Illinois HB238

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On January 6, 2019 in the Senate:

Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton

On September 28, 2017 in the House:

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

On June 30, 2017 in the House:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 007-004-000

On June 29, 2017 in the House:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee

On June 23, 2017 in the House:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. LaToya Greenwood
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

On May 31, 2017 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Biss

On May 31, 2017 in the House:

Arrived in House

On May 31, 2017 in the Senate:

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 032-021-000

On May 31, 2017 in the House:

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. LaToya Greenwood

On May 30, 2017 in the Senate:

Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2017

On May 26, 2017 in the Senate:

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

On May 22, 2017 in the Senate:

Postponed - Judiciary

On May 19, 2017 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017

On May 16, 2017 in the Senate:

Postponed - Judiciary

On May 12, 2017 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017

On May 9, 2017 in the Senate:

Postponed - Judiciary

On May 3, 2017 in the Senate:

Postponed - Judiciary

On April 25, 2017 in the Senate:

Assigned to Judiciary

On March 22, 2017 in the Senate:

Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

On March 21, 2017 in the House:

Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 069-040-000

On March 15, 2017 in the House:

Second Reading - Standard Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

On March 14, 2017 in the House:

State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

On March 9, 2017 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended

On March 8, 2017 in the House:

Judicial Note Filed

On March 7, 2017 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer

On February 23, 2017 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-005
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate

On February 14, 2017 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee

On February 8, 2017 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

On January 25, 2017 in the House:

Assigned to Human Services Committee

On January 11, 2017 in the House:

First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On December 15, 2016 in the House:

Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Regarding services provided under the Community Care Program, the Home Services Program, the supportive living facilities program, and the nursing home prescreening project, provides that individuals with a score of 29 or higher based on the determination of need assessment tool shall be eligible to receive institutional and home and community-based long term care services until the State receives federal approval and implements an updated assessment tool, and those individuals are found to be ineligible under that updated assessment tool. Requires the Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules through the regular rulemaking process regarding the updated assessment tool, but prohibits those Departments from adopting emergency or peremptory rules regarding the updated assessment tool. Contains provisions concerning continued eligibility for persons made ineligible for services under the updated assessment tool. Further amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by prohibiting the Department on Aging from: (i) adopting any rule that restricts eligibility under the Community Care Program to persons who qualify for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code; or (ii) establishing, by rule, a separate program of home and community-based long term care services for persons who are otherwise eligible for services under the Community Care Program but who do not qualify for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits the Department from increasing copayment levels under the Community Care Program to the levels that were in effect on January 1, 2016, except to make an adjustment for inflation. Removes language that makes Medicaid enrollment or eligibility a condition of eligibility under the Community Care Program if the Auditor General has reported that the Department has failed to comply with certain reporting requirements under the Illinois State Auditing Act. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code by deleting a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to, subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2012, effectuate an increase in the determination of need scores from 29 to 37 for applicants for institutional and home and community-based long term care. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that no individual receiving care in an institutional setting shall be involuntarily discharged as the result of the updated assessment tool until a transition plan has been developed by the Department on Aging or its designee and all care identified in the transition plan is available to the resident immediately upon discharge. Effective immediately.