HJ0090 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois spent over $11 billion on the Medicaid program in Fiscal Year 2007; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS) is the single State agency ultimately responsible for the Medicaid program in Illinois and serves as the State source for submitting claims to the federal government and for receiving federal reimbursements; and

WHEREAS, While DHFS is the primary State agency responsible for the expenditure and efficient and effective management of Medicaid funding, there are other State agencies that administer portions of the program, including but not limited to the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, the University of Illinois, the Department of Corrections, and the State Board of Education; and

WHEREAS, Audits, evaluations, and reviews of Medicaid expenditures and functions have been performed by various entities, including but not limited to the Illinois Auditor General, the Attorney General, the Illinois Office of Internal Audits, Illinois Inspectors General, the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and entities responsible for internal State agency integrity, quality control, and quality review functions; there also have been audits, evaluations, and reviews conducted by federal entities; and

WHEREAS, These audits, evaluations, and reviews of Medicaid expenditures and functions contained numerous findings and recommendations for management of State agencies to consider to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Medicaid program; and

WHEREAS, Timely and appropriate action by State agency management is essential to resolving these findings and recommendations and thereby improving the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Medicaid program; and

WHEREAS, Given the current financial condition of the State and the need to make the most efficient and effective use of limited State resources, knowing the status of the various findings and recommendations could assist members of the General Assembly and the Governor's Office in their decision-making process; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Auditor General is directed to follow up on the status of findings and recommendations from audits, evaluations, and reviews of the Illinois Medicaid program and expenditures that have been conducted by State and federal agencies since 2005; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the follow-up shall include, but not be limited to, the following determinations:

(1) What audits, evaluations, and reviews have been conducted;

(2) What the response of agency management was to those reports; and

(3) Whether the recommendations have been timely implemented by management of the State agencies responsible for these Medicaid functions; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, the State Board of Education, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, the University of Illinois, the Office of the Attorney General, the Illinois State Police, and any other agency, entity, or person that may have information relevant to this follow-up shall cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall commence this follow-up as soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to each of the following: the Auditor General; the Attorney General; the Governor; the heads of each of the following State agencies: the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Department of State Police; the State Superintendent of Education; and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.