Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Part,
effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2012, reimbursement rates
and other payments to non-institutional providers shall be reduced by an
additional 2.7 % from the rates or payments that were otherwise in effect on
June 30. 2012, except that the reductions shall not apply to:
a) Rates or payments for physician services,
dental services, services reimbursed through an encounter rate, services
provided under the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option of the Illinois Title XIX
State Plan.
b) Rates or payments,
or the portion thereof, paid to a provider that is operated by a unit of local
government or State University that provides some or all of the non-federal
share of the services.
c) Pharmacy
services, which are reduced pursuant to Sections
140.414
and
140.445.
d) Notwithstanding any other provision to the
contrary in this Part, federally approved rates or payments for services
related to a public health emergency that:
1)
Appear on the Department's public health emergency published fee schedule;
and
2) Meet the date of service
specifications on the Department's public health emergency published fee
schedule.
3) The Department's
public health emergency published fee schedule shall remain in place until the
Department determines the rates or payments described under this subsection (d)
are no longer necessary to address a public health emergency, for reasons
including, but not limited to: the establishment, termination, or modification
of any applicable federal or State disaster declaration, Executive Orders of
the Governor, or disaster-related flexibilities granted by federal
agencies.
