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LRB096 03664 DRJ 13692 b |
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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 5-5.21 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-5.21)
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| Sec. 5-5.21. Reimbursement methodology. The Department |
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| shall form a
workgroup comprised of representatives of the |
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| Department, the Illinois
Department of Public Health, and |
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| members of the long-term care provider
community to implement a |
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| reimbursement methodology based upon the federally
mandated |
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| resident assessment instrument. No later than January 1, 1997, |
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| the
Illinois Department in conjunction with the work group will |
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| recommend to the
Governor a methodology for determining payment
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| rates for services in nursing facilities based upon the |
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| federally mandated
resident assessment instrument.
No later |
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| than June 30, 1997, the Illinois Department
shall implement
a |
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| methodology for determining payment rates for services in |
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| nursing facilities
based upon federal requirements. On January |
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| 15, 2010 and every January 15 thereafter, the Illinois |
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| Department shall notify the Governor and the General Assembly |
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| of the status of the full implementation of the Minimum Data |
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| Set (MDS) reimbursement methodology and the cost report year on |