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| | HB1425 Engrossed | | LRB097 00559 KTG 40577 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 5.786 as follows:
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| 6 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5.786. The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund.
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| 8 | | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 9 | | adding Section 12-10.6a as follows:
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| 10 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-10.6a new) |
| 11 | | Sec. 12-10.6a. The Electronic Health Record Incentive |
| 12 | | Fund. |
| 13 | | (a) The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund is a |
| 14 | | special fund created in the State treasury. All federal moneys |
| 15 | | received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
| 16 | | for payments to qualifying health care providers to encourage |
| 17 | | the adoption and use of certified electronic health records |
| 18 | | technology pursuant to paragraph 1903(t)(1) of the Social |
| 19 | | Security Act, shall be deposited into the Fund. |
| 20 | | (b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be made at the |
| 21 | | direction of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to |