Bill Text: IL HB2334 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Developmentally Disabled Care Provider Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a developmentally disabled care facility that has delayed payment due to the State's failure to reimburse for services rendered may request an extension of the due date for payment and shall pay the assessment within 30 days of reimbursement by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the period the assessment is levied. Provides that the Department shall not deny a request for delay of payment of the assessment if the developmentally disabled care provider has not been paid for services provided during the quarter on which the assessment is levied. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2334 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2334-Introduced.html
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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 | changing Section 5C-3 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5C-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 5C-3)
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7 | Sec. 5C-3. Payment of assessment; penalty.
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8 | (a) The assessment imposed by Section 5C-2 for a State
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9 | fiscal year shall be due and payable in quarterly installments,
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10 | each equalling one-fourth of the assessment for the year, on
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11 | September 30, December 31, March 31, and May 31 of the year. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | facility that has delayed payment due to the State's failure to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | reimburse for services rendered may request an extension of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | due date for payment pursuant to subsection (b) and shall pay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the assessment within 30 days of reimbursement by the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Department for the period the assessment is levied.
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17 | (b) The Illinois Department is authorized to establish
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18 | delayed payment schedules for developmentally disabled care
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19 | providers that are unable to make installment payments when due
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20 | under this Section due to financial difficulties, as determined
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21 | by the Illinois Department. The Illinois Department shall not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | deny a request for delay of payment of the assessment imposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | under this Article if the developmentally disabled care |
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1 | provider has not been paid for services provided during the | ||||||
2 | quarter on which the assessment is levied.
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3 | (c) If a developmentally disabled care provider fails to
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4 | pay the full amount of an installment when due (including any
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5 | extensions granted under subsection (b)), there shall, unless
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6 | waived by the Illinois Department for reasonable cause, be | ||||||
7 | added
to the assessment imposed by Section 5C-2 for the State | ||||||
8 | fiscal
year a penalty assessment equal to the lesser of (i) 5% | ||||||
9 | of the
amount of the installment not paid on or before the due | ||||||
10 | date plus
5% of the portion thereof remaining unpaid on the | ||||||
11 | last day of
each month thereafter or (ii) 100% of the | ||||||
12 | installment amount not
paid on or before the due date. For | ||||||
13 | purposes of this subsection,
payments will be credited first to | ||||||
14 | unpaid installment amounts
(rather than to penalty or | ||||||
15 | interest), beginning with the most
delinquent installments.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 87-861; 88-88.)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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