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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that if an applicant for medical assistance is a resident in a nursing home, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must notify the nursing home, in writing, of the Department's decision on the application. Effective immediately.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that if an applicant for public aid resides in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the facility shall receive written notice of the decision on the application. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with similar provisions, amending the Illinois Public Aid Code, but with changes that include the following: (1) provides that if an applicant resides in a supportive living facility, the facility is entitled to receive written notice of the decision on the application; (2) provides that the notification must be related to a Department of Human Services or Department of Healthcare and Family Services payment for services received by the applicant in the facility; and (3) provides that only facilities enrolled in and subject to a provider agreement under the medical assistance program may receive such notices of decisions on applications. Effective January 1, 2010.
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