SB1469 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to add emergency rulemaking authority for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to implement changes to Articles 5, 5A, 12, and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under this act without the standard 24-month limitation on emergency rules.

• Modifies hospital tax exemption requirements under the Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and Retailers' Occupation Tax Act by adding an expiration date of July 1, 2022 for tangible personal property exemptions.

• Adds provisions to the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013 establishing that single occupancy room percentage requirements be calculated statewide rather than per-facility, and restricts provisional licensing to facilities that already held such licenses before November 30, 2018.

• Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to adjust hospital reimbursement rates, extend the inpatient psychiatric hospital rate adjustment period through 2024, and establish a Hospital Transformation Review Committee to oversee hospital transformation program funding and payments.

• Changes assessment payment due dates from the 14th to 17th state business day of each month for certain fiscal years and validates all prior hospital exemptions granted under current law.