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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1822
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. David Luechtefeld SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an electronic health care card.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1822 |
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LRB096 11073 DRJ 21397 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 5-20 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-20)
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| Sec. 5-20. Electronic health care card. By December 31, |
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| 1994, the the
Illinois Department may develop and implement by |
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| rule an electronic health
information system to process claims |
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| electronically and to electronically store
Medicare and |
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| Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and billing
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| information. The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare |
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| and Medicaid
recipient a health card containing electronically |
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| coded information that will
access the system, verify their |
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| Medicare or Medicaid status, and display how
much the patient |
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| must pay in deductibles or copayments for a medical procedure.
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| The Illinois Department may also develop safeguards to protect |
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| recipients'
health information from misuse or unauthorized |
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| disclosure.
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| (Source: P.A. 88-308; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
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