IDPH-MEDICAID PENALTY PAYMENTS House SponsorsRep. Cynthia Soto-Esther Golar, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Robert Rita, Dena M. Carli, Arthur Turner, Edward J. Acevedo, Kelly Burke, Luis Arroyo, Monique D. Davis, Eddie Winters, André M. Thapedi, Rita Mayfield, David R. Leitch, Mary E. Flowers, Elizabeth Hernandez, La Shawn K. Ford, Maria Antonia Berrios, William Davis, Linda Chapa LaVia and Greg Harris 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-5f Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in the event hospitals are deemed not to have reached the $40,000,000 in reduced expenditures as set forth under the Code, then for any individual hospital not meeting its established threshold, the Department of Public Health shall assess a penalty payment equal to one-half the amount of the differential between the hospital's actual liability related to readmissions and that of the threshold amount. Provides that these penalty payments shall be deposited into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund and that in the event the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the penalty payments are an impermissible healthcare-related tax, the penalty payments shall be doubled. Further provides that the expenditures are to be defined as General Revenue Fund-based expenditures. Effective immediately. 12/4/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto 12/4/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 12/5/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 12/5/2012HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers 12/5/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 12/5/2012HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 12/5/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 12/5/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 12/5/2012HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Winters 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 12/5/2012HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 12/5/2012HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 12/5/2012HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 12/5/2012HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 12/5/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 12/5/2012HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 12/5/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die