SB1349sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr.

Filed: 3/12/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1349

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1349 on page 3, by replacing lines 3 through 13 with the following:

"(c) Effective October 1, 2007, all changes in status of Medicaid recipients residing in Illinois nursing facilities after initial eligibility for Medicaid has been established shall be reported to the Department, using an Internet-based electronic data interchange system, by the nursing facilities, except for those changes made by personnel of the Department. Changes reported using the Internet-based electronic data interchange system shall be deemed valid and shall be used as the basis for future Medicaid payments unless Department approval of the transaction is required, or until such time as any review or audit conducted by the State establishes that the information is incorrect.".