Bill Text: IL HB2815 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning no later than October 1, 2019, and for each State fiscal year thereafter, the monthly personal needs allowance required under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for any person residing in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under the Code and who is enrolled in the State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for adults with developmental disabilities shall be no less than 15% of the individual's monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, or both, for the previous calendar year. Establishes a similar personal needs allowance amount for any person residing in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under the Code beginning no later than October 1, 2019 and for each State fiscal year thereafter. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2815 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2815-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2815 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-36 new
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning no later than October 1, 2019, and for each State fiscal year thereafter, the monthly personal needs allowance required under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for any person residing in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under the Code and who is enrolled in the State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for adults with developmental disabilities shall be no less than 15% of the individual's monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, or both, for the previous calendar year. Establishes a similar personal needs allowance amount for any person residing in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under the Code beginning no later than October 1, 2019 and for each State fiscal year thereafter. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 5-36 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-36 new)
Sec. 5-36. Personal needs allowance; Community-Integrated
Living Arrangements; ID/DD facilities.
(a) Beginning no later than October 1, 2019, and for each
State fiscal year thereafter, the monthly personal needs
allowance required under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)) for any person
residing in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated
Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act who is
determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this
Code and who is enrolled in the State's Home and
Community-Based Services Waiver Program for adults with
developmental disabilities shall be no less than 15% of the
individual's monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits or
Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, or both, for the
previous calendar year.
(b) Beginning no later than October 1, 2019, and for each
State fiscal year thereafter, the monthly personal needs

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allowance required under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)) for any person
residing in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care
Act and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance
under this Code shall be equal to the amount established under
subsection (a).
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.