98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4300
 
Introduced , by Rep. Robert F. Martwick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
305 ILCS 5/5B-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5B-2

 Amends the Long-Term Care Provider Funding Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2014 an additional assessment is imposed upon each long-term care provider in an amount equal to $1.00 times the number of occupied bed days due and payable each month, which shall be deposited into the Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund. Provides that these assessments shall each be construed as a tax, but shall not be billed or passed on to any resident of a nursing home operated by the nursing home provider (rather than this assessment shall be construed as a tax, but shall not be billed or passed on to any resident of a nursing home operated by the nursing home provider). Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning public aid.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5changing Section 5B-2 as follows:



6 (305 ILCS 5/5B-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5B-2)



7 Sec. 5B-2. Assessment; no local authorization to tax. 

8 (a) For the privilege of engaging in the occupation of 
9long-term care
provider, beginning July 1, 2011 an assessment 
10is imposed upon each long-term care provider in an amount equal 
11to $6.07 times the number of occupied bed days due and payable 
12each month. Beginning July 1, 2014 an additional assessment is 
13imposed upon each long-term care provider in an amount equal to 
14$1.00 times the number of occupied bed days due and payable 
15each month, which shall be deposited into the Long Term Care 
16Ombudsman Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of any other Act 
17to the
contrary, these assessments this assessment shall each 
18be construed as a tax, but shall not be billed or passed on to 
19any resident of a nursing home operated by the nursing home 
20provider.

21 (b) Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1992 shall be 
22construed to
authorize any home rule unit or other unit of 
23local government to license
for revenue or impose a tax or 
 
 
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1assessment upon long-term care providers or
the occupation of 
2long-term care provider, or a tax or assessment measured
by the 
3income or earnings or occupied bed days of a long-term care 
4provider.

5 (c) The assessment imposed by this Section shall not be due 
6and payable, however, until after the Department notifies the 
7long-term care providers, in writing, that the payment 
8methodologies to long-term care providers required under 
9Section 5-5.4 of this Code have been approved by the Centers 
10for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of 
11Health and Human Services and the waivers under 42 CFR 433.68 
12for the assessment imposed by this Section, if necessary, have 
13been granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
14of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
15(Source: P.A. 96-1530, eff. 2-16-11; 97-10, eff. 6-14-11; 
1697-584, eff. 8-26-11.)



17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.