HB5053ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. John E. Bradley

Filed: 3/18/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5053

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5053 on page 2, immediately below line 25, by inserting the following:

"(5) He or she agrees to accept medical payments, as defined in this Act, and to serve targeted populations."; and

on page 3, immediately below line 6, by inserting the following:

""Medical payments" means compensation provided to physicians for services rendered under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

"Medically underserved area" means an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as an area with a shortage of personal health services or as otherwise designated by the Department of Public Health.

"Medically underserved population" means (i) the population of an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as an area with a shortage of personal health services, (ii) a population group designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as having a shortage of personal health services, or (iii) as otherwise designated by the Department of Public Health."; and

on page 3 immediately below line 15, by inserting the following:

""Targeted populations" means one or more of the following: (i) a medically underserved population, (ii) persons in a medically underserved area, (iii) an uninsured population of this State, and (iv) persons enrolled in a medical program administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

"Uninsured population" means persons who (i) do not own private health care insurance, (ii) are not part of a group insurance plan, and (iii) are not eligible for any State or federal government-sponsored health care program."; and

on page 6, by replacing lines 12 through 15 with the following:

"(7) To establish a program, and the criteria for such program, for the repayment of the educational loans of physicians who agree to (i) serve in designated shortage areas for a specified period of time, no less than 3 years, (ii) accept medical payments, as defined in this Act, and (iii) serve targeted populations to the extent required by the program.".