House Sponsors: BRADY, KRAUSE, COWLISHAW, SCHMITZ, KLINGLER, WIRSING, HASSERT, MYERS,RICHARD, POE, PARKE, LEITCH, WINTERS, DURKIN, CROSS, TURNER,JOHN, JOHNSON,TOM, BLACK, RIGHTER, RYDER, BOLAND, CROTTY, CURRY,JULIE, FEIGENHOLTZ, FOWLER, GRANBERG, HANNIG, HARTKE, HOEFT, HOLBROOK, HOWARD, JONES,JOHN, MCGUIRE, NOVAK, O'BRIEN, RUTHERFORD, SLONE, SMITH,MICHAEL, WOOLARD, LAWFER, SAVIANO, BEAUBIEN, BASSI, KOSEL, BOST, MCKEON, PERSICO, SOMMER, MITCHELL,BILL, WAIT, BIGGINS, STEPHENS, TENHOUSE, JOHNSON,TIM, MEYER, PANKAU, MCCARTHY, OSMOND, BRUNSVOLD, GASH, LINDNER, MOORE,ANDREA AND LYONS,EILEEN. Short description: MEDICAID-NURSG HOME PAYMTS-FEE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the "Medicaid" Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. With respect to standards of payment for nursing homes, provides that for those facilities with rates less than the actual, audited costs, rates established on July 1, 1999 shall be increased to no less than the lower of the average costs in the facility's geographic area as defined by the Department of Public Aid or the facility's actual audited, adjusted costs. Provides that in no case shall a facility's July 1, 1999 rate be less than its July 1, 1998 rate. Repeals the "Nursing Home License Fee" Article of the Code. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Aid) Total cost would be $158 million (Assessment Program, $109 million and rate increases, $49 million). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status