HB1425enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1425 Enrolled LRB097 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.