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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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enacted | 3 | 53 | 2 | 2013-01-06 | 2013-08-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/17161b05-98e1-4728-be88-26e76c5ec4bf | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68363&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 973c7efa263157cd6a23edafc2a50cb4c605e8d561b9b751df101e7854e8d93e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 59–0 (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).