Public Act 096-1100
 
SB2976 EnrolledLRB096 16623 KTG 31898 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 State Finance Act is amended by changing
Sections 6z-52 and 6z-81 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-52)
    Sec. 6z-52. Drug Rebate Fund.
    (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund
to be known as the Drug Rebate Fund.
    (b) The Fund is created for the purpose of receiving and
disbursing moneys in accordance with this Section.
Disbursements from the Fund shall be made, subject to
appropriation, only as follows:
        (1) For payments to pharmacies for reimbursement or
    coverage for prescription drugs and other pharmacy
    products provided to a recipient of medical assistance
    under aid under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
    or the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the
    Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, the Veterans'
    Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, and the Senior
    Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and
    Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.
        (2) For reimbursement of moneys collected by the
    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
    Illinois Department of Public Aid) through error or
    mistake.
        (3) For payments of any amounts that are reimbursable
    to the federal government resulting from a payment into
    this Fund.
    (c) The Fund shall consist of the following:
        (1) Upon notification from the Director of Healthcare
    and Family Services, the Comptroller shall direct and the
    Treasurer shall transfer the net State share (disregarding
    the reduction in net State share attributable to the
    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any other
    federal economic stimulus program) of all moneys received
    by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
    (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) from drug
    rebate agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers
    pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act,
    including any portion of the balance in the Public Aid
    Recoveries Trust Fund on July 1, 2001 that is attributable
    to such receipts.
        (2) All federal matching funds received by the Illinois
    Department as a result of expenditures made by the
    Department that are attributable to moneys deposited in the
    Fund.
        (3) Any premium collected by the Illinois Department
    from participants under a waiver approved by the federal
    government relating to provision of pharmaceutical
    services.
        (4) All other moneys received for the Fund from any
    other source, including interest earned thereon.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-8, eff. 4-28-09.)
 
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-81)
    Sec. 6z-81. Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
    (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund
to be known as the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
    (b) The Fund is created for the purpose of receiving and
disbursing moneys in accordance with this Section.
Disbursements from the Fund shall be made only as follows:
        (1) Subject to appropriation, for payment by the
    Department of Healthcare and Family Services or by the
    Department of Human Services of medical bills and related
    expenses, including administrative expenses, for which the
    State is responsible under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social
    Security Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Children's
    Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health
    Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
    Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.
        (2) For repayment of funds borrowed from other State
    funds or from outside sources, including interest thereon.
    (c) The Fund shall consist of the following:
        (1) Moneys received by the State from short-term
    borrowing pursuant to the Short Term Borrowing Act on or
    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
    General Assembly.
        (2) All federal matching funds received by the Illinois
    Department of Healthcare and Family Services as a result of
    expenditures made by the Department that are attributable
    to moneys deposited in the Fund.
        (3) All federal matching funds received by the Illinois
    Department of Healthcare and Family Services as a result of
    federal approval of Title XIX State plan amendment
    transmittal number 07-09.
        (4) All other moneys received for the Fund from any
    other source, including interest earned thereon.
(Source: P.A. 96-820, eff. 11-18-09.)
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Sections 12-5, 12-9, and 12-10.4 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 12-5)
    Sec. 12-5. Appropriations; uses; federal grants; report to
General Assembly. From the sums appropriated by the General
Assembly, the Illinois Department shall order for payment by
warrant from the State Treasury grants for public aid under
Articles III, IV, and V, including grants for funeral and
burial expenses, and all costs of administration of the
Illinois Department and the County Departments relating
thereto. Moneys appropriated to the Illinois Department for
public aid under Article VI may be used, with the consent of
the Governor, to co-operate with federal, State, and local
agencies in the development of work projects designed to
provide suitable employment for persons receiving public aid
under Article VI. The Illinois Department, with the consent of
the Governor, may be the agent of the State for the receipt and
disbursement of federal funds or commodities for public aid
purposes under Article VI and for related purposes in which the
co-operation of the Illinois Department is sought by the
federal government, and, in connection therewith, may make
necessary expenditures from moneys appropriated for public aid
under any Article of this Code and for administration. The
Illinois Department, with the consent of the Governor, may be
the agent of the State for the receipt and disbursement of
federal funds pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986 and may make necessary expenditures from monies
appropriated to it for operations, administration, and grants,
including payment to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund for
group insurance costs at the rate certified by the Department
of Central Management Services. All amounts received by the
Illinois Department pursuant to the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986 shall be deposited in the Immigration
Reform and Control Fund. All amounts received into the
Immigration Reform and Control Fund as reimbursement for
expenditures from the General Revenue Fund shall be transferred
to the General Revenue Fund.
