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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3157 Introduced , by Rep. Deb Conroy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a healthcare provider shall release to a Medicaid managed care organization, upon request, the health care information of a recipient of medical assistance, if the recipient has completed and signed a general release form that grants to the healthcare provider permission to release the recipient's health care information to the recipient's insurance carrier. Effective July 1, 2019.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB3157 | | LRB101 09489 KTG 54587 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The purpose of sharing healthcare information is |
| 3 | | to improve health outcomes, care coordination, and to assist in |
| 4 | | the process of transitioning a Medicaid recipient to a |
| 5 | | different level or setting of care; therefore
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| 6 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 7 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 8 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 9 | | adding Section 5-30.11 as follows:
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| 10 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-30.11 new) |
| 11 | | Sec. 5-30.11. Health care information released to managed |
| 12 | | care organizations. A healthcare provider shall release to a |
| 13 | | Medicaid managed care organization, upon request, the health |
| 14 | | care information of a recipient of medical assistance, if the |
| 15 | | recipient has completed and signed a general release form that |
| 16 | | grants to the healthcare provider permission to release the |
| 17 | | recipient's health care information to the recipient's |
| 18 | | insurance carrier.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 20 | | 2019.
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