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SB3460 • 2026
PUBLIC AID RECOVERY TRUST FUND
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PUBLIC AID RECOVERY TRUST FUND
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
PUBLIC AID RECOVERY TRUST FUND
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Full Text of SB3460 Home Legislation Full Text SB3460 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3460 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Graciela Guzmán SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/12-9 from Ch. 23, par. 12-9 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Adds, as a permitted disbursement from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund, payments of contingency fees to third-party entities that the Office of Inspector General authorizes to conduct audits pursuant to specified provisions of the Code or any similar audits required by State or federal law. LRB104 19779 SSS 33229 b A BILL FOR SB3460 LRB104 19779 SSS 33229 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 5 changing Section 12-9 as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/12-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-9) 7 Sec. 12-9. Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The 8 Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund shall consist of (1) 9 recoveries by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 10 (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) authorized by 11 this Code in respect to applicants or recipients under 12 Articles III, IV, V, and VI, including recoveries made by the 13 Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly 14 Illinois Department of Public Aid) from the estates of 15 deceased recipients, (2) recoveries made by the Department of 16 Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department 17 of Public Aid) in respect to applicants and recipients under 18 the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering 19 ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, (2.5) recoveries made by the 20 Department of Healthcare and Family Services in connection 21 with the imposition of an administrative penalty as provided 22 under Section 12-4.45, (3) federal funds received on behalf of 23 and earned by State universities, other State agencies or SB3460 - 2 - LRB104 19779 SSS 33229 b 1 departments, and local governmental entities for services 2 provided to applicants or recipients covered under this Code, 3 the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering 4 ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, (3.5) federal financial 5 participation revenue related to eligible disbursements made 6 by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from 7 appropriations required by this Section, and (4) all other 8 moneys received to the Fund, including interest thereon. The 9 Fund shall be held as a special fund in the State Treasury. 10 Disbursements from this Fund shall be only (1) for the 11 reimbursement of claims collected by the Department of 12 Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department 13 of Public Aid) through error or mistake, (2) for payment to 14 persons or agencies designated as payees or co-payees on any 15 instrument, whether or not negotiable, delivered to the 16 Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly 17 Illinois Department of Public Aid) as a recovery under this 18 Section, such payment to be in proportion to the respective 19 interests of the payees in the amount so collected, (3) for 20 payments to the Department of Human Services for collections 21 made by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 22 (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) on behalf of the 23 Department of Human Services under this Code, the Children's 24 Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering ALL KIDS Health 25 Insurance Act, (4) for payment of administrative expenses 26 incurred in performing the activities authorized under this SB3460 - 3 - LRB104 19779 SSS 33229 b 1 Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the 2 Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, (5) for payment of 3 fees to persons or agencies in the performance of activities 4 pursuant to the collection of monies owed the State that are 5 collected under this Code, the Children's Health Insurance 6 Program Act, and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, 7 (6) for payments of any amounts which are reimbursable to the 8 federal government which are required to be paid by State 9 warrant by either the State or federal government, and (7) for 10 payments to State universities, other State agencies or 11 departments, and local governmental entities of federal funds 12 for services provided to applicants or recipients covered 13 under this Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, 14 and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act , and (8) 15 separate from those disbursements allowed under items (4) and 16 (5), payment of contingency fees to third-party entities that 17 the Office of Inspector General authorizes to conduct audits 18 pursuant to Section 12-4.25 or Section 12-4.40, or any similar 19 audits required by State or federal law . Disbursements from 20 this Fund for purposes of items (4) and (5) of this paragraph 21 shall be subject to appropriations from the Fund to the 22 Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly 23 Illinois Department of Public Aid). 24 The balance in this Fund after payment therefrom of any 25 amounts reimbursable to the federal government, and minus the 26 amount anticipated to be needed to make the disbursements SB3460 - 4 - LRB104 19779 SSS 33229 b 1 authorized by this Section, shall be certified by the Director 2 of Healthcare and Family Services and transferred by the State 3 Comptroller to the Drug Rebate Fund or the Healthcare Provider 4 Relief Fund in the State Treasury, as appropriate, on at least 5 an annual basis by June 30th of each fiscal year. The Director 6 of Healthcare and Family Services may certify and the State 7 Comptroller shall transfer to the Drug Rebate Fund or the 8 Healthcare Provider Relief Fund amounts on a more frequent 9 basis. 10 (Source: P.A. 103-593, eff. 6-7-24.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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