Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Filed: 3/5/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 616 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 616 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 1 as follows:
 



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    (30 ILCS 540/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.401)



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    Sec. 1. 
This Act applies to any State official or agency 
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authorized to
provide for payment from State funds, by virtue 
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of any appropriation of the
General Assembly, for goods or 
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services furnished to the State.

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    For purposes of this Act, "goods or
services furnished to 
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the State" include but are not limited to (i) covered health

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care provided to eligible members and their covered dependents 
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in accordance
with the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 
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1971, including coverage
through a physician-owned health 
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maintenance organization under Section 6.1 of
that Act, and 
 


 






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(ii) goods and services furnished by a qualified provider.  For 
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the purposes of this Section, "qualified provider" means an

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organization that provides non-residential services for the 
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elderly or for the prevention, intervention, or treatment of 
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mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or 
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substance abuse.  A "qualified provider" also includes an entity 
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licensed under the
Community-Integrated Living Arrangements 
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Licensure and Certification Act.
A "qualified provider" does 
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not
include
a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing

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Act or a
local governmental unit or university.

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    For the purposes of this Act, "appropriate State official 
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or agency" is
defined as the Director or Chief Executive or his 
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designee of that State
agency or department or facility of such 
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agency or department.
With respect to covered health care 
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provided to eligible members and
their dependents in accordance 
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with the State Employees Group Insurance Act
of 1971, 
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"appropriate State official or agency" also includes an

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administrator of a program of health benefits under that Act.

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    As used in this Act, "eligible member" means a member who 
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is eligible for
health benefits under the State Employees Group 
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Insurance Act of 1971, and
"member" and "dependent" have the 
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meanings ascribed to those terms in that Act.

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    As used in this Act, "a proper bill or invoice" means a 
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bill or invoice
that
includes the
information necessary for 
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processing the payment as may be specified by a State
agency 
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and in rules adopted in accordance with this Act.

 


 






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(Source: P.A. 91-266, eff. 7-23-99; 92-384, eff. 7-1-02.)


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