Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing all references to the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Removes references to the Illinois State Police from the definition of "investigator". Provides that the Attorney General (rather than the Attorney General or the Illinois State Police) shall diligently investigate a civil violation for false claims under the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may issue subpoenas under the Act (rather than the Attorney General may delegate the authority to issue subpoenas under the Act to the Department of State Police). In provisions concerning the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, provides that for all cases settled on or after October 1, 2023, one-third of the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Provides that the remaining two-thirds of the monies in the Fund shall be used for payment of awards to Qui Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise specified in this Act, with any remainder to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall direct the State Treasurer to make disbursement of funds. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0145 [HB2188 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2023-07-04	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2023-05-12	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2023-03-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-02-07	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2023-03-06	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2023-03-06	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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