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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 5B-2 as follows:
 



6    (305 ILCS 5/5B-2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5B-2)



7    Sec. 5B-2. Assessment; no local authorization to tax. 

8    (a) For the privilege of engaging in the occupation of 
9long-term care
provider, an assessment is imposed upon each 
10long-term care provider for
the State fiscal year beginning on 
11July 1, 1992 and ending on June 30,
1993, in an amount equal to 
12$6.30 times the number of occupied bed days for
the most recent 
13calendar year ending before the beginning of that State
fiscal 
14year. Notwithstanding any provision of any other Act to the

15contrary, this assessment shall be construed as a tax, but 
16shall not be billed or passed on to any resident of a nursing 
17home operated by the nursing home provider may not be added
to 
18the charges of an individual's nursing home care that is paid 
19for in
whole, or in part, by a federal, State, or combined 
20federal-state medical
care program, except those individuals 
21receiving Medicare Part B benefits
solely.

22    (b) Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1992 shall be 
23construed to
authorize any home rule unit or other unit of 
 
 
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1local government to license
for revenue or impose a tax or 
2assessment upon long-term care providers or
the occupation of 
3long-term care provider, or a tax or assessment measured
by the 
4income or earnings or occupied bed days of a long-term care 
5provider.

6(Source: P.A. 87-861.)

 
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.