Illinois Code § 55-30

§ 55-30.

Rate increase. (a) The Department shall by rule develop the increased rate methodology and annualize the increased rate beginning with State fiscal year 2018 contracts to licensed providers of community-based substance use disorder intervention or treatment, based on the additional amounts appropriated for the purpose of providing a rate increase to licensed providers. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection (y) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section. (b) (Blank). (c) Beginning on July 1, 2022, the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery shall increase reimbursement rates for all community-based substance use disorder treatment and intervention services by 47%, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Admission and Discharge Assessment. (2) Level 1 (Individual). (3) Level 1 (Group). (4) Level 2 (Individual). (5) Level 2 (Group). (6) Case Management. (7) Psychiatric Evaluation. (8) Medication Assisted Recovery. (9) Community Intervention. (10) Early Intervention (Individual). (11) Early Intervention (Group). Beginning in State Fiscal Year 2023, and every State fiscal year thereafter, reimbursement rates for those community-based substance use disorder treatment and intervention services shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal to the Consumer Price Index-U from the previous year, not to exceed 2% in any State fiscal year. If there is a decrease in the Consumer Price Index-U, rates shall remain unchanged for that State fiscal year. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section. As used in this Section, "Consumer Price Index-U" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. (d) Beginning on January 1, 2024, subject to federal approval, the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery shall increase reimbursement rates for all ASAM level 3 residential/inpatient substance use disorder treatment and intervention services by 30%, including, but not limited to, the following services: (1) ASAM level 3.5 Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services for adults; (2) ASAM level 3.5 Clinically Managed Medium-Intensity Residential Services for adolescents; (3) ASAM level 3.2 Clinically Managed Residential Withdrawal Management; (4) ASAM level 3.7 Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services for adults and Medically Monitored High-Intensity Inpatient Services for adolescents; and (5) ASAM level 3.1 Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential Services for adults and adolescents. (e) Beginning in State fiscal year 2025, and every State fiscal year thereafter, reimbursement rates for licensed or certified substance use disorder treatment providers of ASAM Level 3 residential/inpatient services for persons with substance use disorders shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal to the Consumer Price Index-U from the previous year, not to exceed 2% in any State fiscal year. If there is a decrease in the Consumer Price Index-U, rates shall remain unchanged for that State fiscal year. The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-102, eff. 6-16-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)