Public Act 103-0127
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Public Act 103-0127 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2310-130 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-130) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.82) | ||||
Sec. 2310-130. Long term care surveyors; surveyor | ||||
development unit Medicare or Medicaid certification fee;
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Health Care Facility and Program Survey
Fund . To establish and | ||||
charge a fee to any facility or program applying to be
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certified to participate in the Medicare
program under Title | ||||
XVIII of the federal Social Security Act or in the Medicaid
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program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act to | ||||
cover the costs
associated with the application, inspection, | ||||
and survey of the facility or
program and processing of the | ||||
application. The Department shall establish
the
fee by rule, | ||||
and the fee shall be based only on those application,
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inspection,
and survey and processing costs not reimbursed to | ||||
the State by the federal
government. The fee shall be paid by | ||||
the facility or program before the
application is processed. | ||||
The fees received by the Department under this Section | ||||
shall be
deposited into the Health Care Facility and Program |
Survey Fund, which is
hereby created as a special fund in the | ||
State treasury. Moneys in the Fund
shall be appropriated to | ||
the Department and may be used for any costs incurred
by the | ||
Department, including personnel costs, in the processing of
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applications for Medicare or Medicaid certification. | ||
Beginning July 1, 2011, the Department shall employ a | ||
minimum of one surveyor for every 500 licensed long term care | ||
beds. Beginning July 1, 2012, the Department shall employ a | ||
minimum of one surveyor for every 400 licensed long term care | ||
beds. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Department shall employ a | ||
minimum of one surveyor for every 300 licensed long term care | ||
beds. | ||
The Department shall establish a surveyor development unit | ||
funded from money deposited in the Long Term Care | ||
Monitor/Receiver Fund. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10; 97-489, eff. 1-1-12.)
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