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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2342   </title>
<shortdesc>PUBLIC AID- LANG ASSIST SERVS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Miguel del Valle</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/14-8.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, for inpatient and outpatient services provided on or after January 1, 2005, in addition to rates paid for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, the Department shall pay each hospital (except for county providers 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. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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