103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4425

 

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Norine K. Hammond

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-35

    Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2025, for a person who is a resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under the Article throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $90. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, the personal needs allowance described in the amendatory Act shall increase annually at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year.


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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 5-35 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-35)
7    Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance.
8    (a) For a person who is a resident in a facility licensed
9under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated
10Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the
11Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
12MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under this Article
13throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for
14medical assistance under this Article, the State shall pay an
15amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs
16allowance authorized under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the
17Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)) so that the person's
18total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and
19federal sources equals $60.
20    (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, for a person who is a
21resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care
22Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure
23and Certification Act, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments are

 

 

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1made under this Article throughout a month and who is
2determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this
3Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the
4minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under
5Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act so that
6the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both
7State and federal sources equals $90.
8    (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, the personal needs
9allowance described in subsection (b) shall increase annually
10at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living
11adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year.
12(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)