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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frank Kopel,
4administrator of the Division of Finance for the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS), on the occasion of his
6retirement; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Frank Kopel will retire December 31, 2012, after
833 years of service to the agency; he began his carer with
9Public Aid in 1979, as an assistant manager in the Bureau of
10Planning and Evaluation; he has assumed increasingly
11responsible positions within DHFS, Divisions of Medical
12Programs and Finance, including being named a deputy
13administrator of Medical Programs in 2009, and administrator of
14the Division of Finance in 2011; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Frank Kopel developed and implemented nursing
16home and hospital reimbursement methodologies, including
17various provider assessments that have brought billions of
18dollars in additional resources into the State's Medicaid
19Program and the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement used to
20finance Medicaid services provided by the Cook County Health
21and Hospital Systems; his contributions to the Medicaid
22program's design and financing have allowed the State to
23provide healthcare services to the people of Illinois in an

 

 

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1efficient and effective manner; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Frank Kopel is looking forward to traveling and
3spending time with his family when he retires; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we honor Frank Kopel on his years of service to DHFS,
7congratulate him on his retirement, and wish him all the best
8with his future endeavours; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Frank Kopel as an expression of our esteem and
11respect.