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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 | adding Section 5F-31 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5F-31 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5F-31. Patient credit files; denials of claims. To | ||||||
8 | reduce the number of claim denials resulting from coverage plan | ||||||
9 | errors, the Department shall provide each nursing home enrolled | ||||||
10 | in one or more Medicaid managed care networks with the | ||||||
11 | corresponding patient credit file at the same time the | ||||||
12 | Department provides the files to the managed care organization.
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