Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

Filed: 5/15/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 237

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 237 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 5 with the following:
4 "changing Sections 1 and 3-2 as follows:
 
5     (30 ILCS 540/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.401)
6     Sec. 1. This Act applies to any State official or agency
7 authorized to provide for payment from State funds, by virtue
8 of any appropriation of the General Assembly, for goods or
9 services furnished to the State.
10     For purposes of this Act, "goods or services furnished to
11 the State" include but are not limited to (i) covered health
12 care provided to eligible members and their covered dependents
13 in accordance with the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
14 1971, including coverage through a physician-owned health
15 maintenance organization under Section 6.1 of that Act, and
16 (ii) prevention, intervention, or treatment services and
17 supports for persons with developmental disabilities, mental

 

 

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1 health services, alcohol and substance abuse services,
2 rehabilitation services, and early intervention services
3 provided by a vendor. For the purposes of item (ii), a vendor
4 includes but is not limited to sellers of goods and services,
5 including community-based organizations that are licensed to
6 provide prevention, intervention, or treatment services and
7 supports for persons with developmental disabilities, mental
8 illness, and substance abuse problems.
9     For the purposes of this Act, "appropriate State official
10 or agency" is defined as the Director or Chief Executive or his
11 designee of that State agency or department or facility of such
12 agency or department. With respect to covered health care
13 provided to eligible members and their dependents in accordance
14 with the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971,
15 "appropriate State official or agency" also includes an
16 administrator of a program of health benefits under that Act.
17     As used in this Act, "eligible member" means a member who
18 is eligible for health benefits under the State Employees Group
19 Insurance Act of 1971, and "member" and "dependent" have the
20 meanings ascribed to those terms in that Act.
21     As used in this Act, "a proper bill or invoice" means a
22 bill or invoice that includes the information necessary for
23 processing the payment as may be specified by a State agency
24 and in rules adopted in accordance with this Act.
25 (Source: P.A. 91-266, eff. 7-23-99; 92-384, eff. 7-1-02.)"; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 2, line 2, by replacing "30" with "60"; and
 
2 on page 2, line 4, by replacing "30-day" with "60-day"; and
 
3 on page 2, line 6, by replacing "30-day" with "60-day".