Public Act 0015 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0526 Enrolled LRB101 04287 RJF 49295 b

Public Act 101-0015

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by reenacting and changing Section 5-5.07 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.07)

Sec. 5-5.07. Inpatient psychiatric stay; DCFS per diem rate. The Department of Children and Family Services shall pay the DCFS per diem rate for inpatient psychiatric stay at a free-standing psychiatric hospital effective the 11th day when a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity, and the parent or caregiver has denied the child access to the home and has refused or failed to make provisions for another living arrangement for the child or the child's discharge is being delayed due to a pending inquiry or investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. This Section is inoperative on and after July 1, 2019. This Section is repealed 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 100-646, eff. 7-27-18.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 06/14/2019