(30 ILCS 105/6z-40) Sec. 6z-40. Provider Inquiry Trust Fund. The Provider Inquiry Trust Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Payments into the fund shall consist of fees or other moneys owed by providers of services or their agents, including other State agencies, for access to and utilization of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services eligibility files to verify eligibility of clients, bills for services, or other similar, related uses. Disbursements from the fund shall consist of payments to the Department of Innovation and Technology for communication and statistical services and for payments for administrative expenses incurred by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in the operation of the fund. On January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Provider Inquiry Trust Fund into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Provider Inquiry Trust Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. (Source: P.A. 103-593, eff. 6-7-24.) |