DHFS-NURSING-ADD-ON PAYMENTS Senate SponsorsSen. Sara Feigenholtz 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-5.2Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make certain per diem add-on payments to nursing facilities that meet specified staffing levels indicated by the STRIVE study, provides that whenever the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no longer updates the STRIVE study, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall use the last quarter STRIVE numbers for add-on calculations and shall not decrease the payment amounts until a replacement staff time measurement study is incorporated by law. 2/8/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 2/8/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/20/2024SenateAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 5/3/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024 5/16/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 5/16/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 5/17/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die