Public Act 097-0169
 
HB1425 EnrolledLRB097 00559 KTG 40577 b


  
    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
Section 5.786 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
    Sec. 5.786. The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
adding Section 12-10.6a as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-10.6a new)
    Sec. 12-10.6a. The Electronic Health Record Incentive 
Fund. 
    (a) The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund is a 
special fund created in the State treasury.  All federal moneys 
received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
for payments to qualifying health care providers to encourage 
the adoption and use of certified electronic health records 
technology pursuant to paragraph 1903(t)(1) of the Social 
Security Act, shall be deposited into the Fund.
    (b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be made at the 
direction of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to 
qualifying health care providers, in amounts established under 
applicable federal regulation (42 CFR 495 et seq.), in order to 
encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health 
records technology. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  

Effective Date:  7/22/2011