HB4545ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Jackie Haas

Filed: 3/1/2022

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4545

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4545 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Sections 5-30.12a and 5-45 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-30.12a new)

Sec. 5-30.12a. Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology. By October 1, 2023, the Department shall ensure that the Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology system is updated daily with eligibility coverage information from the integrated eligibility system.

(305 ILCS 5/5-45 new)

Sec. 5-45. MCO post-payment audit; time period limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, in order to recover an overpayment by recoupment or offset of future payments, a managed care organization's post-payment audit of any claim submitted by a provider must be completed no later than one year after the claim's payment date. The one-year time limit does not apply to claims that are (i) submitted fraudulently, (ii) known, or should have been known, by the provider to be a pattern of inappropriate billing according to standard provider billing practices, or (iii) subject to any federal law or regulation that permits post-payment audits beyond one year.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".