Bill Text: IL HB2080 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023, the reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children shall be 40% higher than the reimbursement rates in effect for nursing services on June 30, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2080 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2080-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2080 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-2b
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023, the reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children shall be 40% higher than the reimbursement rates in effect for nursing services on June 30, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 5-2b as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-2b)
Sec. 5-2b. Medically fragile and technology dependent
children eligibility and program; provider reimbursement
rates.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as
provided in Section 5-30a, on and after September 1, 2012,
subject to federal approval, medical assistance under this
Article shall be available to children who qualify as persons
with a disability, as defined under the federal Supplemental
Security Income program and who are medically fragile and
technology dependent. The program shall allow eligible
children to receive the medical assistance provided under this
Article in the community and must maximize, to the fullest
extent permissible under federal law, federal reimbursement
and family cost-sharing, including co-pays, premiums, or any
other family contributions, except that the Department shall
be permitted to incentivize the utilization of selected
services through the use of cost-sharing adjustments. The

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Department shall establish the policies, procedures,
standards, services, and criteria for this program by rule.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023 the
reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing
services for children eligible for medical assistance under
this Section shall be 40% higher than the reimbursement rates
in effect for nursing services on June 30, 2023.
(Source: P.A. 100-990, eff. 1-1-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2023.