WATSON-DONAHUE-SYVERSON. 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.4 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires that the Department of Public Aid's standards for Medicaid payments to nursing homes include a quality incentive of at least $0.50 per resident per day for facilities using a nationally recognized quality improvement program. FEB-07-2002 S FIRST READING FEB-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DONAHUE FEB-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SYVERSON FEB-07-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-20-2002 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH FEB-26-2002 S POSTPONED MAR-05-2002 S POSTPONED MAR-05-2002 S COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH MAR-08-2002 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary