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(215 ILCS 170/1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/5)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that, for the economic and social benefit of all residents of the State, it is important to enable all children of this State to access affordable health insurance that offers comprehensive coverage and emphasizes preventive healthcare. Many children in working families, including many families whose family income ranges between $40,000 and $80,000, are uninsured. Numerous studies, including the Institute of Medicine's report, "Health Insurance Matters", demonstrate that lack of insurance negatively affects health status. The General Assembly further finds that access to healthcare is a key component for children's healthy development and successful education. The effects of lack of insurance also negatively impact those who are insured because the cost of paying for care to the uninsured is often shifted to those who have insurance in the form of higher health insurance premiums. A Families USA 2005 report indicates that family premiums in Illinois are increased by $1,059 due to cost-shifting from the uninsured. It is, therefore, the intent of this legislation to provide access to affordable health insurance to all uninsured children in Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/6)

Sec. 6. Act inoperative. This Act is inoperative if (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives federal approval to make children younger than 19 who have countable income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level eligible for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code and (ii) the Department, upon federal approval, transitions children eligible for health care benefits under this Act into the medical assistance program established under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

(Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/7)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 7. Eligibility verification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, with respect to applications for benefits provided under the Program, eligibility shall be determined in a manner that ensures program integrity and that complies with federal law and regulations while minimizing unnecessary barriers to enrollment. To this end, as soon as practicable, and unless the Department receives written denial from the federal government, this Section shall be implemented:

(a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services or its designees shall:

  • (1) By July 1, 2011, require verification of, at a minimum, one month's income from all sources required for determining the eligibility of applicants to the Program. Such verification shall take the form of pay stubs, business or income and expense records for self-employed persons, letters from employers, and any other valid documentation of income including data obtained electronically by the Department or its designees from other sources as described in subsection (b) of this Section. A month's income may be verified by a single pay stub with the monthly income extrapolated from the time period covered by the pay stub.
  • (2) By October 1, 2011, require verification of, at a minimum, one month's income from all sources required for determining the continued eligibility of recipients at their annual review of eligibility under the Program. Such verification shall take the form of pay stubs, business or income and expense records for self-employed persons, letters from employers, and any other valid documentation of income including data obtained electronically by the Department or its designees from other sources as described in subsection (b) of this Section. A month's income may be verified by a single pay stub with the monthly income extrapolated from the time period covered by the pay stub. The Department shall send a notice to recipients at least 60 days prior to the end of their period of eligibility that informs them of the requirements for continued eligibility. Information the Department receives prior to the annual review, including information available to the Department as a result of the recipient's application for other non-health care benefits, that is sufficient to make a determination of continued eligibility for benefits provided under this Act, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, or Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code may be reviewed and verified, and subsequent action taken including client notification of continued eligibility for benefits provided under this Act, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, or Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The date of client notification establishes the date for subsequent annual eligibility reviews. If a recipient does not fulfill the requirements for continued eligibility by the deadline established in the notice, a notice of cancellation shall be issued to the recipient and coverage shall end no later than the last day of the month following the last day of the eligibility period. A recipient's eligibility may be reinstated without requiring a new application if the recipient fulfills the requirements for continued eligibility prior to the end of the third month following the last date of coverage (or longer period if required by federal regulations). Nothing in this Section shall prevent an individual whose coverage has been cancelled from reapplying for health benefits at any time.
  • (3) By July 1, 2011, require verification of Illinois residency.

(b) The Department shall establish or continue cooperative arrangements with the Social Security Administration, the Illinois Secretary of State, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Employment Security, and any other appropriate entity to gain electronic access, to the extent allowed by law, to information available to those entities that may be appropriate for electronically verifying any factor of eligibility for benefits under the Program. Data relevant to eligibility shall be provided for no other purpose than to verify the eligibility of new applicants or current recipients of health benefits under the Program. Data will be requested or provided for any new applicant or current recipient only insofar as that individual's circumstances are relevant to that individual's or another individual's eligibility.

(c) Within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall send notice to current recipients informing them of the changes regarding their eligibility verification.

(Source: P.A. 101-209, eff. 8-5-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/8)

Sec. 8. COVID-19 public health emergency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Department may take necessary actions to address the COVID-19 public health emergency to the extent such actions are required, approved, or authorized by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Such actions may continue throughout the public health emergency and for up to 12 months after the period ends, and may include, but are not limited to: accepting an applicant's or recipient's attestation of income, incurred medical expenses, residency, and insured status when electronic verification is not available; eliminating resource tests for some eligibility determinations; suspending redeterminations; suspending changes that would adversely affect an applicant's or recipient's eligibility; phone or verbal approval by an applicant to submit an application in lieu of applicant signature; allowing adult presumptive eligibility; allowing presumptive eligibility for children, pregnant women, and adults as often as twice per calendar year; paying for additional services delivered by telehealth; and suspending premium and co-payment requirements.

The Department's authority under this Section shall only extend to encompass, incorporate, or effectuate the terms, items, conditions, and other provisions approved, authorized, or required by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and shall not extend beyond the time of the COVID-19 public health emergency and up to 12 months after the period expires.

(Source: P.A. 101-649, eff. 7-7-20.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Application agent" means an organization or individual, such as a licensed health care provider, school, youth service agency, employer, labor union, local chamber of commerce, community-based organization, or other organization, approved by the Department to assist in enrolling children in the Program.

"Child" means a person under the age of 19.

"Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

"Medical assistance" means health care benefits provided under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

"Program" means the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program.

"Resident" means an individual (i) who is in the State for other than a temporary or transitory purpose during the taxable year or (ii) who is domiciled in this State but is absent from the State for a temporary or transitory purpose during the taxable year.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/15)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 15. Operation of Program. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program is created. The Program shall be administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The Department shall have the same powers and authority to administer the Program as are provided to the Department in connection with the Department's administration of the Illinois Public Aid Code, including, but not limited to, the provisions under Section 11-5.1 of the Code, and the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The Department shall coordinate the Program with the existing children's health programs operated by the Department and other State agencies. Effective October 1, 2013, the determination of eligibility under this Act shall comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(1)(B)(v) and applicable federal regulations. If changes made to this Section require federal approval, they shall not take effect until such approval has been received.

(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/20)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 20. Eligibility.

(a) To be eligible for the Program, a person must be a child:

  • (1) who is a resident of the State of Illinois;
  • (2) who is ineligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act;
  • (3) who (i) effective July 1, 2014, in accordance with 42 CFR 457.805 (78 FR 42313, July 15, 2013) or any other federal requirement necessary to obtain federal financial participation for expenditures made under this Act, has been without health insurance coverage for 90 days; (ii) is a newborn whose responsible relative does not have available affordable private or employer-sponsored health insurance; or (iii) within one year of applying for coverage under this Act, lost medical benefits under the Illinois Public Aid Code or the Children's Health Insurance Program Act; and
  • (3.5) whose household income, as determined, effective October 1, 2013, by the Department, is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level as determined in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(1)(B)(v) and applicable federal regulations.

An entity that provides health insurance coverage (as defined in Section 2 of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act) to Illinois residents shall provide health insurance data match to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services as provided by and subject to Section 5.5 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may impose an administrative penalty as provided under Section 12-4.45 of the Illinois Public Aid Code on entities that have established a pattern of failure to provide the information required under this Section.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in collaboration with the Department of Insurance, shall adopt rules governing the exchange of information under this Section. The rules shall be consistent with all laws relating to the confidentiality or privacy of personal information or medical records, including provisions under the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

(b) The Department shall monitor the availability and retention of employer-sponsored dependent health insurance coverage and shall modify the period described in subdivision (a)(3) if necessary to promote retention of private or employer-sponsored health insurance and timely access to healthcare services, but at no time shall the period described in subdivision (a)(3) be less than 6 months.

(c) The Department, at its discretion, may take into account the affordability of dependent health insurance when determining whether employer-sponsored dependent health insurance coverage is available upon reemployment of a child's parent as provided in subdivision (a)(3).

(d) A child who is determined to be eligible for the Program shall remain eligible for 12 months, provided that the child maintains his or her residence in this State, has not yet attained 19 years of age, and is not excluded under subsection (e).

(e) A child is not eligible for coverage under the Program if:

  • (1) the premium required under Section 40 has not been timely paid; if the required premiums are not paid, the liability of the Program shall be limited to benefits incurred under the Program for the time period for which premiums have been paid; re-enrollment shall be completed before the next covered medical visit, and the first month's required premium shall be paid in advance of the next covered medical visit; or
  • (2) the child is an inmate of a public institution or an institution for mental diseases.

