House Sponsors: SCHOENBERG-ROSKAM-HANNIG-ERWIN-MOORE,ANDREA, BIGGERT, GASH, CROTTY, BIGGINS, LANG, BLACK, CURRY,JULIE AND FANTIN. Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER-SMITH-PARKER-CARROLL-LAUZEN Short description: IL PROCUREMNT-STATE PURCHASING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the "Public Assistance Fraud" Article of the Public Aid Code. Makes it unlawful to do any of the following: defraud any State or federally funded or mandated health plan in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits; directly or indirectly give or offer anything of value to a health care official with the intent to influence or reward any act or decision of a health care official; falsify or conceal a material fact or make a false statement or representation in connection with the provision of health care; or engage in any unfair or deceptive marketing practice in connection with providing any health care service or health plan. Provides for enhanced penalties for violators other than individuals. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that offering a benefit to a person as an inducement to select or to refrain from selecting a health plan or health care service or provider is not an unfair or deceptive marketing practice if the benefit is permitted by the Department of Public Aid or the Department of Human Services. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. In the Section added to the Public Aid Code concerning managed health care fraud, provides that "health plan" includes (i) any health care reimbursement plan sponsored wholly or partially by the State (rather than any government-sponsored health care reimbursement plan) and (ii) any insurance carrier or other entity that contracts to provide or provides goods or services that are reimbursed by or are a required benefit of a health benefits program funded wholly or partially by the State (rather than that are reimbursed by or are a required benefit of a State or federally funded health benefits program). In provisions concerning bribery and graft in connection with health care, creates an exception for certain actions "specifically allowed by law". In provisions concerning the elements of the offense of unfair or deceptive marketing practices, includes acting knowingly and willfully as an element of the offense. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/8A-6 305 ILCS 5/8A-13 new 305 ILCS 5/8A-14 new 305 ILCS 5/8A-15 new 305 ILCS 5/8A-16 new 305 ILCS 5/8A-17 new Adds reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 525/3 from Ch. 85, par. 1603 15 ILCS 405/11 rep. 15 ILCS 405/15 rep. 20 ILCS 5/29 rep. 20 ILCS 5/30 rep. 20 ILCS 405/35.7b rep. 20 ILCS 405/67.01 rep. 20 ILCS 405/67.04 rep. 20 ILCS 415/25 new 20 ILCS 1015/13 rep. 30 ILCS 505/Act rep. 30 ILCS 510/Act rep. 30 ILCS 515/44 new 30 ILCS 563/Act rep. 30 ILCS 615/Act rep. Deletes everything. Creates the Illinois Procurement Code and amends and repeals various Acts relating to State purchasing. Regulates procurement by State agencies of the executive branch; requires constitutional officers to procure under the same requirements through no less restrictive rules. Exempts the legislative and judicial branches. Places procurement authority within individual agencies through purchasing officers appointed by 4 chief procurement officers. Creates a Procurement Policy Board appointed by the Governor and the legislative leaders to review purchasing rules. Permits the Board by a three-fifths vote to review contracts and to propose procurement rules. Requires the use of competitive sealed bidding with exceptions for small, emergency, and sole source purchases. Provides conditions for real property leases and for the use of preferences. Provides various information requirements, ethics disclosures, and penalties. Requires contracts solicited between the immediate and July 1, 1998 effective dates to be substantially in accordance with the Code. Effective immediately for ethics and disclosure provisions, January 1, 1998 for purposes of rulemaking and appointment of the Procurement Policy Board, and July 1, 1998 for all other purposes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Requires that prevailing wage requirements apply to printing contracts of any value, rather than those of $10,000 or more. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0572 Last action date: 98-02-06 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status