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]
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
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Jed Davis [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-075 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Nicole La Ha [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-082 | N/A | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Joyce Mason [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-061 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-081 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kevin Schmidt [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-114 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Representative Brandun Schweizer [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-104 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Tom Weber [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-064 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Steven Reick [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-063 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Dan Caulkins [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-088 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Martin McLaughlin [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-052 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anna Moeller [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-019 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-050 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Yolanda Morris [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-009 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Suzanne Ness [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-066 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jackie Haas [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-079 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Amy Elik [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-111 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Dan Ugaste [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-065 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |