Bill Status of HB4596  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  DHS-DHFS-DD PROVIDER RATES

House Sponsors
Rep. Fred Crespo - Mike Boland - Michael K. Smith, Lou Lang, David E. Miller, Patrick J Verschoore, Dan Reitz, Brandon W. Phelps, Constance A. Howard, Daniel V. Beiser, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia, Elizabeth Hernandez and Edward J. Acevedo

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1705/54.5 new
305 ILCS 5/5-5.4from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.4


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall provide an annual increase in funding to all programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities for which the Department has established payment rates, including but not limited to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, services provided under the Illinois Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver for adults with developmental disabilities, and other programs for individuals with developmental disabilities supported by State funds or by funding under the Social Security Act; provides that the annual increase in rates shall be effective the first day of every State fiscal year. Provides that Medicaid payment rates for all nursing facilities certified by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities shall be increased annually on July 1 by the over-the-year increase in the previous calendar year of the non-seasonally-adjusted Employment Cost Index for total compensation for all civilian workers compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Effective July 1, 2008.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/23/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
  1/25/2008HouseFirst Reading
  1/25/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  2/22/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  2/22/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  2/27/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  2/27/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  3/4/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  3/13/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  4/3/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die