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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.786 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
9adding Section 12-10.6a as follows:
 
10    (305 ILCS 5/12-10.6a new)
11    Sec. 12-10.6a. The Electronic Health Record Incentive
12Fund.
13    (a) The Electronic Health Record Incentive Fund is a
14special fund created in the State treasury. All federal moneys
15received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
16for payments to qualifying health care providers to encourage
17the adoption and use of certified electronic health records
18technology pursuant to paragraph 1903(t)(1) of the Social
19Security Act, shall be deposited into the Fund.
20    (b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be made at the
21direction of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to

 

 

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1qualifying health care providers, in amounts established under
2applicable federal regulation (42 CFR 495 et seq.), in order to
3encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health
4records technology.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.