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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 12-4.37 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.37 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 12-4.37. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot | ||||||
8 | Program. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in | ||||||
9 | cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall | ||||||
10 | establish a Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program in | ||||||
11 | Sangamon County to fund the provision of various health care | ||||||
12 | services by a single provider, or a group of providers that | ||||||
13 | have entered into an agreement for that purpose, at a single | ||||||
14 | location in the county. Services covered under the pilot | ||||||
15 | program shall include, but need not be limited to, family | ||||||
16 | practice, pediatric, nursing (including advanced practice | ||||||
17 | nursing), psychiatric, dental, and vision services. The | ||||||
18 | Departments shall fund the provision of all services provided | ||||||
19 | under the pilot program using a rate structure that is | ||||||
20 | cost-based and similar to the rate structure used in the case | ||||||
21 | of services provided by a Federally Qualified Health Center. To | ||||||
22 | be selected by the Departments as the provider of health care | ||||||
23 | services under the pilot program, a provider or group of |
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1 | providers must serve a disproportionate share of low-income or | ||||||
2 | indigent patients, including recipients of medical assistance | ||||||
3 | under Article V of this Code. The Departments shall adopt rules | ||||||
4 | as necessary to implement this Section. | ||||||
5 | Section 10. The Community Services Act is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 4.6 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (405 ILCS 30/4.6 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 4.6. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program. | ||||||
9 | The Department of Human Services shall participate in the | ||||||
10 | Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program established | ||||||
11 | under Section 12-4.37 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and may | ||||||
12 | fund the provision of community services under this Act in | ||||||
13 | Sangamon County through participation in that pilot program. | ||||||
14 | Section 15. The Community Support Systems Act is amended by | ||||||
15 | adding Section 3.5 as follows: | ||||||
16 | (405 ILCS 35/3.5 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 3.5. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program. | ||||||
18 | The Department of Human Services shall participate in the | ||||||
19 | Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program established | ||||||
20 | under Section 12-4.37 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and may | ||||||
21 | fund the provision of community support system services under | ||||||
22 | this Act in Sangamon County through participation in that pilot |
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1 | program.
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