Legislative Update
As you likely already know, this legislative session the Illinois General Assembly passed a nursing facility (NF) rate reform bill that, pending federal approval and HFS filing rules by June 1, 2022, transitions NH reimbursement beginning July 1st to the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). On April 20th, HB 246 was sent to Governor Pritzker, who has 60 days to sign it. Since SLP Medicaid rates are linked at 54.3% of NF rates, SLP rates will be impacted by HB246.
To learn more about the revised NF rate methodology and future SLP rates, I encourage you to read the attached memo.