SB1822 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1822

Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. David Luechtefeld

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/5-20

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an electronic health care card.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-20)

Sec. 5-20. Electronic health care card. By December 31, 1994, the the Illinois Department may develop and implement by rule an electronic health information system to process claims electronically and to electronically store Medicare and Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and billing information. The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare and Medicaid recipient a health card containing electronically coded information that will access the system, verify their Medicare or Medicaid status, and display how much the patient must pay in deductibles or copayments for a medical procedure. The Illinois Department may also develop safeguards to protect recipients' health information from misuse or unauthorized disclosure.

(Source: P.A. 88-308; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)