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90_SB1711sam001

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1711
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1711 as follows:
 3    by replacing lines 31 through  34  on  page  2  and  lines  1
 4    through 14 on page 3 with the following:
 5        "(b)  To  the  extent  permitted  under  federal law, any
 6    person found guilty of a first violation of this  Article  or
 7    of  any  law  of  the  United States or of any state which is
 8    substantially similar  to  Sections  8A-2  through  8A-5  for
 9    violations related to public assistance or medical assistance
10    programs  of  the  kind  provided  under  this  Code  may  be
11    suspended  from  eligibility  for public aid under this Code.
12    Any person found guilty of a second or  subsequent  violation
13    of  this Article or of any law of the United States or of any
14    state which is substantially similar to Sections 8A-2 through
15    8A-5 for violations related to public assistance  or  medical
16    assistance  programs  of  the  kind  provided under this Code
17    shall be ineligible for public aid under this Code."; and
18    on page  9,  by  replacing  lines  22  through  34  with  the
19    following:
20        "(F)  The  Illinois  Department  may withhold payments to
21    any vendor during the pendency of any proceeding  under  this
22    Section  except  that  if a final administrative decision has
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 1    not been issued within 120 days of  the  initiation  of  such
 2    proceedings,  unless  delay  has  been  caused by the vendor,
 3    payments can no longer be withheld, provided,  however,  that
 4    the  120  day  limit  may  be  extended  if said extension is
 5    mutually agreed to by the Illinois Department and the vendor.
 6    The Illinois Department shall state  by  rule  with  as  much
 7    specificity   as   practicable  the  conditions  under  which
 8    payments will not be withheld  during  the  pendency  of  any
 9    proceeding  under  this  Section.  Payments may be denied for
10    bills submitted  with  service  dates  occurring  during  the
11    pendency  of  a  proceeding  where  the  final administrative
12    decision is to terminate eligibility to  participate  in  the
13    medical  assistance  program.   The Illinois Department shall
14    state by rule with as much  specificity  as  practicable  the
15    conditions  under  which payments will not be denied for such
16    bills."; and
17    on page 10, by deleting lines 1 through 9; and
18    on page 11,  by  replacing  lines  12  through  30  with  the
19    following:
20    "vendor all withheld payments.".

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