Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 10/10/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 921

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 921 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 5C-2 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5C-2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5C-2)
7     Sec. 5C-2. Assessment; no local authorization to tax.
8     (a) For the privilege of engaging in the occupation of
9 developmentally disabled care provider, an assessment is
10 imposed upon each developmentally disabled care provider in an
11 amount equal to 6%, or the maximum allowed under federal
12 regulation, whichever is less, of its adjusted gross
13 developmentally disabled care revenue for the prior State
14 fiscal year. Notwithstanding any provision of any other Act to
15 the contrary, this assessment shall be construed as a tax, but
16 may not be added to the charges of an individual's nursing home

 

 

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1 care that is paid for in whole, or in part, by a federal,
2 State, or combined federal-state medical care program, except
3 those individuals receiving Medicare Part B benefits solely.
4     (b) Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be
5 construed to authorize any home rule unit or other unit of
6 local government to license for revenue or impose a tax or
7 assessment upon a developmentally disabled care provider or the
8 occupation of developmentally disabled care provider, or a tax
9 or assessment measured by the income or earnings of a
10 developmentally disabled care provider.
11 (Source: P.A. 88-88; 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.)
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.".