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LRB094 09957 BDD 40215 b |
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 8 as
follows:
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| (30 ILCS 540/8 new)
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| Sec. 8. Priority of payment.
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| (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "qualified |
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| provider" means an
organization that provides non-residential |
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| services for the elderly or for the prevention, intervention, |
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| or treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, |
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| alcoholism or substance abuse. A "qualified provider" also |
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| includes an entity licensed under the
Community-Integrated |
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| Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act and a |
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| facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.
A "qualified |
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| provider" does not
include
a hospital licensed under the |
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| Hospital Licensing
Act or a
local governmental unit or |
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| university. The Department of Human Services, in cooperation |
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| with the Department on Aging and the Department of Public Aid, |
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| shall make the determination of who is a
"qualified
provider".
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| (b) Processing by official or agency. Except as provided in |
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| subsection (c),
a bill or invoice for goods or
services
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| furnished to the State submitted by a qualified provider
and a |
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| grant award payment to a qualified provider
must
be given
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| priority in processing. Any bill or invoice and any grant award |
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| payment meeting
these criteria that is
submitted to an
official |
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| or agency must be processed and forwarded for payment before
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| any other bill, invoice,
or grant award payment
is
processed or |
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| forwarded for payment.
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| (c) A properly prepared voucher request to the Office of |
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| the Comptroller for payment to a qualified provider, as defined |
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| in this Section, shall be given priority by the Comptroller for |