Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3342

Creates the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act. Creates the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Fund shall be administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and that moneys in the Fund shall be made available to the Department upon appropriation to: (i) offset the State portion of the Medicaid reimbursement rate for emergency medical air transportation services; (ii) augment emergency medical air transportation reimbursement payments made through the Medicaid program; and (iii) pay administrative costs associated with administering the Act. Requires the Department to seek federal matching funds by using the moneys in the Fund for the purpose of augmenting Medicaid reimbursement paid to emergency medical air transportation providers. Provides that the Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amount from the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund into any other fund of the State. Requires the Director of the Department to: (1) meet with medical air transportation providers, by March 1, 2017, to determine the most appropriate methodology to distribute the funds for medical air services; (2) submit any State plan amendments or waiver requests that may be necessary to implement the Fund; and (3) other duties. Provides that upon appropriation, the Department shall use moneys in the Fund and any federal matching funds to increase the Medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical air transportation services in an amount not to exceed normal and customary charges charged by the providers; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act by creating the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund. Effective immediately.

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