Illinois House Bill 1184

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that individuals with a score of 29 or higher based on the determination of need (DON) assessment tool shall be eligible to receive services through the Community Care Program, services to prevent unnecessary or premature institutionalization, and services through the program of supportive living facilities. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on and after July 1, 2025, level of care eligibility criteria for home and community-based services for medically fragile and technology dependent children shall be no more restrictive than the level of care criteria in place on January 1, 2023. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to execute, relative to the nursing home prescreening project, written agreements with the Department of Human Services and the Department on Aging to effect, on and after July 1, 2025, an increase in the DON score threshold to 37 for applicants for institutional long term care, subject to federal approval. Provides that on and after July 1, 2025 but before July 1, 2027, continuation of a nursing facility stay that began on or before June 30, 2025 by a person with a DON score between 29 and 36 may be covered when such stay would be otherwise eligible under this Code, provided the nursing facility performs certain actions. Requires the Department to, by rule, set a maximum total number of individuals to be covered and other limits on utilization that it deems appropriate. Effective July 1, 2025.

AGING-DHS-DHFS-DON SCORES

Rep. Maurice West [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	105	4.02	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	2405	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-2b	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5.01a	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1184&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1184.htm