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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois spent over $11 billion on
3 the Medicaid program in Fiscal Year 2007; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
5 (DHFS) is the single State agency ultimately responsible for
6 the Medicaid program in Illinois and serves as the State source
7 for submitting claims to the federal government and for
8 receiving federal reimbursements; and
 
9     WHEREAS, While DHFS is the primary State agency responsible
10 for the expenditure and efficient and effective management of
11 Medicaid funding, there are other State agencies that
12 administer portions of the program, including but not limited
13 to the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging,
14 the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department
15 of Public Health, the University of Illinois, the Department of
16 Corrections, and the State Board of Education; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Audits, evaluations, and reviews of Medicaid
18 expenditures and functions have been performed by various
19 entities, including but not limited to the Illinois Auditor
20 General, the Attorney General, the Illinois Office of Internal
21 Audits, Illinois Inspectors General, the Illinois State Police
22 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and entities responsible for

 

 

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1 internal State agency integrity, quality control, and quality
2 review functions; there also have been audits, evaluations, and
3 reviews conducted by federal entities; and
 
4     WHEREAS, These audits, evaluations, and reviews of
5 Medicaid expenditures and functions contained numerous
6 findings and recommendations for management of State agencies
7 to consider to improve the economy, efficiency, and
8 effectiveness of the Medicaid program; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Timely and appropriate action by State agency
10 management is essential to resolving these findings and
11 recommendations and thereby improving the economy, efficiency,
12 and effectiveness of the Medicaid program; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Given the current financial condition of the State
14 and the need to make the most efficient and effective use of
15 limited State resources, knowing the status of the various
16 findings and recommendations could assist members of the
17 General Assembly and the Governor's Office in their
18 decision-making process; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
21 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Auditor General is directed
22 to follow up on the status of findings and recommendations from

 

 

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1 audits, evaluations, and reviews of the Illinois Medicaid
2 program and expenditures that have been conducted by State and
3 federal agencies since 2005; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That the follow-up shall include, but not be
5 limited to, the following determinations:
6         (1) What audits, evaluations, and reviews have been
7     conducted;
8         (2) What the response of agency management was to those
9     reports; and
10         (3) Whether the recommendations have been timely
11     implemented by management of the State agencies
12     responsible for these Medicaid functions; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family
14 Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department on
15 Aging, the Department of Public Health, the State Board of
16 Education, the Department of Corrections, the Department of
17 Children and Family Services, the University of Illinois, the
18 Office of the Attorney General, the Illinois State Police, and
19 any other agency, entity, or person that may have information
20 relevant to this follow-up shall cooperate fully and promptly
21 with the Auditor General's Office; and be it further
 
22     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall commence this
23 follow-up as soon as possible and report his findings and

 

 

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1 recommendations upon completion in accordance with the
2 provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act;
3 and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5 delivered to each of the following: the Auditor General; the
6 Attorney General; the Governor; the heads of each of the
7 following State agencies: the Department of Healthcare and
8 Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the
9 Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, the
10 Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and
11 Family Services, and the Department of State Police; the State
12 Superintendent of Education; and the Board of Trustees of the
13 University of Illinois.