(f) The Department may adopt rules, including, but not limited to: rules regarding annual renewals of eligibility for the Program in conformance with Section 7 of this Act; rules providing for re-enrollment, grace periods, notice requirements, and hearing procedures under subdivision (e)(1) of this Section; and rules regarding what constitutes availability and affordability of private or employer-sponsored health insurance, with consideration of such factors as the percentage of income needed to purchase children or family health insurance, the availability of employer subsidies, and other relevant factors.

(g) Each child enrolled in the Program as of July 1, 2011 whose family income, as established by the Department, exceeds 300% of the federal poverty level may remain enrolled in the Program for 12 additional months commencing July 1, 2011. Continued enrollment pursuant to this subsection shall be available only if the child continues to meet all eligibility criteria established under the Program as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly without a break in coverage. Nothing contained in this subsection shall prevent a child from qualifying for any other health benefits program operated by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 98-130, eff. 8-2-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/21)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 21. Presumptive eligibility. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and except where federal law or regulation requires presumptive eligibility, no adult may be presumed eligible for health care coverage under the Program and the Department may not cover any service rendered to an adult unless the adult has completed an application for benefits, all required verifications have been received, and the Department or its designee has found the adult eligible for the date on which that service was provided. Nothing in this Section shall apply to pregnant women.

(Source: P.A. 96-1501, eff. 1-25-11.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 25. Enrollment in Program. The Department shall develop procedures to allow application agents to assist in enrolling children in the Program or other children's health programs operated by the Department. At the Department's discretion, technical assistance payments may be made available for approved applications facilitated by an application agent. The Department shall permit day and temporary labor service agencies, as defined in the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act and doing business in Illinois, to enroll as unpaid application agents. As established in the Free Healthcare Benefits Application Assistance Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to charge another person or family for assisting in completing and submitting an application for enrollment in this Program.

(Source: P.A. 96-326, eff. 8-11-09.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/30)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 30. Program outreach and marketing. The Department may provide grants to application agents and other community-based organizations to educate the public about the availability of the Program. The Department shall adopt rules regarding performance standards and outcomes measures expected of organizations that are awarded grants under this Section, including penalties for nonperformance of contract standards.

The Department shall annually publish electronically on a State website the premiums or other cost sharing requirements of the Program.

(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/35)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 35. Health care benefits for children.

(a) The Department shall purchase or provide health care benefits for eligible children that are identical to the benefits provided for children under the Illinois Children's Health Insurance Program Act, except for non-emergency transportation.

(b) As an alternative to the benefits set forth in subsection (a), and when cost-effective, the Department may offer families subsidies toward the cost of privately sponsored health insurance, including employer-sponsored health insurance.

(c) Notwithstanding clause (i) of subdivision (a)(3) of Section 20, the Department may consider offering, as an alternative to the benefits set forth in subsection (a), partial coverage to children who are enrolled in a high-deductible private health insurance plan.

(d) Notwithstanding clause (i) of subdivision (a)(3) of Section 20, the Department may consider offering, as an alternative to the benefits set forth in subsection (a), a limited package of benefits to children in families who have private or employer-sponsored health insurance that does not cover certain benefits such as dental or vision benefits.

(e) The content and availability of benefits described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), and the terms of eligibility for those benefits, shall be at the Department's discretion and the Department's determination of efficacy and cost-effectiveness as a means of promoting retention of private or employer-sponsored health insurance.

(f) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter any methodologies authorized by this Act or the Illinois Public Aid Code to reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance with Section 5-5e of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/36)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 36. Moratorium on eligibility expansions. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, there shall be a 2-year moratorium on the expansion of eligibility through increasing financial eligibility standards, or through increasing income disregards, or through the creation of new programs that would add new categories of eligible individuals under the medical assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid Code in addition to those categories covered on January 1, 2011. This moratorium shall not apply to expansions required as a federal condition of State participation in the medical assistance program.

(Source: P.A. 96-1501, eff. 1-25-11.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/40)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 40. Cost-sharing.

(a) Children enrolled in the Program under subsection (a) of Section 35 are subject to the following cost-sharing requirements:

  • (1) The Department, by rule, shall set forth requirements concerning co-payments and coinsurance for health care services and monthly premiums. This cost-sharing shall be on a sliding scale based on family income. The Department may periodically modify such cost-sharing.
  • (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), there shall be no co-payment required for well-baby or well-child health care, including, but not limited to, age-appropriate immunizations as required under State or federal law.

