Bill Text: IL HB5607 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a monetary award to any person who furnishes information that leads to the recovery of State or federal monies that represent benefits improperly and erroneously paid by the Department as a result of a fraudulent action. Provides that no money shall be awarded to a person who willfully participated in the reported fraudulent action or who knowingly received any amount paid for benefits obtained as a result of the reported fraudulent action. Provides that in determining the award amount, the Department shall assess the value of the information furnished by the person and award between 15% and 25% of the recovered amount.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5607 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5607-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5607 Introduced , by Rep. David Reis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/8A-18 new
Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a monetary award to any person who furnishes information that leads to the recovery of State or federal monies that represent benefits improperly and erroneously paid by the Department as a result of a fraudulent action. Provides that no money shall be awarded to a person who willfully participated in the reported fraudulent action or who knowingly received any amount paid for benefits obtained as a result of the reported fraudulent action. Provides that in determining the award amount, the Department shall assess the value of the information furnished by the person and award between 15% and 25% of the recovered amount.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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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
adding Section 8A-18 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/8A-18 new)
Sec. 8A-18. Monetary award for reporters of public
assistance fraud. The Department shall provide a monetary award
to any person who furnishes information that leads to the
recovery of State or federal monies that represent benefits
improperly and erroneously paid by the Department as a result
of a fraudulent action. No money shall be awarded to a person
who willfully participated in the reported fraudulent action or
who knowingly received any amount paid for benefits obtained as
a result of the reported fraudulent action. In determining the
award amount, the Department shall assess the value of the
information furnished by the person and award between 15% and
25% of the recovered amount.