,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjba ,mr4  
,ru% 7= himself & ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis
 ( ,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
fund+ relat+ to ,,covid-#ai = high      
,m$icaid provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,fund+ = high m$icaid provid]s      
relat+ to covid-#ai  7a7 ,fund+ ,9      
addition to am\nts o!rwise available1   
!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 =    
fiscal ye> #bjba1 out ( any monies 9 !  
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1        
#aj1jjj1jjj1jjj = purposes ( mak+       
paym5ts to eligible high ,m$icaid heal? 
c>e provid]s = heal? c>e relat$ exp5ses 
& lo/ rev5ues t are attributable to     
,,covid-#ai4 ,am\nts appropriat$ "u !   
prec$+ s5t5ce %all rema9 available until
 exp5d$4  7b7 ,application requirem5t   
,to be eligible = a paym5t "u ?is       
section1 an eligible high ,m$icaid heal?
 c>e provid] %all submit to ! ,secret>y 

an application 9 su* =m & mann] z !     
,secret>y %all prescribe4 ,su*          
application %all conta9 ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,a /atem5t ju/ify+ ! ne$ ( ! provid] = !
 paym5t1 includ+ docum5tation ( ! heal? 
c>e relat$ exp5ses attributable to      
,,covid-#ai & lo/ rev5ues attributable  
to ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,! tax            
id5tification numb] ( ! provid]4  7#c7  
,su* assurances z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
appropriate t ! eligible high ,m$icaid  
heal? c>e provid] w ma9ta9 & make       
available su* docum5tation & submit su* 
reports 7at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ 
su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y %all        
prescribe7 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es is    
necess>y to ensure compliance ) any     
conditions impos$ by ! ,secret>y "u ?is 
section4  7#d7 ,any o!r in=mation       
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7c7
 ,limitation ,paym5ts made to an        
eligible high ,m$icaid heal? c>e provid]
 "u ?is section may n be us$ to         
reimburse any exp5se or loss t-- 7#a7   
has be5 reimburs$ f ano!r s\rce2 or     

7#b7 ano!r s\rce is obligat$ to         
reimburse4  7d7 ,application (          
requirem5ts1 rules1 & proc$ures ,!      
,secret>y %all apply any requirem5ts1   
rules1 or proc$ures z ! ,secret>y deems 
appropriate = ! effici5t execution ( ?is
 section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,eligible high m$icaid    
heal? c>e provid] ,! t]m eligible high  
,m$icaid heal? c>e provid] means a      
provid] ( suppli] t--  7,a7 is enroll$ )
 a ,/ate ,m$icaid plan "u title ,,xix   
7or a waiv] ( su* plan72  7,b7 provides 
diagnoses1 te/+1 or c>e = individuals ) 
possible or actual cases ( ,,covid-#ai2 
&  7,c7 is ei!r-- 7i7 a disproportionate
 %>e hospitals describ$ 9 ,section      
#aibc7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act2   
7ii7 a *ildr5's hospitals describ$ 9    
,section #ahhf7;d77#a77;,b77iii7 ( !    
,social ,security ,act & ,section       
#cdj;,e ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act2
  7iii7 a physician or o!r practition]  
describ$ ,section #aijc7t77#b7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#acif;b7t77#b77;,a772 or  7iv7 su* o!r  
provid]s & suppli]s z ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es %\ld be appropriately consid]$ 
to be includ$ bas$ on high caseloads (  
pati5ts eligible "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act4  7#b7 ,heal? c>e
 relat$ exp5ses attributable to         
covid-#ai ,! t]m heal? c>e relat$       
exp5ses attributable to ,,covid-#ai     
means heal? c>e relat$ exp5ses to       
prev5t1 prep>e =1 & respond to          
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ! build+ or        
con/ruction ( a tempor>y /ructure1 !    
leas+ ( a prop]ty1 ! pur*ase ( m$ical   
supplies & equipm5t1 includ+ p]sonal    
protective equipm5t & te/+ supplies1    
provid+ = increas$ work=ce & tra9+      
7includ+ ma9ta9+ /aff1 obta9+ additional
 /aff1 or bo?71 ! op]ation ( an em]g5cy 
op]ation c5t]1 retr(itt+ a facility1    
provid+ = surge capacity1 & o!r exp5ses 
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4     
7#c7 ,lo/ rev5ue attributable to        
covid-#ai ,! t]m lo/ rev5ue attributable
 to ,,covid-#ai has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9

 ! ,frequ5tly ,ask$ ,que/ions guidance  
releas$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices 9 ,june #bjbj1 includ+ !      
diff]5ce betwe5 su* provid]'s budget$ & 
actual rev5ue if su* budget _h be5      
e/abli%$ & approv$ prior to ,m>* #bg1   
#bjbj4  7#d7 ,paym5t ,! t]m paym5t      
includes1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !    
,secret>y1 a prepaym5t1 a prospective   
paym5t1 a retrospective paym5t1 or a    
paym5t ?r\gh a grant or o!r me*anism4