SB3290enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3290 Enrolled LRB100 19856 KTG 35134 b

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 adding Section 5F-31 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5F-31 new)

Sec. 5F-31. Patient credit files; denials of claims. To reduce the number of claim denials resulting from coverage plan errors, the Department shall provide each nursing home enrolled in one or more Medicaid managed care networks with the corresponding patient credit file at the same time the Department provides the files to the managed care organization.