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90_SB0114
New Act
Creates the Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion Award
Program Act. Creates the Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion
Award Program Board to make cash or honorary awards to
employees of providers of medical assistance under Article V
of the Public Aid Code whose adopted suggestions to the
Division of Program Integrity of the Illinois Department of
Public Aid result in substantial savings or improvement in
the State medical assistance program.
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1 AN ACT relating to a medicaid cost savings suggestion
2 award program.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion Award Program Act.
7 Section 5. Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion Award
8 Program. There is created a Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion
9 Award Program. Under this Program, cash or honorary awards
10 may be made to employees of providers of medical assistance
11 under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code whose adopted
12 suggestions to the Division of Program Integrity of the
13 Illinois Department of Public Aid will result in substantial
14 savings or improvement in the State medical assistance
15 program.
16 Section 10. Medicaid Cost Savings Suggestion Award
17 Program Board. There is created a Medicaid Cost Savings
18 Suggestion Award Board composed of the Director of the
19 Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Comptroller, the State
20 Treasurer, the Executive Director of the Illinois Economic
21 and Fiscal Commission, and 5 consumer members, one to be
22 appointed by the President of the Senate, one to be appointed
23 by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one to be appointed by
24 the Speaker of the House, one to be appointed by the Minority
25 Leader of the House, and one to be appointed by the Governor.
26 Two of the consumer members initially appointed shall serve
27 one-year terms, and three members initially appointed shall
28 serve 2-year terms, to be determined by lot at the first
29 meeting of the Board. Thereafter, each consumer member shall
30 be appointed to serve a 2-year term. A vacancy occurring in
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1 a consumer member position shall be filled by the appropriate
2 appointing official for the unexpired term.
3 Section 15. Duties of the Board. The Board shall have
4 the following duties:
5 (a) Adopt rules governing its proceedings.
6 (b) Elect a chair and secretary.
7 (c) Keep permanent and accurate records of its
8 proceedings.
9 (d) Establish criteria for making awards.
10 (e) Adopt rules and regulations to implement the
11 provisions of this Act.
12 (f) Approve each award made.
13 Section 20. Exclusions. In establishing criteria for
14 awards, the Board may exclude certain positions from
15 participation in the Program for cash awards.
16 Section 25. Awards.
17 (a) The maximum cash award approved shall be limited to
18 10% of the first year's estimated savings, or $10,000,
19 whichever is less. Cash awards shall be paid solely out of
20 State moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to the
21 Illinois Department of Public Aid. Awards shall be charged
22 against the appropriation item or items to which estimated
23 savings apply.
24 (b) Cash awards approved for suggestions that have a
25 first year's estimated savings of less than $250 shall be
26 $25.