Bill Text: IL SB3689 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups system shall be increased by 10%; and reimbursement rates for outpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the Enhanced Ambulatory Procedure Grouping system shall be increased by 10%. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all actions necessary to ensure the rate increases are in effect for dates of service on and after January 1, 2025, including publishing all appropriate public notices, applying for federal approval of amendments to the Illinois Title XIX State Plan, and adopting administrative rules if necessary. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-03 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3689 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3689-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3689 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/14-12.6 new
Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups system shall be increased by 10%; and reimbursement rates for outpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the Enhanced Ambulatory Procedure Grouping system shall be increased by 10%. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all actions necessary to ensure the rate increases are in effect for dates of service on and after January 1, 2025, including publishing all appropriate public notices, applying for federal approval of amendments to the Illinois Title XIX State Plan, and adopting administrative rules if necessary. Effective immediately.
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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
adding Section 14-12.6 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/14-12.6 new)
Sec. 14-12.6. Hospital services; rate increases.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2025,
subject to federal approval, hospital reimbursement rates
shall be revised as follows:
(1) For inpatient hospital services, reimbursement
rates in effect January 1, 2024 under the All Patient
Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups system shall be increased
by 10%.
(2) For outpatient hospital services, reimbursement
rates in effect January 1, 2024 under the Enhanced
Ambulatory Procedure Grouping system shall be increased by
10%.
(b) The Department shall take all actions necessary to
ensure the rate increases authorized in this amendatory Act of
the 103rd General Assembly are in effect for dates of service
on and after January 1, 2025, including publishing all

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appropriate public notices, applying for federal approval of
amendments to the Illinois Title XIX State Plan, and adopting
administrative rules if necessary.