SB2552 Summary

• Makes a technical change to Section 14-12 of the Illinois Public Aid Code regarding the hospital rate reform payment system by replacing language referencing "this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly" with specific references to "Public Act 100-1181" and its effective date of March 8, 2019.

• Updates multiple subsections to clarify that certain adjustments and recalculations to Critical Access Hospital outpatient standardized amounts and non-Critical Access Hospital outpatient amounts were required by Public Act 100-1181 and should be applied retroactively or prospectively as specified.

• Corrects the deadline for the Hospital Transformation Review Committee to develop and file Phase 2 program rules from March 12, 2018 to April 1, 2019.

• Adds clarifying language regarding spending limitations by specifying that reimbursement spending is subject to factors including (but not limited to) the number of individuals in the medical assistance program and the severity of illness.