IL HB3398 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2023 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $4.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2023 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2023, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $4.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2023 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

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Title

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-05-19HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-20HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
2023-03-10HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
2023-03-09HouseTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee
2023-02-28HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2023-02-17HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17HouseFirst Reading
2023-02-17HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
20170555.5New CodeSee Bill Text
20170574Amended CodeCitation Text
30555-5.4Amended CodeCitation Text
30555-5.4iAmended CodeCitation Text
51005-45.35New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


Bill Comments

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