House Sponsors: DELGADO-BOLAND. Senate Sponsors: OBAMA Short description: MEDICAID-VENDOR-UNION ACTIVITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits a vendor under the Medicaid program from using Medicaid reimbursements to pay for activities directly related to influencing employees of the vendor regarding their decision to organize or not to organize and to form a union or to join an existing union. Provides for civil monetary penalties for violations. Authorizes any person to bring an action to enforce collection of a penalty if the Attorney General declines to do so. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Aid) There would be no fiscal impact to this Department. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that, for purposes of the bill's amendatory provisions, "vendor" does not mean a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act as a skilled or intermediate care facility, including an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status