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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Warren G. Murray Developmental Center, | ||||||
| 3 | "Murray Center", was built in 1964 to meet the needs of | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois residents with developmental disabilities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Part of the mission of the Murray Center has been | ||||||
| 6 | to provide not only medical care for residents but also | ||||||
| 7 | programs and activities to promote the general welfare of the | ||||||
| 8 | residents; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Murray Center has received certifications | ||||||
| 10 | under State and federal law which allow the care provided at | ||||||
| 11 | the facility to earn federal matching funds under the Medicaid | ||||||
| 12 | program; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Due to the federal Medicaid certification, the | ||||||
| 14 | State of Illinois receives federal matching funds for roughly | ||||||
| 15 | 50% of the Murray Center's operational costs; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, The operational budget for the Murray Center has | ||||||
| 17 | been close to $40 million annually in recent fiscal years, | ||||||
| 18 | providing federal reimbursements of roughly $20 million | ||||||
| 19 | annually; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised that the proposal to | ||||||
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| 1 | close the Murray Center and the pending action on the closure | ||||||
| 2 | in front of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review | ||||||
| 3 | Board could adversely impact the Medicaid certification of the | ||||||
| 4 | Murray Center thereby endangering the collection of federal | ||||||
| 5 | reimbursements; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
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| 8 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois Department | ||||||
| 9 | of Human Services to take all appropriate actions to ensure | ||||||
| 10 | that the Murray Center maintains its federal Medicaid | ||||||
| 11 | certification to ensure that federal matching funds will be | ||||||
| 12 | earned for care provided at the facility; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, We urge the Department of Human Services to | ||||||
| 14 | maintain staffing levels and the provision of resources | ||||||
| 15 | necessary to maintain all necessary certifications to ensure | ||||||
| 16 | that residents of the Murray Center continue to receive the | ||||||
| 17 | high quality of care which has been provided at the facility; | ||||||
| 18 | and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the Department of Human Services.
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