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Bill MEDICAID FRAUD-OBSTRUCTION Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that (i) any person who knowingly obtains unauthorized medical benefits or causes to be obtained unauthorized medical benefits (rather than knowingly obtains unauthorized medical benefits) with or without use of a medical card; (ii) any vendor that knowingly assists or knowingly or willfully fails to prevent a person from committing specified violations; or (iii) any person (including a vendor, organization, agency, or other entity) that, in any matter related to the medical assistance program, knowingly or willfully falsifies, conceals, or omits by any trick, scheme, artifice, or device a material fact, or makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any false writing or document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry in connection with the provision of health care or related services commits medical assistance fraud. Sets forth conduct that constitutes managed health care fraud. Enhances the criminal penalty, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony, for any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity that, in any matter related to a State or federally funded or mandated health plan, knowingly and willfully makes a false statement in connection with the provision of health care or related services. Provides that no person shall willfully obstruct criminal investigations of health care offenses and makes a violation a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th HB 71 Illinois HB 71 (98th)
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Illinois HB 71 (98th) — MEDICAID FRAUD-OBSTRUCTION

Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that (i) any person who knowingly obtains unauthorized medical benefits or causes to be obtained unauthorized medical benefits (rather than knowingly obtains unauthorized medical benefits) with or without use of a medical card; (ii) any vendor that knowingly assists or knowingly or willfully fails to prevent a person from committing specified violations; or (iii) any person (including a vendor, organization, agency, or other entity) that, in any matter related to the medical assistance program, knowingly or willfully falsifies, conceals, or omits by any trick, scheme, artifice, or device a material fact, or makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any false writing or document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry in connection with the provision of health care or related services commits medical assistance fraud. Sets forth conduct that constitutes managed health care fraud. Enhances the criminal penalty, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony, for any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity that, in any matter related to a State or federally funded or mandated health plan, knowingly and willfully makes a false statement in connection with the provision of health care or related services. Provides that no person shall willfully obstruct criminal investigations of health care offenses and makes a violation a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2013-01-06 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy filing
  • 2013-01-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-01-30 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2013-01-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  • 2013-02-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-02-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  • 2013-02-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  • 2013-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  • 2013-02-21 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen Willis
  • 2013-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2013-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
  • 2013-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2013-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
  • 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  • 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  • 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
  • 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  • 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy amendment-introduction
  • 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 016-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2013-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2013-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2013-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-04-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2013-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
  • 2013-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  • 2013-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2013-04-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2013-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
  • 2013-04-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-04-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-04-23 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2013-05-01 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2013-05-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
  • 2013-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2013-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2013
  • 2013-05-24 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 reading-3
  • 2013-05-31 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
  • 2013-05-31 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2013-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2013
  • 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0354 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/17161b05-98e1-4728-be88-26e76c5ec4bf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).