HB 5139

Abstract

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that an annual property tax adjustment shall be paid by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to each qualified facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that the adjustment shall be the equivalent of each facility's percent of annual paid Medicaid bed days as applied to the facility's property tax bill for the same tax year. Requires the Department to provide an electronic portal for submission of the facility's annual property tax obligation, the percent of paid Medicaid bed days for the same tax year, and the relevant calculations. Requires each facility to submit the information within 60 days of notification by the county of its annual property tax obligation. Requires the Department to have 60 days to audit the facility's information and calculations and pay as a lump sum property tax adjustment owed to the facility.