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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB5575
Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Defines "qualified provider" as certain an organization that provides non-residential services for the elderly or for the prevention, intervention, or treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, or alcoholism or substance abuse. Provides that a properly prepared voucher request to the Office of the Comptroller for payment to a qualified provider shall be given priority by the Comptroller for processing and warrant issuance after debt service obligations and payroll obligations of the State have been met unless the Comptroller deems that other obligations of the State must be satisfied prior to these categories of payment. Provides that, if at any time the Comptroller determines that there are insufficient funds available to process priority payments, then vouchers shall be processed and paid out in a first-in, first-out manner as corresponding funds become available. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 8 as
follows:
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| (30 ILCS 540/8 new)
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| Sec. 8. Priority of payment.
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| (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "qualified |
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| provider" means an
organization that provides non-residential |
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| services for the elderly or for the prevention, intervention, |
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| or treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, |
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| alcoholism or substance abuse. A "qualified provider" also |
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| includes an entity licensed under the
Community-Integrated |
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| Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act and a |
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| facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.
A "qualified |
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| provider" does not
include
a hospital licensed under the |
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| Hospital Licensing
Act or a
local governmental unit or |
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| university.
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| (b) Processing by official or agency. Except as provided in |
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| subsection (c),
a bill or invoice for goods or
services
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| furnished to the State submitted by a qualified provider
and a |
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| grant award payment to a qualified provider
must
be given
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| priority in processing. Any bill or invoice and any grant award |