Bill Text: IL HB5607 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a monetary award to any person who furnishes information that leads to the recovery of State or federal monies that represent benefits improperly and erroneously paid by the Department as a result of a fraudulent action. Provides that no money shall be awarded to a person who willfully participated in the reported fraudulent action or who knowingly received any amount paid for benefits obtained as a result of the reported fraudulent action. Provides that in determining the award amount, the Department shall assess the value of the information furnished by the person and award between 15% and 25% of the recovered amount.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5607 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5607-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 8A-18 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/8A-18 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8A-18. Monetary award for reporters of public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | assistance fraud. The Department shall provide a monetary award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to any person who furnishes information that leads to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | recovery of State or federal monies that represent benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | improperly and erroneously paid by the Department as a result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of a fraudulent action. No money shall be awarded to a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | who willfully participated in the reported fraudulent action or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | who knowingly received any amount paid for benefits obtained as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | a result of the reported fraudulent action. In determining the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | award amount, the Department shall assess the value of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | information furnished by the person and award between 15% and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 25% of the recovered amount.
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