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90_HB2478
305 ILCS 5/5-5d new
Amends the Medicaid Article of the Public Aid Code.
Provides that if the Department of Public Aid pays a
provider of medical services an amount that is less than the
correct amount of reimbursement for those services under the
Code, the provider may recover the amount of the
underpayment from the Department, including by means of
setoff against the amount of any overpayment made by the
Department to the provider. A provider may recover an
underpayment at any time without regard to when the
underpayment occurred.
LRB9006677DJcd
LRB9006677DJcd
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
2 Section 5-5d.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 adding Section 5-5d as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/5-5d new)
8 Sec. 5-5d. Underpayments to providers. If the Illinois
9 Department pays a provider of medical services an amount
10 that is less than the correct amount of reimbursement for
11 those services under this Code, the provider may recover the
12 amount of the underpayment from the Illinois Department,
13 including by means of setoff against the amount of any
14 overpayment made by the Illinois Department to the provider.
15 A provider may recover an underpayment under this Section at
16 any time without regard to when the underpayment occurred.