093_SB1882

 
                                     LRB093 07996 DRJ 08192 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to public aid.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Public Aid Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 5-20 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/5-20)
 7        Sec. 5-20.  Electronic health care card.  By December 31,
 8    2004  1994, the Illinois Department may develop and implement
 9    by rule an electronic health information  system  to  process
10    claims  electronically  and  to electronically store Medicare
11    and Medicaid patient records, medical histories, and  billing
12    information.  The Illinois Department may issue each Medicare
13    and    Medicaid    recipient   a   health   card   containing
14    electronically coded information that will access the system,
15    verify their Medicare or Medicaid  status,  and  display  how
16    much  the patient must pay in deductibles or copayments for a
17    medical procedure.  The Illinois Department may also  develop
18    safeguards  to  protect  recipients'  health information from
19    misuse or unauthorized disclosure.
20    (Source: P.A. 88-308; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

21        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
22    becoming law.