MEDICAID-NURSING HOME RATES
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SB 63 — MEDICAID-NURSING HOME RATES
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0085
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2005. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
0 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid payment rates for nursing homes, provides that the transition period for implementing the new MDS payment methodology for the nursing component of the rate may not exceed 3 (instead of 2) years. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
6 added · 6 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of SB 63, six specific lines were removed from the previous version, and in their place, six new lines were added. This change indicates that there were adjustments or clarifications to the language of the bill, which could impact its implementation or how it will be interpreted. These revisions are important as they can alter the bill's effectiveness or address concerns raised during discussions, ensuring it better meets the needs of the public or stakeholders involved.
SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 1998 shall include an increase of 3%.
The Department of Public Aid shall develop the SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b new payment methodology using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) as the instrument to collect information concerning nursing home resident condition necessary to compute the rate.
For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on March 1, 2001 SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b shall include a statewide increase of 7.85%, as defined by the Department.
These rates shall take effect only upon approval and implementation of the payment methodologies required under SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b Section 5A-12.
(2) Shall take into account the actual costs incurred by facilities in providing services for recipients of skilled SB0063 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB094 04047 DRJ 34066 b nursing and intermediate care services under the medical assistance program.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0085
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Effective Date June 28, 2005
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger Jenisch
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
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Assigned to Human Services Committee
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
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Second Reading
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
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Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
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Postponed - Health & Human Services
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Held in Health & Human Services
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Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Sponsors
- Costa Howard · Cosponsor
- Ira I. Silverstein · Cosponsor
- Shane Cultra · Cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" Rita · Cosponsor
- Michelle Chavez · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor
- Joe Dunn · Cosponsor
- Mary E. Flowers · Cosponsor
- Naomi D. Jakobsson · Cosponsor
- Roger Jenisch · Cosponsor
- Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor
- Wyvetter H. Younge · Cosponsor
- III Emil Jones · Cosponsor
- Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor
- Chapa LaVia · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (15)
- Costa Howard
- Ira I. Silverstein
- Shane Cultra
- Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat
- Michelle Chavez
- Elizabeth Coulson
- Joe Dunn
- Mary E. Flowers
- Naomi D. Jakobsson
- Roger Jenisch
- Jack D. Franks
- Wyvetter H. Younge
- Emil Jones, III Democrat
- Lakesia Collins Democrat
- Chapa LaVia
Not signed on (168)
168 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 168 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 104 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Schock | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Jenisch | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Nay |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Not Voting |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| DeLeo | — | Not Voting |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Not Voting |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 63 do?
- Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid payment rates for nursing homes, provides that the transition period for implementing the new MDS payment methodology for the nursing component of the rate may not exceed 3 (instead of 2) years. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 63?
- SB 63 is sponsored by Costa Howard, Ira I. Silverstein, Shane Cultra, Robert "Bob" Rita (Democrat), Michelle Chavez, Elizabeth Coulson, Joe Dunn, Mary E. Flowers, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Roger Jenisch, Jack D. Franks, Wyvetter H. Younge, Emil Jones, III (Democrat), Lakesia Collins (Democrat), and Chapa LaVia.
- What is the current status of SB 63?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2005. Enacted.
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