Bill Amendment: IL SB1171 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2023-12-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1171 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1171-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2023-12-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1171 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1171-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1171 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1171 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | ||||||
5 | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
6 | adding Section 405-545 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 405/405-545 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 405-545. State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination | ||||||
9 | Audit and Assistance Program. | ||||||
10 | (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
12 | of Central Management Services, in conjunction with the State | ||||||
13 | Employees Retirement System, shall enter into a contract with | ||||||
14 | a qualified and experienced administrator to establish and | ||||||
15 | conduct a State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit | ||||||
16 | and Assistance Program to identify retirees who are eligible |
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1 | for Medicare, but not enrolled in Medicare, and to assist | ||||||
2 | those retirees in enrolling in Social Security and Medicare. | ||||||
3 | (b) The Program shall conduct an annual audit of the State | ||||||
4 | Health Benefits Program for State of Illinois retirees for the | ||||||
5 | purpose of identifying participants and their dependents who | ||||||
6 | are eligible for Medicare under federal law. The Program shall | ||||||
7 | also ensure that those retirees or their dependents who are | ||||||
8 | eligible for Medicare are enrolled in Medicare with Medicare | ||||||
9 | as their primary health care benefits coverage and the State | ||||||
10 | Health Benefits Program being the secondary provider of their | ||||||
11 | health care benefits coverage. | ||||||
12 | (c) The Program shall assist any retiree or dependent who | ||||||
13 | becomes disabled and is not enrolled in Social Security | ||||||
14 | Disability Insurance and Medicare with enrolling in and | ||||||
15 | obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare | ||||||
16 | benefits. This assistance shall include, but not be limited | ||||||
17 | to: (i) developing communication materials to educate retirees | ||||||
18 | about Social Security Disability Insurance benefits; (ii) | ||||||
19 | performing multiple outreaches to targeted populations; (iii) | ||||||
20 | analyzing responses to determine Social Security Disability | ||||||
21 | Insurance eligibility; and (iv) representing qualified | ||||||
22 | individuals on their claim for Social Security Disability | ||||||
23 | Insurance and Medicare. | ||||||
24 | (d) The administrator shall provide the Department, the | ||||||
25 | State Employees Retirement System, and the General Assembly | ||||||
26 | with an annual report showing the number of retirees and |
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1 | dependents who are transitioned to Social Security Disability | ||||||
2 | Insurance and Medicare and the amount of savings realized by | ||||||
3 | the State of Illinois.
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4 | Section 10. The Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
5 | Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 2205-45 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2205/2205-45 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 2205-45. Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and | ||||||
9 | Assistance Program. | ||||||
10 | (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
12 | of Healthcare and Family Services shall enter into a contract | ||||||
13 | with a qualified and experienced administrator to establish | ||||||
14 | and conduct a Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and | ||||||
15 | Assistance Program to identify Medicaid recipients who could | ||||||
16 | benefit from Social Security Disability Insurance | ||||||
17 | representation that could provide them with income and | ||||||
18 | ultimately Medicare benefits. | ||||||
19 | (b) The Program shall conduct an ongoing claims analysis | ||||||
20 | of adults receiving Medicaid for the purpose of identifying | ||||||
21 | high cost participants who may be eligible for Social Security | ||||||
22 | Disability Insurance. | ||||||
23 | (c) The Program shall assist any adult who claims | ||||||
24 | disability and Social Security eligibility to apply for and be |
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1 | awarded Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and | ||||||
2 | subsequently Medicare. This assistance shall include, but not | ||||||
3 | be limited to: (i) developing communication materials to | ||||||
4 | educate Medicaid recipients about Social Security Disability | ||||||
5 | Insurance benefits; (ii) performing multiple outreaches to | ||||||
6 | populations targeted by claims analysis; (iii) analyzing | ||||||
7 | responses to determine Social Security Disability Insurance | ||||||
8 | eligibility; and (iv) representing qualified individuals on | ||||||
9 | their claim for Social Security Disability Insurance and | ||||||
10 | Medicare. | ||||||
11 | (d) The administrator shall provide the Department of | ||||||
12 | Healthcare and Family Services and the General Assembly with | ||||||
13 | an annual report showing the number of Medicaid recipients who | ||||||
14 | have transitioned to Social Security Disability Insurance and | ||||||
15 | Medicare and the amount of savings realized by the State of | ||||||
16 | Illinois.
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