103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2080

 

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-2b

    Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023, the reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children shall be 40% higher than the reimbursement rates in effect for nursing services on June 30, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Section 5-2b as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-2b)
7    Sec. 5-2b. Medically fragile and technology dependent
8children eligibility and program; provider reimbursement
9rates.
10    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as
11provided in Section 5-30a, on and after September 1, 2012,
12subject to federal approval, medical assistance under this
13Article shall be available to children who qualify as persons
14with a disability, as defined under the federal Supplemental
15Security Income program and who are medically fragile and
16technology dependent. The program shall allow eligible
17children to receive the medical assistance provided under this
18Article in the community and must maximize, to the fullest
19extent permissible under federal law, federal reimbursement
20and family cost-sharing, including co-pays, premiums, or any
21other family contributions, except that the Department shall
22be permitted to incentivize the utilization of selected
23services through the use of cost-sharing adjustments. The

 

 

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1Department shall establish the policies, procedures,
2standards, services, and criteria for this program by rule.
3    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
4subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023 the
5reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing
6services for children eligible for medical assistance under
7this Section shall be 40% higher than the reimbursement rates
8in effect for nursing services on June 30, 2023.
9(Source: P.A. 100-990, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
112023.