Bill Text: IL SB1412 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall, for eligible individuals, reimburse Children's Community-Based Health Care Centers established in the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act and providing nursing care for the purpose of transitioning children from a hospital to home placement or other appropriate setting and reuniting families for a maximum of up to 120 days on a per diem basis at the lower of the Children's Community-Based Health Care Center's usual and customary charge to the public or at the Department rate of $950. Provides that such payments are exempt from the 2.7% rate reduction required under a specified provision of the Code. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1412 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1412-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 5-2.06 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-2.06 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-2.06. Payment rates; Children's Community-Based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Health Care Centers. The Department shall, for eligible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | individuals, reimburse Children's Community-Based Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Centers established in the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and providing nursing care for the purpose of transitioning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | children from a hospital to home placement or other appropriate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | setting and reuniting families for a maximum of up to 120 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | on a per diem basis at the lower of the Children's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Community-Based Health Care Center's usual and customary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | charge to the public or at the Department rate of $950. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Payments at the rate set forth in this Section are exempt from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the 2.7% rate reduction required under Section 5-5e.
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | becoming law.
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