HB0382eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0382 Engrossed LRB094 06107 DRJ 36170 b

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 14-8.1 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/14-8.1 new)

Sec. 14-8.1. Language assistance services reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, for inpatient and outpatient services provided on or after January 1, 2006, in addition to rates paid for inpatient and outpatient hospital services under this Code, the Department shall pay each hospital (except for county providers as defined in Article XV of this Code and hospitals licensed under the University of Illinois Hospital Act) an amount as determined by rule of the Department, to reimburse the hospital for the reasonable costs of complying with the Language Assistance Services Act that are attributable to serving Medicaid recipients. To qualify for payments under this Section, the Department may require each hospital to submit an annual report of the costs it incurred in complying with the Language Assistance Services Act.

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