(305 ILCS 80/45)
Sec. 45. Prohibition against double payment; recordkeeping; payment recapture.
(a) If any funeral and burial expenses are paid under this Act, no award for such assistance shall be granted to any party in relation to funeral and burial expenses for the same child victim under the Crime
Victims Compensation Act or the Department of Human
Services Funeral and Burial Benefits Program. (b) No person or entity receiving assistance
under this Act shall receive or retain a duplicate award for funeral and
burial expenses for a child victim from any State agency or
agencies. For the purposes of this Section, a duplicate award is
one that results in a total award from the State for the cost of
funeral and burial expenses for a child victim in excess of that
authorized by the Department. To prevent such duplicate awards,
the Department shall maintain an electronic record of each
disbursement to a funeral establishment or cemetery authority
and provide access to such records to any State agency
providing funeral or burial assistance to Illinois residents. (c) The Department is authorized to contract with third-party entities to conduct payment recapture audits to detect and
recapture payments made in error or as a result of fraud or
abuse. A payment recapture audit shall include the process of
identifying improper payments paid to a funeral
establishment or cemetery authority or to an eligible survivor
whereby accounting specialists examine payment records and uncover
duplicate payments, payments for services not rendered,
overpayments, payments for unauthorized services, and fictitious
vendors. This audit may include the use of professional and
specialized auditors on a contingency basis, with compensation tied
to the identification of misspent funds.
(Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.) |