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Introduced
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
In Committee
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service on and after January 1, 2027, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must increase the base per diem rate for inpatient general acute services for children's specialty hospitals that are not eligible for payments under the hospital assessment programs under the Hospital Provider Funding Article of the Code. Provides that the increase must consider the difference between children's specialty hospitals receiving hospital assessment payments and how to make rates more comparable. Permits the Department to consider spreading the increase over 3 calendar years. Effective January 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill, effective January 1, 2027, mandates that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS) increase the base per diem rate, which is the standard payment rate before additional adjustments, for inpatient general acute services provided by children's specialty hospitals that do not receive payments through hospital assessment programs. The increase is intended to make the rates for these hospitals more comparable to those that do receive assessment payments, and the DHFS may spread this increase over three years. Children's specialty hospitals are defined as those designated as such by the DHFS's administrative rules as of January 1, 2024.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/10/2026)
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