Chapter 305 — PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.55) Sec. 12-4.55. Community-based long-term services; application for federal funding. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply for all available federal funding to promote community inclusion and integration for persons with disabilities, reg…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.56) Sec. 12-4.56. Managed Primary Care Demonstration Project. The Department shall establish and implement a Managed Primary Care Demonstration Project to provide primary care services that are focused on preventive rather than curative care to persons who reside…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.57) Sec. 12-4.57. Prospective Payment System rates; increase for federally qualified health centers. Beginning January 1, 2024, subject to federal approval, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the Prospective Payment System rates for f…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.58) Sec. 12-4.58. Stolen SNAP benefits via card skimming; data collection and reports. (a) As the State administrator of benefits provided under the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Human Services shall track an…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.59) Sec. 12-4.59. Informational guide on Medicaid 5-year look-back period. (a) Informational guide. On and after July 1, 2025, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop, post, and maintain on its official website a comprehensive informational…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.6) Sec. 12-4.6. Receipt and use of federal funds, commodities, or other aid. Receive, expend and use for all purposes of this Code, and for other public aid, welfare and related purposes, funds, commodities and other aid made available …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.7) Sec. 12-4.7. Co-operation with other agencies. Make use of, aid and co-operate with State and local governmental agencies, and co-operate with and assist other governmental and private agencies and organizations engaged in welfare fu…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.7a) Sec. 12-4.7a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b) Sec. 12-4.7b. Exchanges of information; inmates. The Department shall enter into intergovernmental agreements to conduct exchanges of information with the Illinois Department of Corrections, the Cook County Department of Corrections, and the office of the she…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7c) Sec. 12-4.7c. Exchange of information after July 1, 1997. (a) The Department of Human Services shall exchange with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services information that may be necessary for the enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7d) Sec. 12-4.7d. Interagency agreement regarding investigation of child care providers. The Department shall enter into a written agreement with the Department of Children and Family Services which shall provide for interagency procedures regarding requests by t…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7e) Sec. 12-4.7e. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-878, eff. 2-2-10. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-12.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7f) Sec. 12-4.7f. Death records information. At least once each calendar month, the Department of Human Services shall cross-reference its roster of public aid recipients with the death records information from the Department of Public Health residing on the Elec…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.8) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.8) Sec. 12-4.8. Supervision of administration of general assistance. Supervise the administration of General Assistance under Article VI by local governmental units receiving State funds for the purposes of such Article. (Source: P.A. 9…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.8a) Sec. 12-4.8a. General assistance record keeping. The Illinois Department shall establish procedures designed to ensure that a person who receives a general assistance grant from the Illinois Department does not receive a duplicate grant from a township genera…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.9) Sec. 12-4.9. Hearings and investigations. Conduct hearings and investigations in connection with the administration of public aid; compel by subpoena, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers; …

(305 ILCS 5/12-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-5) Sec. 12-5. Appropriations; uses; federal grants; report to General Assembly. From the sums appropriated by the General Assembly, the Illinois Department shall order for payment by warrant from the State Treasury grants for public aid und…

(305 ILCS 5/12-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-6) Sec. 12-6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-8) Sec. 12-8. Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund - Uses. The Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund, established by Act approved July 8, 1955 shall be held by the Illinois Department and shall be used for the following purposes:…

(305 ILCS 5/12-8.1) Sec. 12-8.1. State Disbursement Unit Revolving Fund. (a) There is created a revolving fund to be known as the State Disbursement Unit Revolving Fund, to be held by the Director of the Illinois Department, outside the State treasury, for the following purposes:…

(305 ILCS 5/12-8.2) Sec. 12-8.2. Medical Assistance Dental Reimbursement Revolving Fund. There is created a revolving fund to be known as the Medical Assistance Dental Reimbursement Revolving Fund, to be held by the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, ou…

(305 ILCS 5/12-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-9) Sec. 12-9. Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund shall consist of (1) recoveries by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) authorized by this C…

(305 ILCS 5/12-9.1) Sec. 12-9.1. DHS Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The DHS Recoveries Trust Fund shall consist of (1) recoveries authorized by this Code in respect to applicants or recipients under Articles III, IV, and VI, including recoveries from the estates of deceased recipie…

(305 ILCS 5/13-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 13-1) Sec. 13-1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Code to restate, simplify, eliminate obsolescences and redundancies and reorganize into a more understandable and usable form the provisions of the 1949 Code repealed hereby. It is intended t…

