House Sponsors: RUTHERFORD-COULSON-LYONS,EILEEN-WINKEL-BERNS, LINDNER, BLACK, BOST, BRADY, COWLISHAW, MITCHELL,BILL, OSMOND, PANKAU, POE, RIGHTER, SCHMITZ, SOMMER, MEYER, KURTZ, BIGGINS, MOFFITT, WAIT, MITCHELL,JERRY, REITZ, HANNIG, HOLBROOK, FORBY, FOWLER, HOFFMAN, BOLAND AND HULTGREN. Senate Sponsors: WATSON-HENDON-MUNOZ-OBAMA-SMITH Short description: PUB AID-MEDICAID NURSING HOME Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-1 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Deletes a provision for annual Medicaid nursing home rate increases in 1984 and thereafter. Provides that the Department of Public Aid must implement a new Medicaid payment methodology for the nursing component of the nursing home rate effective July 1, 2003, using the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Provides for up to a 2-year period of transition to the new methodology. Provides that for a facility that would receive a lower nursing component rate per patient day under the new system than the facility received effective on the date immediately preceding the date that the Department implements the new payment methodology, the rate per patient for the facility shall be held at the level in effect on that prior date until a higher rate of reimbursement is achieved by that facility. Provides that for a facility that would receive a higher rate, the rate shall be adjusted. Makes rate adjustments subject to appropriations. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Illinois Department of Public Aid) As this language provides that rates are subject to appropria- tion, this bill has no fiscal impact. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AM 1 (Bureau of the Budget) Since this bill is not a supplemental appropriation bill, the Balanced Budget Note Act is inapplicable. STATE DEBT NOTE, H-AM 1 (Economic and Fiscal Commission) This legislation would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) In the opinion of DCCA, HB5567 (H-am 1) does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. A subsequent rulemaking by the Department of Public Aid would be subject to review when the rules are proposed. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0848 Last action date: AUG-23-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status