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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB0017

Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Travis Weaver

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 405/405-546 new

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, within 6 months after the
effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Central Management
Services, in conjunction with the 5 State-funded retirement systems, may
enter into a contract with an administrator to establish and conduct a
State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and Assistance Program
to identify relevant individuals eligible for Medicare but not enrolled in
Medicare, and to assist those individuals with enrolling in Social
Security and Medicare. Provides that the State Retiree Medicare Primacy
Coordination Audit and Assistance Program shall conduct an annual audit of
the State health benefits program for everyone covered under the State
Employees Group Insurance Program, the Teachers' Retirement Insurance
Program, and the College Insurance Program for the purpose of identifying
participants and their dependents who are eligible for Medicare under
federal law and shall also ensure that those annuitants, retirees, benefit
recipients, survivors, or dependents who are eligible for Medicare are
enrolled in Medicare with Medicare as their primary health care benefits
coverage and the State Health Benefits Program being the secondary
provider of their health care benefits coverage. Provides that the State
Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and Assistance Program shall
assist any annuitant, retiree, benefit recipient, survivor or their
dependents who becomes disabled, and is not enrolled in Social Security
Disability Insurance and Medicare, with enrolling in and obtaining Social
Security Disability Insurance and Medicare benefits. Provides that the
administrator of the State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and
Assistance Program shall provide the Department, the 5 State-funded
retirement systems, and the General Assembly with an annual report.
Effective January 1, 2026.
LRB104 03122 BDA 13143 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Department of Central Management Services
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Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
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adding Section 405-546 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 405/405-546 new)
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Sec. 405-546.
State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination
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Audit and Assistance Program.

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(a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Department
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of Central Management Services, in conjunction with the State
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Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, the State
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Universities Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement
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System of the State of Illinois, the Judges' Retirement System
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of Illinois, and the General Assembly Retirement System, may
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enter into a contract with a qualified and experienced
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administrator to establish and conduct a State Retiree
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Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit and Assistance Program to
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identify annuitants, retirees, benefit recipients, survivors,
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or dependents who are eligible for Medicare, but not enrolled
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in Medicare, and to assist those annuitants, retirees, benefit
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recipients, survivors, or dependents with enrolling in Social

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Security and Medicare.
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(b) The State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit
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and Assistance Program shall conduct an annual audit of the
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State health benefits program for everyone covered under the
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State Employees Group Insurance Program, the Teachers'
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Retirement Insurance Program, and the College Insurance
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Program for the purpose of identifying participants and their
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dependents who are eligible for Medicare under federal law.
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The Program shall also ensure that those annuitants, retirees,
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benefit recipients, survivors, or dependents who are eligible
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for Medicare are enrolled in Medicare with Medicare as their
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primary health care benefits coverage and the State Health
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Benefits Program as the secondary provider of their health
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care benefits coverage.
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(c) The State Retiree Medicare Primacy Coordination Audit
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and Assistance Program shall assist any annuitant, retiree,
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benefit recipient, survivor or their dependents who becomes
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disabled, and is not enrolled in Social Security Disability
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Insurance and Medicare, with enrolling in and obtaining Social
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Security Disability Insurance and Medicare benefits. This
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assistance shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
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developing communication materials to educate individuals
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about Social Security Disability Insurance benefits; (ii)
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performing multiple outreaches to targeted populations; (iii)
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analyzing responses to determine Social Security Disability
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Insurance eligibility; and (iv) representing qualified

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individuals on their claim for Social Security Disability
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Insurance and Medicare.
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(d) The administrator shall provide the Department, the
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State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, the State
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Universities Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement
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System of the State of Illinois, the Judges' Retirement System
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of Illinois, the General Assembly Retirement System, and the
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General Assembly with an annual report showing the number of
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annuitants, retirees, benefit recipients, survivors, and
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dependents who are transitioned to Social Security Disability
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Insurance and Medicare and the amount of savings realized by
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the State of Illinois.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect January
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1, 2026.

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