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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2005, the Department of Human Services shall annually increase the minimum reimbursement amount for funeral and burial expenses required under the Code by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the preceding 12 months. Effective immediately.
Fiscal Note (Department of Human Services)
House Bill 760 will have a significant fiscal impact to the Funeral and Burials line-item with an estimated cost of $348,480 based on an assumed 3% increase in FY06. If the minimum payment levels are increased annually to meet the Consumer Price Index/All Urban Consumers standards, costs will continue to increase in the outyears.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on January 1, 2006, July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007 (instead of on July 1, 2005 and on each July 1 thereafter), the Department of Human Services shall increase the minimum reimbursement amount for funeral and burial expenses by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, if any, during the 12 months immediately preceding that January 1 or July 1. Effective immediately.
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