103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1591
 
Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new
305 ILCS 5/5-47 new

 Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to increase reimbursement rates to facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act on January 1 of 2024 through 2025 to a level that is sufficient to pay wages of not less than the State minimum wage rates in effect on each of those dates. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide that the Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the rate increases. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 Administrative Procedure Act is 
5amended by adding Section 5-45.35 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new)
7 Sec. 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; nursing facility rate 
8increases. To provide for the expeditious and timely 
9implementation of the provisions of Section 5-47 of the 
10Illinois Public Aid Code, emergency rules implementing Section 
115-47 of the Illinois Public Aid Code may be adopted in 
12accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Healthcare 
13and Family Services. The adoption of emergency rules 
14authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be 
15necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
16 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date 
17of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

18 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
19adding Section 5-47 as follows:

20 (305 ILCS 5/5-47 new)
21 Sec. 5-47. Rate increase; nursing facilities. 
 
 
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1 (a) The Department shall increase reimbursement rates to 
2facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act according 
3to the following schedule: 
4  (1) on January 1, 2024, the Department shall increase 
5 reimbursement rates to a level that is sufficient to pay 
6 wages of not less than the State minimum wage rate in 
7 effect on January 1, 2024;
8  (2) on January 1, 2025, the Department shall increase 
9 reimbursement rates to a level that is sufficient to pay 
10 wages of not less than the State minimum wage rate in 
11 effect on January 1, 2025;
12 (b) The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency 
13rules under Section 5-45.35 of the Illinois Administrative 
14Code, to implement this Section. For purposes of that Act, the 
15General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to implement 
16this Section is deemed an emergency and necessary for the 
17public interest, safety, and welfare.


18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.