Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Establishes civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 for any person (including a vendor, organization, agency, or other entity, but excluding a recipient) who: knowingly presents or causes to be presented a fraudulent claim for payment under the State's medical assistance program; knowingly gives or causes to be given to any person, with respect to coverage for inpatient hospital services under the medical assistance program, information that he or she knows or should know is false or misleading; arranges or contracts (by employment or otherwise) with an individual or entity that the person knows or should know is excluded from participation in a federal or state health care program, including, but not limited to, the medical assistance program, for the provision of items or services for which payment may be made under such a program; or commits other specified fraudulent acts. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services may make a determination to terminate, suspend, bar, or exclude the person from participation in the medical assistance program, but not before granting the affected individual, entity, or vendor an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice. Provides that a final order, decision, or other determination made by the Director is subject to review in accordance with the Administrative Review Law. Removes language allowing the Department to recover interest on the amount of an overpayment. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Provides that a person who sells or issues general use reloadable cards shall disclose, prior to sale or issuance of the card, any fees imposed by the issuer. Provides certain requirements for the disclosures. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2014.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Mortgage Escrow Account Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes municipalities to adopt procedures for the impoundment of vehicles used in the commission of a reckless driving offense (a) as part of a funeral procession or (b) in such a manner that interferes with a funeral procession. Effective immediately.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act. Provides that a facility which is owned by a chain organization as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall submit annually to the Department of Public Health (IDPH) an electronic copy of the Home Office Cost Statement required to be submitted by the home office of the chain to the United States Department of Health and Human Services; provides a penalty for failure to comply. Adds certain information regarding nursing homes that IDPH must make available to the public on the World Wide Web, including certain cost reports and statements and whether the facility is part of a chain. Effective immediately.
Creates the Life-Saving Drug Shortage Prevention Act. Provides that a notification to the Director of Public Health shall be required from a manufacturer of a drug concerning a discontinuance, interruption, or adjustment of the manufacture of a drug that would likely result in a shortage. Provides that the notification shall be required at least 6 months prior to the date of the discontinuance or planned interruption or adjustment, and in the case of any other interruption or adjustment a notification shall be required as soon as possible. Provides that the Director may modify the time frames. Provides that the Director shall implement evidence-based criteria for identifying drugs that may be vulnerable to a shortage, and sets forth certain criteria. Sets forth provisions concerning public notification. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the tax imposed.
Amends the Deferred Compensation Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that to the extent that federal law or regulations have been changed to allow plans established under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code to be amended to allow designated Roth contributions and in-plan rollovers to designated Roth accounts, the Department of Central Management Services and units of local government with such plans shall within a reasonable time amend their plans accordingly.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall require every provider of mammography services to, if a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in any summary of the mammography report sent to the patient pursuant to the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act that shall include, but not be limited to, certain information.