(b) Children enrolled in a privately sponsored health insurance plan under subsection (b) of Section 35 are subject to the cost-sharing provisions stated in the privately sponsored health insurance plan.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates paid by the Department shall not be used in any way to determine the usual and customary or reasonable charge, which is the charge for health care that is consistent with the average rate or charge for similar services furnished by similar providers in a certain geographic area.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/41)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 41. Health care provider participation in State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care provider who participates under the Program may elect, in lieu of receiving direct payment for services provided under the Program, to participate in the State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan adopted under Article 24 of the Illinois Pension Code. A health care provider who elects to participate in the plan does not have a cause of action against the State for any damages allegedly suffered by the provider as a result of any delay by the State in crediting the amount of any contribution to the provider's plan account.

(Source: P.A. 96-806, eff. 7-1-10.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/45)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 45. Study; contracts.

(a) The Department shall conduct a study that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • (1) Establishing estimates, broken down by regions of the State, of the number of children with and without health insurance coverage; the number of children who are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, and, of that number, the number who are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program; and the number of children with access to dependent coverage through an employer, and, of that number, the number who are enrolled in dependent coverage through an employer.
  • (2) Surveying those families whose children have access to employer-sponsored dependent coverage but who decline such coverage as to the reasons for declining coverage.
  • (3) Ascertaining, for the population of children accessing employer-sponsored dependent coverage or who have access to such coverage, the comprehensiveness of dependent coverage available, the amount of cost-sharing currently paid by the employees, and the cost-sharing associated with such coverage.
  • (4) Measuring the health outcomes or other benefits for children utilizing the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program and analyzing the effects on utilization of healthcare services for children after enrollment in the Program compared to the preceding period of uninsured status.

(b) The studies described in subsection (a) shall be conducted in a manner that compares a time period preceding or at the initiation of the program with a later period.

(c) The Department shall submit the preliminary results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2008 and shall submit the final results to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2010.

(d) The Department shall submit copies of all contracts awarded for the administration of the Program to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 95-985, eff. 6-1-09.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/47)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 47. Program information. The Department shall report to the General Assembly no later than September 1 of each year beginning in 2007, all of the following information:

  • (a) The number of professionals serving in the primary care case management program, by licensed profession and by county, and, for counties with a population of 100,000 or greater, by geo zip code.
  • (b) The number of non-primary care providers accepting referrals, by specialty designation, by licensed profession and by county, and, for counties with a population of 100,000 or greater, by geo zip code.
  • (c) The number of individuals enrolled in the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program by income or premium level and by county, and, for counties with a population of 100,000 or greater, by geo zip code.

(Source: P.A. 95-650, eff. 6-1-08.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/50)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 50. Consultation with stakeholders. The Department shall present details regarding implementation of the Program to the Medicaid Advisory Committee, and the Committee shall serve as the forum for healthcare providers, advocates, consumers, and other interested parties to advise the Department with respect to the Program. The Department shall consult with stakeholders on the rules for healthcare professional participation in the Program pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 95-650, eff. 6-1-08.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/52)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 52. Adequate access to specialty care.

(a) The Department shall ensure adequate access to specialty physician care for Program participants by allowing referrals to be accomplished without undue delay.

(b) The Department shall allow a primary care provider to make appropriate referrals to specialist physicians or other healthcare providers for an enrollee who has a condition that requires care from a specialist physician or other healthcare provider. The Department may specify the necessary criteria and conditions that must be met in order for an enrollee to obtain a standing referral. A referral shall be effective for the period necessary to provide the referred services or one year, whichever is less. A primary care provider may renew and re-renew a referral.

(c) The enrollee's primary care provider shall remain responsible for coordinating the care of an enrollee who has received a standing referral to a specialist physician or other healthcare provider. If a secondary referral is necessary, the specialist physician or other healthcare provider shall advise the primary care physician. The primary care physician or specialist physician shall be responsible for making the secondary referral. In addition, the Department shall require the specialist physician or other healthcare provider to provide regular updates to the enrollee's primary care provider.

(Source: P.A. 95-650, eff. 6-1-08.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/53)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 53. Program standards.

