Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 3/11/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1425

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1425 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
2for payments to qualifying health care providers to encourage
3the adoption and use of certified electronic health records
4technology pursuant to paragraph 1903(t)(1) of the Social
5Security Act, shall be deposited into the Fund.
6    (b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be made at the
7direction of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to
8qualifying health care providers, in amounts established under
9applicable federal regulation (42 CFR 495 et seq.), in order to
10encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health
11records technology.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.".