Section 117.55  Submittal of Claims

a)         Vendor or reimbursement claims must be submitted on Department designated claim forms.  The claim forms contain a certification statement which must not be altered.  Claim forms must be legibly signed and dated in ink by the claimant. The Department will return without payment any claim form which is not properly signed, or which includes an altered certification statement.

b)         Claims not submitted within 30 calendar days of the date of death of the decedent must be accompanied by a written statement explaining the reason for the delay.

c)         The Department will deny any claim which is not:

1)         Submitted for the first time within 180 calendar days of the date of death of the decedent, or

2)         Re-submitted within 90 calendar days after being returned for correction or completion.

(Source:  Amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 41, p. 167, effective October 1, 1979)