103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB0548

 

Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-16.1  from Ch. 23, par. 5-16.1

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning case management services.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Section 5-16.1 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-16.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5-16.1)
7    Sec. 5-16.1. Case Management Services. The The Illinois
8Department may develop, implement and evaluate a Case
9Management Services Program which provides services consistent
10with the provisions of this Section, and the Inter-Agency
11Agreement between the Department of Healthcare and Family
12Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) and the
13Department of Public Health, for a targeted population on a
14less than Statewide basis in the State of Illinois. The
15purpose of this Case Management Services Program shall be to
16assist eligible participants in gaining access to needed
17medical, social, educational and other services thereby
18reducing the likelihood of long-term welfare dependency. The
19Case Management Services Program shall have the following
20characteristics:
21        (a) It shall be conducted for a period of no less than
22    5 consecutive fiscal years in one urban area containing a
23    high proportion, as determined by Department of Healthcare

 

 

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1    and Family Services and Department of Public Health
2    records, of Medicaid eligible pregnant or parenting girls
3    under 17 years of age at the time of the initial assessment
4    and in one rural area containing a high proportion, as
5    determined by Department of Healthcare and Family Services
6    and Department of Public Health records, of Medicaid
7    eligible pregnant or parenting girls under 17 years of age
8    at the time of the initial assessment.
9        (b) Providers participating in the program shall be
10    paid an amount per patient per month, to be set by the
11    Illinois Department, for the case management services
12    provided.
13        (c) Providers eligible to participate in the program
14    shall be nurses or social workers, licensed to practice in
15    Illinois, who comply with the rules and regulations
16    established by the Illinois Department and the
17    Inter-Agency Agreement between the Department of
18    Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of
19    Public Aid) and the Department of Public Health. The
20    Illinois Department may terminate a provider's
21    participation in the program if the provider is determined
22    to have failed to comply with any applicable program
23    standard or procedure established by the Illinois
24    Department.
25        (d) Each eligible participant in an area where the
26    Case Management Services Program is being conducted may

 

 

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1    voluntarily designate a case manager, of her own choosing
2    to assume responsibility for her care.
3        (e) A participant may change her designated case
4    manager provided that she informs the Illinois Department
5    by the 20th day of the month in order for the change to be
6    effective in the following month.
7        (f) The Illinois Department shall, by rule, establish
8    procedures for providing case management services when the
9    designated source becomes unavailable or wishes to
10    withdraw from any obligation as case management services
11    provider.
12        (g) In accordance with rules adopted by the Illinois
13    Department, a participant may discontinue participation in
14    the program upon timely notice to the Illinois Department,
15    in which case the participant shall remain eligible for
16    assistance under all applicable provisions of Article V of
17    this Code.
18    The Illinois Department shall take any necessary steps to
19obtain authorization or waiver under federal law to implement
20a Case Management Services Program. Participation shall be
21voluntary for the provider and the recipient.
22(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)