Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The
sole issue at a hearing in which the basis for denial of an application
pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(d)
is that the vendor does not have a necessary license, certificate or
authorization shall be whether the vendor has such a license, certificate or
authorization.
b) The sole issue at
a hearing in which the basis of the denial of an application is as set forth in
89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(b)
shall be whether the vendor has demonstrated, according to the factors listed
in that Section, in light of the prior activities, that he or she should be
admitted to the Medical Assistance Program.
c) Effective July 1, 2012, the only issues at
a hearing in which the basis of the denial of an application is as set forth
in:
1) 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(e)(1)
shall be whether the applicant or any person
with management responsibility for the applicant, an officer or member of the
board of directors of the applicant, an entity owning (directly or indirectly)
5% or more of the shares of stock or other evidences of ownership in a
corporate vendor applicant, an owner of a sole proprietorship applicant, a
partner in a partnership applicant, or a technical or other advisor to the
applicant has a debt owed to the Department and/or whether payment arrangements
acceptable to the Department have been made by the applicant.
2) 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(e)(2)
shall be whether the applicant or any person
with management responsibility for the applicant, an officer or member of the
board of directors of the applicant, an entity owning (directly or indirectly)
5% or more of the shares of stock or other evidences of ownership in a
corporate vendor applicant, an owner of a sole proprietorship applicant, a
partner in a partnership vendor applicant, or a technical or other advisor to
the applicant was a person with management responsibility, an officer or member
of the board of directors of an applicant, an entity owning (directly or
indirectly) 5% or more of the shares of stock or other evidences of ownership
in a corporate vendor, an owner of a sole proprietorship, a partner in a
partnership vendor, or a technical or other advisor to a vendor during the
period of time when the conduct of that vendor resulted in a debt owed to the
Department and/or whether payment arrangements acceptable to the Department
have been made by that vendor.
3)
89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(e)(3)
shall be whether the allegation of the use,
transfer or lease of assets of any kind to the applicant from a current or
prior vendor who has a debt owed to the Department is credible, whether payment
arrangements acceptable to the Department have been made by that vendor or the
vendor's alternate payee, and/or whether the applicant knows or should have
known of the debt.
4) 89 Ill. Adm.
Code
140.14(e)(4)
shall be whether the allegation of a
transfer of management responsibilities, or direct or indirect ownership, to an
applicant from a current or prior vendor who has a debt owed to the Department
is credible, whether payment arrangements acceptable to the Department have
been made by that vendor or the vendor's alternate payee, and/or whether the
applicant knows or should have known of the debt.
5) 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(e)(5)
shall be whether the allegation of the use,
transfer or lease of assets of any kind to an applicant who is a spouse, child,
brother, sister, parent, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew,
cousin, relative by marriage, or relative of a current or prior vendor who has
a debt owed to the Department is credible and/or whether payment arrangements
acceptable to the Department have been made.
6) 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.14(e)(6)
shall be whether the allegation that the
applicant's previous affiliations with a provider of medical services that has
an uncollected debt, a provider that has been or is subject to a payment
suspension under a federal health care program, or a provider that has been
previously excluded from participation in the Medical Assistance Program poses
a risk of fraud, waste or abuse to the Department is credible.
d) The sole issue at a hearing in
which the basis for termination is as set forth in 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.16(a)(2)
shall be whether the appropriate licensing,
certifying or authorizing agency has determined that the vendor does not have a
necessary license, certification or authorization.
e) The sole issue at a hearing requested by a
previously suspended vendor that is being terminated pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm.
Code
140.19(b)
shall be whether the vendor has corrected the deficiencies on which the
suspension was based.
f) At a
hearing conducted pursuant to Subpart D of this Part, the sole relevant time
with respect to the existence of the violations of the Department's
requirements alleged in the notice shall be the date or dates in the
notice.
g) The only issue at a
hearing initiated pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.16(c)
is whether the vendor is not in compliance with State income tax requirements,
child support requirements of Article X of the Public Aid Code, or educational
loans guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
h) Effective July 1, 2012, the sole issue at
a hearing requested by a person or entity with a debt due the State pursuant to
Section 12-4.25(F-15)(3) of the Public Aid Code shall be whether the person or
entity has failed to comply with judgment on which the debt is based.
i) The only issue at a hearing initiated
pursuant to Section
104.205
and 89 Ill. Adm. Code
140.491(j)
is whether the Department was in error when it denied a request for approval
for payment of non-emergency transportation by means of ground ambulance
service or granted a request for approval of non-emergency transportation by
means of ground ambulance service at a level of service that entitles the
Ground Ambulance Service Provider to a lower level of compensation than the
Ground Ambulance Service Provider would have received as compensation for the
level of service requested.
