Public Act 096-0691
 
HB3641 Enrolled LRB096 05828 DRJ 15907 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 12-4.37 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.37 new)
    Sec. 12-4.37. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot
Program.
    (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in
cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall
establish a Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program in
Sangamon County to fund the provision of various health care
services by a single provider, or a group of providers that
have entered into an agreement for that purpose, at a single
location in the county. Services covered under the pilot
program shall include, but need not be limited to, family
practice, pediatric, nursing (including advanced practice
nursing), psychiatric, dental, and vision services. The
Departments shall fund the provision of all services provided
under the pilot program using a rate structure that is
cost-based. To be selected by the Departments as the provider
of health care services under the pilot program, a provider or
group of providers must serve a disproportionate share of
low-income or indigent patients, including recipients of
medical assistance under Article V of this Code. The
Departments shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this
Section.
    (b) Implementation of this Section is contingent on federal
approval. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
shall take appropriate action by January 1, 2010 to seek
federal approval.
    (c) This Section is inoperative if the provider of health
care services under the pilot program receives designation as a
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or FQHC Look-Alike.
 
    Section 10. The Community Services Act is amended by adding
Section 4.6 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 30/4.6 new)
    Sec. 4.6. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program.
The Department of Human Services shall participate in the
Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program established
under Section 12-4.37 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and may
fund the provision of community services under this Act in
Sangamon County through participation in that pilot program.
 
    Section 15. The Community Support Systems Act is amended by
adding Section 3.5 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 35/3.5 new)
    Sec. 3.5. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program.
The Department of Human Services shall participate in the
Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program established
under Section 12-4.37 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and may
fund the provision of community support system services under
this Act in Sangamon County through participation in that pilot
program.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.