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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Illinois law requires uniform health benefit and | ||||||
| 3 | prescription benefit cards; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Uniform Health Care Benefits Information Card | ||||||
| 5 | Act (215 ILCS 139/) requires uniform physical cards "or other | ||||||
| 6 | technology"; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card | ||||||
| 8 | Act (215 ILCS 138/) requires uniform physical cards "or other | ||||||
| 9 | technology"; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that new technology may | ||||||
| 11 | now allow both the Uniform Health Benefits Information Card and | ||||||
| 12 | the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card to contain more | ||||||
| 13 | information that may improve the administrative accuracy and | ||||||
| 14 | efficiency of our health care system; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that a task force | ||||||
| 16 | should be formed to study and make recommendations for the | ||||||
| 17 | improvement of these information cards for health benefits and | ||||||
| 18 | prescription drugs; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
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| 1 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Uniform Health Care Benefit | ||||||
| 2 | Smart Card Implementation Task Force is created within and | ||||||
| 3 | staffed by the Illinois Department of Insurance; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 13 members | ||||||
| 6 | appointed as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (1) the Director of Insurance who shall serve as the | ||||||
| 8 | chairperson; | ||||||
| 9 | (2) one member appointed by the President of the Senate | ||||||
| 10 | who shall be a Senator; | ||||||
| 11 | (3) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 12 | Senate who shall be Senator; | ||||||
| 13 | (4) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
| 14 | Representatives who shall be a Representative; | ||||||
| 15 | (5) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 16 | House of Representatives who shall be a Representative; | ||||||
| 17 | (6) one member representing the Director of Healthcare | ||||||
| 18 | and Family Services; | ||||||
| 19 | (7) one member representing the medical profession, | ||||||
| 20 | appointed by the Director of Insurance; | ||||||
| 21 | (8) one member representing the hospitals of Illinois, | ||||||
| 22 | appointed by the Director of Insurance; | ||||||
| 23 | (9) three members representing the health insurance | ||||||
| 24 | industry, appointed by the Director of Insurance; | ||||||
| 25 | (10) one member representing prescription benefit | ||||||
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| 1 | plans, appointed by the Director of Insurance; and
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| 2 | (11) one member representing Illinois pharmacists, | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the Director of Insurance; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the feasibility | ||||||
| 5 | of adding additional information to these cards, including, but | ||||||
| 6 | not limited to, the insured's personal health record and | ||||||
| 7 | pertinent insurance benefit information; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall receive | ||||||
| 9 | no compensation as members of the Task Force and that only | ||||||
| 10 | members of the General Assembly and State employees may be | ||||||
| 11 | reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of | ||||||
| 12 | their duties as members of the Task Force from appropriations | ||||||
| 13 | made for such purpose; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make its | ||||||
| 15 | recommendations and shall submit a report of its findings to | ||||||
| 16 | the Governor and the General Assembly by April 1, 2011.
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