99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4317
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
305 ILCS 5/12-4.50 new

     Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall use a cloud-based repository to store the protected health information of all persons enrolled in a medical assistance program administered by the Department. Provides that access to the repository shall be limited to State employees based in Illinois and that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may not permit an  entity located outside the United States to have access to the information stored in the cloud-based repository. Provides that a violation of this Section is a business offense punishable by a fine of $5,000 for each incident.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 12-4.50 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.50 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.50. Cloud-based repository; protected health 
8information. 
9    (a) As used in  this Section: 
10    "Entity" means a proprietorship,
partnership, association, 
11trust, estate, business trust, group, or
corporation, whether 
12or not operated for profit, or a governmental agency,
unit, or 
13subdivision.
14    "Protected health information" means individually 
15identifiable health information governed by the Health 
16Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 
17U.S.C. 1320 et seq., and the regulations promulgated at 45 CFR 
18160, 162, and 164, and includes, but is not limited to, social 
19security numbers, medical records, laboratory reports, and 
20hospital bills. 
21    (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
22use a cloud-based repository to store the protected health 
23information of all persons enrolled in a medical assistance 
 
 
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1program administered by the Department. Access to the 
2repository shall be limited to State employees based in 
3Illinois. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may 
4not permit an  entity located outside the United States to have 
5access to the information stored in the cloud-based repository. 
6A violation of this Section is a business offense punishable by 
7a fine of $5,000 for each incident.