(a) Any disease management program implemented by the Department must be or must have been developed in consultation with physician organizations, such as State, national, and specialty medical societies, and any available standards or guidelines of these organizations. These programs must be based on evidence-based, scientifically sound principles that are accepted by the medical community. An enrollee must be excused from participation in a disease management program if the enrollee's physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, in his or her professional judgment, determines that participation is not beneficial to the enrollee.

(b) Any performance measures, such as primary care provider monitoring, implemented by the Department must be or must have been developed on consultation with physician organizations, such as State, national, and specialty medical societies, and any available standards or guidelines of these organizations. These measures must be based on evidence-based, scientifically sound principles that are accepted by the medical community.

(c) The Department shall adopt variance procedures for the application of any disease management program or any performance measures to an individual enrollee.

(Source: P.A. 95-650, eff. 6-1-08.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/54)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 54. Dental home initiative. The Department, in cooperation with the dental community and other affected organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral health care.

(Source: P.A. 97-283, eff. 8-9-11.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/55)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 55. Charge upon claims and causes of action; right of subrogation; recoveries. Sections 11-22, 11-22a, 11-22b, and 11-22c of the Illinois Public Aid Code apply to health care benefits provided to children under this Act, as provided in those Sections.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/56)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 56. Care coordination.

(a) At least 50% of recipients eligible for comprehensive medical benefits in all medical assistance programs or other health benefit programs administered by the Department, including the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, shall be enrolled in a care coordination program by no later than January 1, 2015. For purposes of this Section, "coordinated care" or "care coordination" means delivery systems where recipients will receive their care from providers who participate under contract in integrated delivery systems that are responsible for providing or arranging the majority of care, including primary care physician services, referrals from primary care physicians, diagnostic and treatment services, behavioral health services, in-patient and outpatient hospital services, dental services, and rehabilitation and long-term care services. The Department shall designate or contract for such integrated delivery systems (i) to ensure enrollees have a choice of systems and of primary care providers within such systems; (ii) to ensure that enrollees receive quality care in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner; and (iii) to ensure that coordinated care programs meet the diverse needs of enrollees with developmental, mental health, physical, and age-related disabilities.

(b) Payment for such coordinated care shall be based on arrangements where the State pays for performance related to health care outcomes, the use of evidence-based practices, the use of primary care delivered through comprehensive medical homes, the use of electronic medical records, and the appropriate exchange of health information electronically made either on a capitated basis in which a fixed monthly premium per recipient is paid and full financial risk is assumed for the delivery of services, or through other risk-based payment arrangements.

(c) To qualify for compliance with this Section, the 50% goal shall be achieved by enrolling medical assistance enrollees from each medical assistance enrollment category, including parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities to the extent that current State Medicaid payment laws would not limit federal matching funds for recipients in care coordination programs. In addition, services must be more comprehensively defined and more risk shall be assumed than in the Department's primary care case management program as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

(d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly in a separate part of its annual medical assistance program report, beginning April, 2012 until April, 2016, on the progress and implementation of the care coordination program initiatives established by the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. The Department shall include in its April 2011 report a full analysis of federal laws or regulations regarding upper payment limitations to providers and the necessary revisions or adjustments in rate methodologies and payments to providers under this Code that would be necessary to implement coordinated care with full financial risk by a party other than the Department.

(Source: P.A. 96-1501, eff. 1-25-11.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/60)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 60. Federal financial participation. The Department shall request any necessary state plan amendments or waivers of federal requirements in order to allow receipt of federal funds for implementing any or all of the provisions of the Program. The failure of the responsible federal agency to approve a waiver or other State plan amendment shall not prevent the implementation of any provision of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/63)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 63. Audits by the Auditor General. The Auditor General shall cause an audit to be made of the Program on or before June 30, 2022 and every 3 years thereafter. The audit shall include payments for health services covered by the Program and contracts entered into by the Department in relation to the Program.

(Source: P.A. 101-272, eff. 8-9-19.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/65)

Sec. 65. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-08.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/90)

Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; text omitted.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/97)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 97. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision or application does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/98)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 98. Repealer. This Act is repealed on October 1, 2024.

(Source: P.A. 101-272, eff. 8-9-19.)

 

(215 ILCS 170/99)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2024)

Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.

(Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06.)


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