Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 4/30/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3642




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3642 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 12-4.7e as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7e  new)
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    Sec. 12-4.7e. Cross-Agency Medicaid Commission.
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    (a)  The Cross-Agency Medicaid Commission is established to 
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study ways for the State agencies
named in paragraphs (1) 
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through (4) of subsection (b) to
coordinate activities and 
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programs
to maximize the amount of federal Medicaid matching 
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funds paid to the State for goods and services provided to 
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children and their families under
programs administered by 
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those agencies.
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    (b) The Commission shall consist of the following 8 
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members:
 


 






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        (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or 
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    his or her designee; and a representative of
vendors of 
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    goods or services to children or their
families who are 
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    eligible for medical assistance under Article V of this 
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    Code or for benefits under any other program administered 
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    by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for 
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    which federal Medicaid matching funds may be available.
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        (2) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her 
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    designee; and a representative of vendors of goods or 
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    services to children or their families who are eligible for 
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    benefits under any program administered by the Department 
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    of Human Services for which federal Medicaid matching funds 
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    may be available.
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        (3) The Director of Children and Family Services or his 
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    or her designee; and a representative of vendors of goods 
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    or services to children or their families who are eligible 
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    for benefits under any program administered by the 
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    Department of Children and Family Services for which 
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    federal Medicaid matching funds may be available.
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        (4) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her 
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    designee; and a representative of vendors of
goods or 
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    services to children or their families who are eligible for 
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    benefits under any program administered by the Illinois 
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    State Board of Education for which federal Medicaid 
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    matching funds may be available.
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    (c) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
 


 






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serve as the Chair of the Commission. All members other than 
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representatives of State agencies shall be appointed by the 
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Governor no later than July 1, 2009 and shall  serve without 
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compensation. A quorum shall consist of 5
members. An 
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affirmative vote of a majority of those members present and 
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voting shall be necessary for Commission action. The Commission 
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shall meet

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

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