Public Act 097-0169
 
HB1425 EnrolledLRB097 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.

Effective Date: 7/22/2011