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HB5054 Enrolled |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 5-20 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-20)
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| Sec. 5-20. Electronic health care card. By December 31, |
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| 1994, the
Illinois Department may develop and implement by rule |
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| an electronic health
information system to process claims |
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| electronically and to electronically store
Medicare and |
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| Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and billing
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| information. The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare |
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| and Medicaid
recipient a health card containing electronically |
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| coded information that will
access the system, verify their |
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| Medicare or Medicaid status, and display how
much the patient |
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| must pay in deductibles or copayments for a medical procedure.
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| The Illinois Department may also develop safeguards to protect |
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| recipients'
health information from misuse or unauthorized |
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| disclosure.
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| On or before July 1, 2011, the Department shall cease |
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| issuing monthly MediPlan cards and shall instead issue |
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| permanent or semi-permanent member cards to individuals |
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| enrolled for medical assistance. Furthermore, the Department |