94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2852


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













305 ILCS 5/5A-2
  from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2








    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an assessment on inpatient
services that is imposed on
hospital
providers.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
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changing Section 5A-2 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/5A-2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2)
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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2008)
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    Sec. 5A-2. Assessment; no local authorization to tax.


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    (a) Subject to Sections 5A-3 and
and 5A-10, an annual 
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assessment on inpatient
services is imposed on
each
hospital

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provider in an amount equal to the hospital's occupied bed days 
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multiplied by $84.19 multiplied by the proration factor for 
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State fiscal year 2004 and the hospital's occupied bed days 
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multiplied by $84.19 for State fiscal year 2005.


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    The
Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Public Aid

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shall use the number of occupied bed days as reported
by
each 
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hospital on the Annual Survey of Hospitals conducted by the

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Department of Public Health to calculate the hospital's annual 
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assessment.  If
the sum
of a hospital's occupied bed days is not 
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reported on the Annual Survey of
Hospitals or if there are data 
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errors in the reported sum of a hospital's occupied bed days as 
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determined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
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(formerly Department of Public Aid), then the Department of 
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Healthcare and Family Services
Public Aid may obtain the sum of 
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occupied bed
days
from any source available, including, but not 
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limited to, records maintained by
the hospital provider, which 
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may be inspected at all times during business
hours
of the day 
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by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Public Aid

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or its duly authorized agents and
employees.

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    Subject to Sections 5A-3 and 5A-10, for the privilege of 
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engaging in the occupation of hospital provider, beginning 
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August 1, 2005,  an annual assessment is imposed on each 
 


 






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hospital provider for State fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, 
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in an amount equal to 2.5835% of the hospital provider's 
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adjusted gross hospital revenue for inpatient services and 
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2.5835% of the hospital provider's adjusted gross hospital 
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revenue for outpatient services.  If the hospital provider's 
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adjusted gross hospital revenue is not available, then the 
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Illinois  Department may obtain the hospital provider's 
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adjusted gross hospital revenue from any source available, 
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including, but not limited to, records maintained by the 
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hospital provider, which may be inspected at all times during 
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business hours of the day by the Illinois  Department or its 
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duly authorized agents and employees.

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    (b) Nothing in this Article


shall be construed to authorize

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any home rule unit or other unit of local government to license 
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for revenue or
to impose a tax or assessment upon hospital 
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providers or the occupation of
hospital provider, or a tax or 
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assessment measured by the income or earnings of
a hospital 
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provider.


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    (c) As provided in Section 5A-14, this Section is repealed 
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on July 1,
2008.


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(Source: P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04; 93-841, eff. 7-30-04; 
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93-1066, eff. 1-15-05; 94-242, eff. 7-18-05; revised 
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12-15-05.)