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91_HB0562eng
HB0562 Engrossed LRB9102541DJkb
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
2 Section 5-5d.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 adding Section 5-5d as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/5-5d new)
8 Sec. 5-5d. Underpayments to providers. If the Illinois
9 Department pays a provider of medical services an amount
10 that is less than the correct amount of reimbursement for
11 those services under this Code, the provider may recover the
12 amount of the underpayment from the Illinois Department,
13 including by means of setoff against the amount of any
14 overpayment made by the Illinois Department to the provider.
15 A provider may recover an underpayment under this Section at
16 any time without regard to when the underpayment occurred.
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