Sen. Carol Ronen

Filed: 3/22/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 243

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 243 on page 3, by
3 replacing lines 13 through 25 with the following:
4     "On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5 the 95th General Assembly, no license shall be granted or
6 renewed unless the applicant:
7         (i) submits, and the Department approves, a plan for
8     providing service to Medicaid recipients and medically
9     underserved populations in its service area; the
10     Department shall adopt rules indicating the requirements
11     for such plans, including a definition for "medically
12     underserved population" and standards for minimum
13     proportions of Medicaid recipients and medically
14     underserved patients that must be served; or
15         (ii) submits a plan for charity care that has been
16     approved by the Illinois Attorney General; or
17         (iii) submits a notarized statement signed by the Chief
18     Executive Officer of the organization certifying that the

 

 

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1     applicant will not refuse service to any patient because
2     the services the patient seeks may be reimbursed under the
3     program of Medical Assistance under Article V of the
4     Illinois Public Aid Code.
5 In addition, no license shall be granted or renewed if the
6 Department determines that the applicant has not complied with
7 a prior plan or notarized statement submitted pursuant to this
8 paragraph.".