unexpended balances so transferred shall be expended only for the purpose for which the appropriations were originally made.

(b) Appropriations of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs were not in fact transferred under Executive Order 3 (2005) and are not affected by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/40)

Sec. 40. Exercise of transferred powers; savings provisions. The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to the State healthcare purchasing functions transferred under this Act are vested in and shall be exercised by the Department to which the applicable function is transferred. Each act done in the exercise of those powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities shall have the same legal effect as if done by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or its divisions, officers, or employees.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/45)

Sec. 45. Rules.

(a) Any rules that (i) relate to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act, (ii) are in full force on the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012), and (iii) have been duly adopted by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall become the rules of the Department of Central Management Services. This Act shall not affect the legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative Code.

(b) Any proposed rule filed with the Secretary of State by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that pertains to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program, or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act, and that is pending in the rulemaking process on the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012) shall be deemed to have been filed by the Department of Central Management Services.

(c) On and after the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012), the Department of Central Management Services may propose and adopt, under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, other rules that relate to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program, or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/50)

Sec. 50. Rights, obligations, and duties unaffected by transfer. The transfer of powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this Act does not affect any person's rights, obligations, or duties, including any civil or criminal penalties applicable thereto, arising out of those transferred powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/55)

Sec. 55. Agency officers; penalties. Every officer of the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs is, for any offense, subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer whose powers or duties are transferred under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/60)

Sec. 60. Reports, notices, or papers. Whenever reports or notices are required to be made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person to or upon the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in connection with any State healthcare purchasing function transferred under this Act, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon the Department to which that State healthcare purchasing function is transferred.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/65)

Sec. 65. Interagency agreements. To the extent necessary or prudent to fully implement the intent of this Act, the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may enter into one or more interagency agreements to ensure the full and appropriate transfer of all State healthcare purchasing functions transferred from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/70)

Sec. 70. Acts and actions unaffected by transfer. This Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled, or any right occurring or established, before the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012), in connection with any State healthcare purchasing function transferred under this Act. This Act does not affect any action or proceeding had or commenced before the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012) in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause regarding a State healthcare purchasing function transferred from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under this Act, but any such action or proceeding may be defended, prosecuted, or continued by the Department to which the applicable State healthcare purchasing function is transferred.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/900)

Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/905)

Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/910)

Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/915)

Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/920)

Sec. 920. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/925)

Sec. 925. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/930)

Sec. 930. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/935)

Sec. 935. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; text omitted.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/997)

Sec. 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)

 

(15 ILCS 16/999)

Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13.)


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