SB3594 - 104th General Assembly

MEDICAID-STAR RECOMPUTATION
Last Action
2/17/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, beginning January 1, 2027, to recompute the STAR rating of nursing facilities who had their antipsychotic medication quality measure score suppressed and their STAR rating set to one due to audit action by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires quality payments to such nursing facilities to be made based on the recomputed score. Provides that in order to facilitate the recomputation, nursing facilities may provide the Department with documentation regarding the status of the suppression of the score and STAR rating as well as the quarterly report issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that lists the long-stay rating points for the quarter.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/05/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2/05/2026 Senate First Reading
2/05/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
3/13/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
4/24/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026