Bill Text: IL HB2765 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Community Providers Billing Act. Provides that the State of Illinois shall establish a Medicaid technical assistance grant to fund the creation or procurement of a third-party administrator to assist community-based organizations to effectively and efficiently engage with Medicaid managed care organizations, including billing, contracting, and data sharing. Provides that the State shall provide for: the use of the third-party administrator by eligible organizations, including community-based organizations, local health departments, and other units of government; funding mechanisms; and the scope of the third-party administrator.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2765 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2765-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2765 Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Community Providers Billing Act. Provides that the State of Illinois shall establish a Medicaid technical assistance grant to fund the creation or procurement of a third-party administrator to assist community-based organizations to effectively and efficiently engage with Medicaid managed care organizations, including billing, contracting, and data sharing. Provides that the State shall provide for: the use of the third-party administrator by eligible organizations, including community-based organizations, local health departments, and other units of government; funding mechanisms; and the scope of the third-party administrator.
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Community Providers Billing Act.
Section 5. Third-party administrator. To improve the
sustainability and viability of community-based organizations,
the State of Illinois shall establish a Medicaid technical
assistance grant to fund the creation or procurement of a
third-party administrator to assist community-based
organizations to effectively and efficiently engage with
Medicaid managed care organizations, including billing,
contracting, and data sharing. Through the adoption of rules or
policy, the State shall provide for: the use of the third-party
administrator by eligible organizations, including
community-based organizations, local health departments, and
other units of government; funding mechanisms; and the scope of
the third-party administrator.