    All grants received by the Illinois Department for programs
funded by the Federal Social Services Block Grant shall be
deposited in the Social Services Block Grant Fund. All funds
received into the Social Services Block Grant Fund as
reimbursement for expenditures from the General Revenue Fund
shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. All funds
received into the Social Services Block Grant fund for
reimbursement for expenditure out of the Local Initiative Fund
shall be transferred into the Local Initiative Fund. Any other
federal funds received into the Social Services Block Grant
Fund shall be transferred to the Special Purposes Trust Fund.
All federal funds received by the Illinois Department as
reimbursement for Employment and Training Programs for
expenditures made by the Illinois Department from grants,
gifts, or legacies as provided in Section 12-4.18 or made by an
entity other than the Illinois Department shall be deposited
into the Employment and Training Fund, except that federal
funds received as reimbursement as a result of the
appropriation made for the costs of providing adult education
to public assistance recipients under the "Adult Education,
Public Assistance Fund" shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund; provided, however, that all funds, except those
that are specified in an interagency agreement between the
Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Department,
that are received by the Illinois Department as reimbursement
under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act for expenditures
that are made by the Illinois Community College Board or any
public community college of this State shall be credited to a
special account that the State Treasurer shall establish and
maintain within the Employment and Training Fund for the
purpose of segregating the reimbursements received for
expenditures made by those entities. As reimbursements are
deposited into the Employment and Training Fund, the Illinois
Department shall certify to the State Comptroller and State
Treasurer the amount that is to be credited to the special
account established within that Fund as a reimbursement for
expenditures under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act made
by the Illinois Community College Board or any of the public
community colleges. All amounts credited to the special account
established and maintained within the Employment and Training
Fund as provided in this Section shall be held for transfer to
the TANF Opportunities Fund as provided in subsection (d) of
Section 12-10.3, and shall not be transferred to any other fund
or used for any other purpose.
    Eighty percent of the federal financial participation
funds received by the Illinois Department under the Title IV-A
Emergency Assistance program as reimbursement for expenditures
made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services appropriations for the costs of providing services in
behalf of Department of Children and Family Services clients
shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
    All federal funds, except those covered by the foregoing 3
paragraphs, received as reimbursement for expenditures from
the General Revenue Fund shall be deposited in the General
Revenue Fund for administrative and distributive expenditures
properly chargeable by federal law or regulation to aid
programs established under Articles III through XII and Titles
IV, XVI, XIX and XX of the Federal Social Security Act. Any
other federal funds received by the Illinois Department under
Sections 12-4.6, 12-4.18 and 12-4.19 that are required by
Section 12-10 of this Code to be paid into the Special Purposes
Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Special Purposes Trust
Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois
Department pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement Program
established by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall be
deposited in the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund as
required under Section 12-10.2 or in the Child Support
Administrative Fund as required under Section 12-10.2a of this
Code. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois
Department for medical assistance program expenditures made
under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of
this Code that are required by Section 5-4.21 of this Code to
be paid into the Medicaid Developmentally Disabled Provider
Participation Fee Trust Fund shall be deposited into the
Medicaid Developmentally Disabled Provider Participation Fee
Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois
Department for medical assistance program expenditures made
under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of
this Code that are required by Section 5-4.31 of this Code to
be paid into the Medicaid Long Term Care Provider Participation
Fee Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Medicaid Long Term
Care Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund. Any other federal
funds received by the Illinois Department for hospital
inpatient, hospital ambulatory care, and disproportionate
share hospital expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by
Section 14-2 of this Code to be paid into the Hospital Services
Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Hospital Services Trust
Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois
Department for expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act and Articles V and VI of this Code that are
required by Section 15-2 of this Code to be paid into the
County Provider Trust Fund shall be deposited into the County
Provider Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the
Illinois Department for hospital inpatient, hospital
ambulatory care, and disproportionate share hospital
expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act
and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5A-8 of
this Code to be paid into the Hospital Provider Fund shall be
deposited into the Hospital Provider Fund. Any other federal
funds received by the Illinois Department for medical
assistance program expenditures made under Title XIX of the
Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are
required by Section 5B-8 of this Code to be paid into the
Long-Term Care Provider Fund shall be deposited into the
Long-Term Care Provider Fund. Any other federal funds received
by the Illinois Department for medical assistance program
expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act
and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5C-7 of
this Code to be paid into the Developmentally Disabled Care
Provider Fund shall be deposited into the Developmentally
Disabled Care Provider Fund. Any other federal funds received
by the Illinois Department for trauma center adjustment
payments that are required by Section 5-5.03 of this Code and
made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V
of this Code shall be deposited into the Trauma Center Fund.
Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department as
reimbursement for expenses for early intervention services
paid from the Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund shall
be deposited into that Fund.
    The Illinois Department shall report to the General
Assembly at the end of each fiscal quarter the amount of all
funds received and paid into the Social Service Block Grant
Fund and the Local Initiative Fund and the expenditures and
transfers of such funds for services, programs and other
purposes authorized by law. Such report shall be filed with the
Speaker, Minority Leader and Clerk of the House, with the
President, Minority Leader and Secretary of the Senate, with
the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees,
the House Human Resources Committee and the Senate Public
Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee, or the successor
standing Committees of each as provided by the rules of the
House and Senate, respectively, with the Legislative Research
Unit and with the State Government Report Distribution Center
for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State Library Act shall be deemed sufficient
to comply with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04; 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 12-9)
    Sec. 12-9. Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The
Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund shall consist of (1)
recoveries by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) authorized by this
Code in respect to applicants or recipients under Articles III,
IV, V, and VI, including recoveries made by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department
of Public Aid) from the estates of deceased recipients, (2)
recoveries made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) in
respect to applicants and recipients under the Children's
Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health
Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, and (3)
federal funds received on behalf of and earned by State
universities and local governmental entities for services
provided to applicants or recipients covered under this Code,
the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL
KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act,
and (4) all other moneys received to the Fund, including
interest thereon. The Fund shall be held as a special fund in
the State Treasury.
    Disbursements from this Fund shall be only (1) for the
reimbursement of claims collected by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department
of Public Aid) through error or mistake, (2) for payment to
persons or agencies designated as payees or co-payees on any
instrument, whether or not negotiable, delivered to the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid) as a recovery under this
Section, such payment to be in proportion to the respective
interests of the payees in the amount so collected, (3) for
payments to the Department of Human Services for collections
made by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) on behalf of the
Department of Human Services under this Code, the Children's
Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering ALL KIDS Health
Insurance Act, (4) for payment of administrative expenses
incurred in performing the activities authorized under this
Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering
ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance Act, (5) for payment of fees to persons or agencies
in the performance of activities pursuant to the collection of
monies owed the State that are collected under this Code, the
Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS
Health Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act,
(6) for payments of any amounts which are reimbursable to the
federal government which are required to be paid by State
warrant by either the State or federal government, and (7) for
payments to State universities and local governmental entities
of federal funds for services provided to applicants or
recipients covered under this Code, the Children's Health
Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance
Act, and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Disbursements from
this Fund for purposes of items (4) and (5) of this paragraph
shall be subject to appropriations from the Fund to the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid).
    The balance in this Fund on the first day of each calendar
quarter, after payment therefrom of any amounts reimbursable to
the federal government, and minus the amount reasonably
anticipated to be needed to make the disbursements during that
quarter authorized by this Section, shall be certified by the
Director of Healthcare and Family Services and transferred by
the State Comptroller to the Drug Rebate Fund or the Healthcare
Provider Relief General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury, as
appropriate, within 30 days of the first day of each calendar
quarter. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services may
certify and the State Comptroller shall transfer to the Drug
Rebate Fund amounts on a more frequent basis.
    On July 1, 1999, the State Comptroller shall transfer the
sum of $5,000,000 from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund
(formerly the Public Assistance Recoveries Trust Fund) into the
DHS Recoveries Trust Fund.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-10.4)
    Sec. 12-10.4. Juvenile Rehabilitation Services Medicaid
Matching Fund. There is created in the State Treasury the
Juvenile Rehabilitation Services Medicaid Matching Fund.
Deposits to this Fund shall consist of all moneys received from
the federal government for behavioral health services secured
by counties under the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option pursuant
to an agreement with the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services with respect to Title XIX of the Social Security Act
or under the Children's Health Insurance Program pursuant to
the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and Title XXI of
the Social Security Act for minors who are committed to mental
health facilities by the Illinois court system and for
residential placements secured by the Department of Juvenile
Justice for minors as a condition of their parole.
    Disbursements from the Fund shall be made, subject to
appropriation, by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services for grants to the Department of Juvenile Justice and
those counties which secure behavioral health services ordered
by the courts and which have an interagency agreement with the
Department and submit detailed bills according to standards
determined by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)