[ Back ] [ Bottom ]
92_SJ0033enr
92SJ0033 Enrolled LRB9208902RHrhB
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
92SJ0033 Enrolled -2- LRB9208902RHrhB
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
92SJ0033 Enrolled -3- LRB9208902RHrhB
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
[ Top ]