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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5500 Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that reimbursement rates, including enhanced payment rates and rate add-ons, for psychiatric and behavioral health services provided in or by community mental health centers licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services shall not be lower than the rates for such services in effect on November 1, 2017. Provides that implementation of the reimbursement rates shall be contingent on federal approval.
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| | HB5500 | | LRB100 18703 KTG 35940 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 5-5.05a as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.05a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-5.05a. Reimbursement rates; community mental health |
| 8 | | centers. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, |
| 9 | | reimbursement rates, including enhanced payment rates and rate |
| 10 | | add-ons, for psychiatric and behavioral health services |
| 11 | | provided in or by community mental health centers licensed or |
| 12 | | certified by the Department of Human Services shall not be |
| 13 | | lower than the rates for such services in effect on November 1, |
| 14 | | 2017. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall |
| 15 | | apply for any waiver or State Plan amendment, if required, to |
| 16 | | implement the reimbursement rates established in this Section. |
| 17 | | Implementation of the reimbursement rates shall be contingent |
| 18 | | on federal approval.
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