(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.
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024, subject to federal approval, hospital reimbursement rates shall be revised as follows:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 305 ILCS 5/14-12.5

  • Hospital: means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, which is located in the State and is subject to licensure by the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Hospital Licensing Act or any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, which meets all comparable conditions and requirements of the Hospital Licensing Act in effect for the state in which it is located, and is required to submit cost reports to the Illinois Department under Title 89, Part 148, of the Illinois Administrative Code, but shall not include the University of Illinois Hospital as defined in the University of Illinois Hospital Act or a county hospital in a county of over 3 million population. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 305 ILCS 5/14-1
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) For inpatient general acute care services, the
    
statewide-standardized amount and the per diem rates for hospitals exempt from the APR-DRG reimbursement system, in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%.
        (2) For inpatient psychiatric services:
             (A) For safety-net hospitals, the hospital
        
specific per diem rate in effect January 1, 2023 and the minimum per diem rate of $630, authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 5-5.05 of this Code, shall be increased by 10%.
            (B) For all general acute care hospitals that are
        
not safety-net hospitals, the inpatient psychiatric care per diem rates in effect January 1, 2023 shall be increased by 10%, except that all rates shall be at least 90% of the minimum inpatient psychiatric care per diem rate for safety-net hospitals as authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 5-5.05 of this Code including the adjustments authorized in this Section. The statewide default per diem rate for a hospital opening a new psychiatric distinct part unit, shall be set at 90% of the minimum inpatient psychiatric care per diem rate for safety-net hospitals as authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 5-5.05 of this Code, including the adjustment authorized in this Section.
            (C) For all psychiatric specialty hospitals, the
        
per diem rates in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%, except that all rates shall be at least 90% of the minimum inpatient per diem rate for safety-net hospitals as authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 5-5.05 of this Code, including the adjustments authorized in this Section. The statewide default per diem rate for a new psychiatric specialty hospital shall be set at 90% of the minimum inpatient psychiatric care per diem rate for safety-net hospitals as authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 5-5.05 of this Code, including the adjustment authorized in this Section.
        (3) For inpatient rehabilitative services, all
    
hospital specific per diem rates in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%. The statewide default inpatient rehabilitative services per diem rates, for general acute care hospitals and for rehabilitation specialty hospitals respectively, shall be increased by 10%.
        (4) The statewide-standardized amount for outpatient
    
general acute care services in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%.
        (5) The statewide-standardized amount for outpatient
    
psychiatric care services in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%.
        (6) The statewide-standardized amount for outpatient
    
rehabilitative care services in effect January 1, 2023, shall be increased by 10%.
        (7) The per diem rate in effect January 1, 2023, as
    
authorized in subsection (a) of Section 14-13 of this Article shall be increased by 10%.
        (8) Beginning on and after January 1, 2024, subject
    
to federal approval, in addition to the statewide standardized amount, an add-on payment of $210 shall be paid for each inpatient General Acute and Psychiatric day of care, excluding Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible crossover days, for all safety-net hospitals defined in Section 5-5e.1 of this Code.
            (A) For Psychiatric days of care, the Department
        
may implement payment of this add-on by increasing the hospital specific psychiatric per diem rate, adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) by $210, or by a separate add-on payment.
            (B) If the add-on adjustment is added to the
        
hospital specific psychiatric per diem rate to operationalize payment, the Department shall provide a rate sheet to each safety-net hospital, which identifies the hospital psychiatric per diem rate before and after the adjustment.
            (C) The add-on adjustment shall not be considered
        
when setting the 90% minimum rate identified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
    (c) The Department shall take all actions necessary to ensure the changes authorized in this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly are in effect for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024, including publishing all appropriate public notices, applying for federal approval of amendments to the Illinois Title XIX State Plan, and adopting administrative rules if necessary.
     (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt rules necessary to implement the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly through the use of emergency rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this Section. The General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to implement the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
     (e) The Department shall ensure that all necessary adjustments to the managed care organization capitation base rates necessitated by the adjustments in this Section are completed, published, and applied in accordance with Section 5-30.8 of this Code 90 days prior to the implementation date of the changes required under this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
     (f) The Department shall publish updated rate sheets for all hospitals 30 days prior to the effective date of the rate increase, or within 30 days after federal approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whichever is later.