Bill Text: IL SB1822 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an electronic health care card.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-20 - Referred to Assignments [SB1822 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1822-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 5-20 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-20)
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7 | Sec. 5-20. Electronic health care card. By December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1994, the the
Illinois Department may develop and implement by | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | rule an electronic health
information system to process claims | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | electronically and to electronically store
Medicare and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and billing
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12 | information. The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | and Medicaid
recipient a health card containing electronically | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | coded information that will
access the system, verify their | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Medicare or Medicaid status, and display how
much the patient | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | must pay in deductibles or copayments for a medical procedure.
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17 | The Illinois Department may also develop safeguards to protect | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | recipients'
health information from misuse or unauthorized | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | disclosure.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 88-308; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
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