Bill Text: IL HB5598 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals a provision exempting ground ambulance services from the managed care medical assistance program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-31 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 22(g) [HB5598 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5598-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-30b as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-30b) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-30b. Exemptions from managed care; ground ambulance | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 102nd General Assembly, the Department shall exempt ground | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | ambulance services as described in subsections (c-1) and (c-2) | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | of Section 5-4.2. The Department shall arrange the scheduling
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13 | of ground ambulance services as described in subsections (c-1) | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | and (c-2) of
Section 5-4.2 whenever managed care enrollees | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | require
transportation assistance. These services shall | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | continue to be paid under the State's traditional | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | fee-for-service program.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 102-661, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | becoming law.
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