Sec. 5-5b. Payment Reductions. (a) Notwithstanding any other Section in this Code establishing a methodology for determining payment rates or dispensing fees for non-institutional services provided under this Code, the Illinois Department is authorized to reduce those payment rates or dispensing fees with due regard for and subject to budgetary limitations to the extent permitted by federal law. (b) The Illinois Department may implement this Section as added by this amendatory Act of 1991 through the use of emergency rules in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of rules to implement this Section as added by this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety and welfare.
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