Full Text of HB4587 98th General Assembly
HB4587 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4587 Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 30 ILCS 540/1 | from Ch. 127, par. 132.401 |
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Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that a vendor under the Act includes, but is not limited to, hospitals and nursing homes operated under the Counties Code, the Township Code, or the Illinois Municipal Code. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
| 6 | | (30 ILCS 540/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.401)
| 7 | | Sec. 1.
This Act applies to any State official or agency | 8 | | authorized to
provide for payment from State funds, by virtue | 9 | | of any appropriation of the
General Assembly, for goods or | 10 | | services furnished to the State.
| 11 | | For purposes of this Act, "goods or
services furnished to | 12 | | the State" include but are not limited to (i) covered health
| 13 | | care provided to eligible members and their covered dependents | 14 | | in accordance
with the State Employees Group Insurance Act of | 15 | | 1971, including coverage
through a physician-owned health | 16 | | maintenance organization under Section 6.1 of
that Act, and | 17 | | (ii) prevention, intervention, or treatment services and | 18 | | supports for persons with developmental disabilities, mental | 19 | | health services, alcohol and substance abuse services, | 20 | | rehabilitation services, and early intervention services | 21 | | provided by a vendor. For purposes of items (i) and (ii), a | 22 | | vendor includes, but is not limited to, hospitals operated | 23 | | under Division 5-7 of the Counties Code, Article 170 of the |
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| 1 | | Township Code, or Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code and | 2 | | nursing homes operated under Division 5-21 of the Counties | 3 | | Code, Article 220 of the Township Code, or Article 11 of the | 4 | | Illinois Municipal Code. For the purposes of item (ii), a | 5 | | vendor includes but is not limited to sellers of goods and | 6 | | services, including community-based organizations that are | 7 | | licensed to provide prevention, intervention, or treatment | 8 | | services and supports for persons with developmental | 9 | | disabilities, mental illness, and substance abuse problems.
| 10 | | For the purposes of this Act, "appropriate State official | 11 | | or agency" is
defined as the Director or Chief Executive or his | 12 | | designee of that State
agency or department or facility of such | 13 | | agency or department.
With respect to covered health care | 14 | | provided to eligible members and
their dependents in accordance | 15 | | with the State Employees Group Insurance Act
of 1971, | 16 | | "appropriate State official or agency" also includes an
| 17 | | administrator of a program of health benefits under that Act.
| 18 | | As used in this Act, "eligible member" means a member who | 19 | | is eligible for
health benefits under the State Employees Group | 20 | | Insurance Act of 1971, and
"member" and "dependent" have the | 21 | | meanings ascribed to those terms in that Act.
| 22 | | As used in this Act, "a proper bill or invoice" means a | 23 | | bill or invoice
that
includes the
information necessary for | 24 | | processing the payment as may be specified by a State
agency | 25 | | and in rules adopted in accordance with this Act.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 96-802, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.
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