MEDICAID-COMMUNITY SRVCS-RATES

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code; provides that in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem Medicaid rate by an amount equal to the increase for total Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Amends the Community Services Act; provides that in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem Medicaid rate by an amount equal to the increase for total Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments to community providers of developmental disability, mental health, and alcohol and substance abuse services and supports. Effective immediately.