Date	Chamber	Action
6/30/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0975

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-4.1

from Ch. 23, par. 5-4.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding Medicaid co-payments.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-4.1

	Adds reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/12-4.25	from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.25

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may withhold payments, in whole or in part, to a Medical Assistance provider or alternate payee upon receipt of reliable evidence that the circumstances giving rise to the need for a withholding of payments may involve fraud or willful misrepresentation under the Illinois Medical Assistance program. Sets forth procedures for such withholding of payments. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may deny, suspend, or terminate the eligibility of any person or entity to participate as a vendor of goods or services to recipients under the medical assistance program if, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, the Department finds that (i) the vendor, (ii) a person with management responsibility for a vendor, (iii) an officer or person owning, either directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the shares of stock or other evidences of ownership in a corporate vendor, (iv) an owner of a sole proprietorship that is a vendor, or (v) a partner in a partnership that is a vendor has been convicted of a felony offense related to any of the following: (1) murder; or (2) a Class X felony under the Criminal Code of 1961.

House Amendment No. 1
In amendatory provisions concerning withholding of payments, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may withhold payments upon receipt of evidence received from State or federal law enforcement or federal oversight agencies or from the results of a preliminary Department audit and determined by the Department to be credible (instead of upon receipt of "reliable evidence"); requires the Department to define "credible" evidence by rule. Provides for a reconsideration of payment withholding. Provides that the Department's notice of withholding must inform the provider or alternate payee that a written request may be made to the Department for full or partial release of withheld payments. Provides that withholding-of-payment actions shall not continue after a period of 3 years.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
2/18/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
2/18/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/24/2005	Senate	Assigned to Health & Human Services
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass Health & Human Services; 007-003-000
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/6/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/6/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
4/12/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
4/15/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005
7/1/2005	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
11/4/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007
2/23/2006	Senate	Approved for Consideration Rules
2/23/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2006
2/23/2006	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
2/23/2006	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
2/27/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
2/27/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/27/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
2/27/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
3/1/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
3/1/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
3/1/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/2/2006	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg
3/2/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg
3/2/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
3/3/2006	House	Arrived in House
3/3/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
3/3/2006	House	First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/14/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/15/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
3/16/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
3/16/2006	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/16/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/23/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/23/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/23/2006	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-001
3/24/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/28/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/28/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
3/30/2006	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
3/30/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
3/30/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
3/30/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
4/5/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services
4/5/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
4/6/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
4/6/2006	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
4/6/2006	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/5/2006	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/30/2006	Senate	Governor Approved
6/30/2006	Senate	Effective Date June 30, 2006
6/30/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0975

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