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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2765 Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Community Providers Billing Act. Provides that the State of Illinois shall establish a Medicaid technical assistance grant to fund the creation or procurement of a third-party administrator to assist community-based organizations to effectively and efficiently engage with Medicaid managed care organizations, including billing, contracting, and data sharing. Provides that the State shall provide for: the use of the third-party administrator by eligible organizations, including community-based organizations, local health departments, and other units of government; funding mechanisms; and the scope of the third-party administrator. |
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| | HB2765 | | LRB101 10675 KTG 55784 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Community Providers Billing Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Third-party administrator. To improve the |
| 7 | | sustainability and viability of community-based organizations, |
| 8 | | the State of Illinois shall establish a Medicaid technical |
| 9 | | assistance grant to fund the creation or procurement of a |
| 10 | | third-party administrator to assist community-based |
| 11 | | organizations to effectively and efficiently engage with |
| 12 | | Medicaid managed care organizations, including billing, |
| 13 | | contracting, and data sharing. Through the adoption of rules or |
| 14 | | policy, the State shall provide for: the use of the third-party |
| 15 | | administrator by eligible organizations, including |
| 16 | | community-based organizations, local health departments, and |
| 17 | | other units of government; funding mechanisms; and the scope of |
| 18 | | the third-party administrator.
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