Public Act 096-0878
 		





HB3642 Re-Enrolled
LRB096 09653 DRJ 22168 b






    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:



 
    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
adding Section 12-4.7e as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7e  new)
    Sec. 12-4.7e. Cross-Agency Medicaid Commission.
    (a)  The Cross-Agency Medicaid Commission is established to 
study ways for the State agencies
named in paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of subsection (b) to
coordinate activities and 
programs
to maximize the amount of federal Medicaid matching 
funds paid to the State for goods and services provided to 
children and their families under
programs administered by 
those agencies.
    (b) The Commission shall consist of the following 8 
members:
        (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or 
    his or her designee; and a representative of
vendors of 
    goods or services to children or their
families who are 
    eligible for medical assistance under Article V of this 
    Code or for benefits under any other program administered 
    by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for 
    which federal Medicaid matching funds may be available.
        (2) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her 
    designee; and a representative of vendors of goods or 
    services to children or their families who are eligible for 
    benefits under any program administered by the Department 
    of Human Services for which federal Medicaid matching funds 
    may be available.
        (3) The Director of Children and Family Services or his 
    or her designee; and a representative of vendors of goods 
    or services to children or their families who are eligible 
    for benefits under any program administered by the 
    Department of Children and Family Services for which 
    federal Medicaid matching funds may be available.
        (4) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her 
    designee; and a representative of vendors of
goods or 
    services to children or their families who are eligible for 
    benefits under any program administered by the Illinois 
    State Board of Education for which federal Medicaid 
    matching funds may be available.
    (c) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
serve as the Chair of the Commission. All members other than 
representatives of State agencies shall be appointed by the 
Governor no later than January 1, 2010 and shall  serve without 
compensation. A quorum shall consist of 5
members. An 
affirmative vote of a majority of those members present and 
voting shall be necessary for Commission action. The Commission 
shall meet

quarterly or more frequently at the call of the 
Chair.
    (d) The Department of Human Services shall provide staff 
and support to the Commission. 
    (e) The Commission may release findings and 
recommendations at any time but at a minimum must observe the 
following schedule:
        (1) The Commission must issue preliminary findings and 
    recommendations to the General Assembly by July 1, 2010.
        (2) The Commission must issue its final findings and 
    recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 
    2011.
    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2012. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.