Bill Text: IL SB1822 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an electronic health care card. [Track Bill]

Status: 2009-02-20 - Referred to Assignments [SB1822 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1822-Introduced.html

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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:
305 ILCS 5/5-20
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an electronic health care card.
LRB096 11073 DRJ 21397 b
A BILL FOR
SB1822 LRB096 11073 DRJ 21397 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
changing Section 5-20 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-20)
Sec. 5-20. Electronic health care card. By December 31,
1994, the the Illinois Department may develop and implement by
rule an electronic health information system to process claims
electronically and to electronically store Medicare and
Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and billing
information. The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare
and Medicaid recipient a health card containing electronically
coded information that will access the system, verify their
Medicare or Medicaid status, and display how much the patient
must pay in deductibles or copayments for a medical procedure.
The Illinois Department may also develop safeguards to protect
recipients' health information from misuse or unauthorized
disclosure.
(Source: P.A. 88-308; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)