Bill Sponsors: IL HB4178 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for a Home and Community-Based Services State Plan amendment and any federal waiver necessary to reimburse legally responsible family caregivers as providers of personal care or home health aide services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan Home and Community-Based Services benefit and the home and community-based services waiver program authorized under the Social Security Act for persons who are medically fragile and technology dependent. Provides that to be eligible for reimbursement, a legally responsible family caregiver must be a certified nursing assistant or certified nurse aide and must provide services to a medically fragile relative who is receiving in-home shift nursing services coordinated by the University of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Specialized Care for Children. Provides that upon federal approval of the State Plan amendment and waiver, the Department shall adopt rules that define who qualifies for reimbursement as a legally responsible family caregiver, specify which personal care and home health aide services are eligible for reimbursement if the provider is a legally responsible family caregiver, establish oversight policies to ensure legally responsible family caregivers meet and comply with licensing and program requirements, and adopt any other policies or procedures necessary to implement the amendatory Act.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4178 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Jed Davis [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-075FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Nicole La Ha [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-082N/ABallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Joyce Mason [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-061FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-081FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kevin Schmidt [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-114FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaN/A
Representative Brandun Schweizer [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-104FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Tom Weber [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-064FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Steven Reick [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-063FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Dan Caulkins [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-088FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Martin McLaughlin [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-052FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Anna Moeller [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-043FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-014FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-050FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Yolanda Morris [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-009FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Suzanne Ness [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-066FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Jackie Haas [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-079FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Amy Elik [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-111FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Dan Ugaste [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-065FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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