Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4475

Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act and the Excellence in Academic Medicine Act. Provides that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders affect an estimated 4,500,000 (rather than 1,500,000) Americans and approximately 200,000 (rather than 111,000) Illinois citizens. Provides that the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee shall review and evaluate State programs and services provided by State agencies that are directed toward persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and recommend changes to improve the State's response to this health problem. Provides that payments to hospitals affiliated with each Regional Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center shall be effected through the Illinois Department of Public Aid under the Excellence in Academic Medicine Act. Creates the Alzheimer's Disease Center Fund (and amends the State Finance Act to include the fund as a special fund in the State treasury). Creates an Alzheimer's Disease Center Program to provide financial incentives to the Regional Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Centers established under the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act.

Deletes provisions amending the Excellence in Academic Medicine Act. Creates the Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease Center Treatment Act. Creates the Alzheimer's Disease Center Clinical Fund, the Alzheimer's Disease Center Expanded Clinical Fund, and the Alzheimer's Disease Center Independent Clinical Fund (and amends the State Finance Act to include those Funds as special funds) to be allocated to qualified academic medical center hospitals in a specified manner for enumerated purposes related to Alzheimer's Disease care, outreach, research, education, a brain banking program, and administration. Contains provisions concerning payments, reporting, reimbursements, and other matters. Makes other changes. Adds an immediate effective date.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Inserts provisions substantially similar to those of HB 4475 and House Amendment 1, and also: (1) defines "Medicaid inpatient day of care"; (2) provides the payment rates for each qualifying hospital; (3) deletes language providing that a Qualified Academic Medical Center Hospital that qualifies under both the Pre and Post Designation description is counted as one hospital for payment purposes; and (4) makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes a change in the definition of "medical inpatient day of care". Provides that appropriations made to the Alzheimer's Disease Center Clinical Fund, the Alzheimer's Disease Center Expanded Clinical Fund, and the Alzheimer's Disease Center Independent Clinical Fund are exempt from the provisions of Section 8h of the State Finance Act. Provides that each institution defined as a Qualified Academic Medical Center Hospital - Pre 1996 Designation or as a Qualified Academic Medical Center Hospital - Post 1996 Designation may (rather than shall) be eligible for payments from the Alzheimer's Disease Center Independent Clinical Fund. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Center for Minority Health Services shall promote awareness of the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among minority populations and encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of prevention and treatment programs and services relating to Alzheimer's disease.

Provides that the Alzheimer's Disease Center Clinical Fund, the Alzheimer's Disease Center Expanded Clinical Fund, and the Alzheimer's Disease Center Independent Clinical Fund (rather than appropriations made to these funds) are exempt from specified provisions of the State Finance Act.

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