(305 ILCS 5/13-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 13-2) Sec. 13-2. Repeal. The "Act to revise the public assistance laws of Illinois, to consolidate and codify such laws, to prescribe the functions, powers, and duties of governmental units, agencies, and persons thereunder, to provide penalti…

(305 ILCS 5/13-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 13-3) Sec. 13-3. Savings provisions. The repeal of the 1949 Code Act shall not affect or impair the continuity of grants heretofore made to or in behalf of recipients pursuant to said Code. Nor shall such repeal affect or impair any power or t…

(305 ILCS 5/13-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 13-4) Sec. 13-4. Partial invalidity. Should any Section, subdivision, clause, phrase, or provision of this Code to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason whatsoever such holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions o…

(305 ILCS 5/13-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 13-5) Sec. 13-5. Emergency-effective date. Whereas many members of the General Assembly wish to offer bills amending the law relating to public assistance at the current session of the General Assembly and such bills should be drafted as amend…

(305 ILCS 5/14-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-1) Sec. 14-1. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, which is located in …

(305 ILCS 5/14-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-10) Sec. 14-10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-861. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-11) Sec. 14-11. Hospital payment reform. (a) The Department may, by rule, implement the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) payment system for inpatient services provided on or after July 1, 2013, in a manner consistent with the actions authorize…

(305 ILCS 5/14-12) Sec. 14-12. Hospital rate reform payment system. The hospital payment system pursuant to Section 14-11 of this Article shall be as follows: (a) Inpatient hospital services. Effective on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General As…

(305 ILCS 5/14-12.5) Sec. 14-12.5. Hospital rate updates. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the hospital rates of reimbursement authorized under Sections 5-5.05, 14-12, and 14-13 of this Code shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Section.…

(305 ILCS 5/14-12.7) Sec. 14-12.7. Public critical access hospital stabilization program. (a) In order to address the growing challenges of providing stable access to healthcare in rural Illinois, by October 1, 2023, the Department shall adopt rules to implement for dates of serv…

(305 ILCS 5/14-13) Sec. 14-13. Reimbursement for inpatient stays extended beyond medical necessity. (a) By October 1, 2019, the Department shall by rule implement a methodology effective for dates of service July 1, 2019 and later to reimburse hospitals for inpatient stays extend…

(305 ILCS 5/14-14) Sec. 14-14. Increasing access to primary care in hospitals. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a program to facilitate coordination between Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and safety net hospitals, with the goal of increas…

(305 ILCS 5/14-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-2) Sec. 14-2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-3) Sec. 14-3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-861. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-4) Sec. 14-4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-13. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-5) Sec. 14-5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-13. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-6) Sec. 14-6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-13. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-7) Sec. 14-7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-13. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/14-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-8) Sec. 14-8. Disbursements to Hospitals. (a) For inpatient hospital services rendered on and after September 1, 1991, the Illinois Department shall reimburse hospitals for inpatient services at an inpatient payment rate calculated for each…

(305 ILCS 5/14-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 14-9) Sec. 14-9. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-13. Repealed by P.A. 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)

(305 ILCS 5/15-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 15-1) Sec. 15-1. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) (Blank). (a-5) "County provider" means a health care provider that is, or is operated by, a county with a population greater than 3,000,000. (b) …

(305 ILCS 5/15-10) Sec. 15-10. Disproportionate share hospital adjustment payments. (a) The provisions of this Section become operative if: (1) The federal government approves State Plan Amendment transmittal number 08-06 or a State Plan Amendment that permits disproportionate sh…

(305 ILCS 5/15-11) Sec. 15-11. Uses of State funds. (a) At any point, if State revenues referenced in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 15-10 or additional State grants are disbursed to the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, all funds may be used only for the following: (1) …

(305 ILCS 5/15-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 15-2) Sec. 15-2. County Provider Trust Fund. (a) There is created in the State Treasury the County Provider Trust Fund. Interest earned by the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. The Fund shall not be used to replace any funds appropriated to …

(305 ILCS 5/15-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 15-3) Sec. 15-3. Intergovernmental Transfers. (a) Each qualifying county shall make an annual intergovernmental transfer to the Illinois Department in an amount equal to the difference between the total payments made by the Illinois Department…

(305 ILCS 5/15-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 15-4) Sec. 15-4. Contractual assumption of certain expenses. Hospitals may, at their election, by written agreement between the counties owning and operating the hospitals and the Illinois Department, assume specified expenses of the operation…