Illinois · House Bill 4117 · 103rd General Assembly

MEDICAID-INPATIENT STAYS-DCFS

HB 4117 Sponsored by Norine K. Hammond Died in committee

  1. Introduced Aug 8, 2023
  2. In committee Oct 18, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to pay for all inpatient stays at a hospital beginning on the 3rd day a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity, and the parent or caregiver has denied the child access to the home and has refused or failed to make provisions for another living arrangement for the child or the…

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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to pay for all inpatient stays at a hospital beginning on the 3rd day a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity, and the parent or caregiver has denied the child access to the home and has refused or failed to make provisions for another living arrangement for the child or the child's discharge is being delayed due to a pending inquiry or investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. In a provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to pay the DCFS per diem rate for inpatient psychiatric stays at a free-standing psychiatric hospital or a hospital with a pediatric or adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit, requires the Department to pay the DCFS per diem rate effective the 3rd day (rather than the 11th day) when a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity.

Every action

20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
  7. HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  9. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  10. HouseFirst Reading
  11. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  12. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  3. CommitteeTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee · House Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommitte
  4. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  5. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  6. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.