Bill Text: IL HB0746 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with provisions for a State claim against the estate of medical assistance recipients, deletes a provision that the amount expended (1) for a person of any age who is an inpatient in a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or other medical institution, or (2) for a person aged 55 or more, shall be a claim against the estate of the person's spouse. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-11-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0810 [HB0746 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0746-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Disabilities Services Act of 2003 is amended | ||||||
5 | by adding the heading of Article IV and Section 60 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2407/Art. IV heading new) | ||||||
7 | ARTICLE IV. RAPID REINTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM | ||||||
8 | (20 ILCS 2407/60 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 60. Rapid Reintegration Pilot Program. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Department of Human Services shall operate a Rapid | ||||||
11 | Reintegration Pilot Program. The purpose of the pilot program | ||||||
12 | is to demonstrate that, with appropriate support and services, | ||||||
13 | individuals with physical disabilities and individuals with | ||||||
14 | mental illness who need a short-term placement of 6 months or | ||||||
15 | less in a nursing facility can successfully return to the | ||||||
16 | community without experiencing unnecessary | ||||||
17 | institutionalization. The initial pilot program sites shall be | ||||||
18 | those initiated or operated by the Department in Fiscal Year | ||||||
19 | 2009. The pilot program may be expanded to other sites as | ||||||
20 | funding becomes available for that purpose. | ||||||
21 | (b) The Department of Human Services shall secure the | ||||||
22 | cooperation of hospitals in the geographic areas served by the |
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1 | pilot program so that hospitals will coordinate with the | ||||||
2 | Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services Program to | ||||||
3 | verify whether the individual is expected to have a short-term | ||||||
4 | stay of 6 months or less in a nursing facility upon discharge | ||||||
5 | from the hospital. | ||||||
6 | (c) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services | ||||||
7 | Program in the pilot areas shall make an initial assessment and | ||||||
8 | a post-admission assessment to ascertain whether an individual | ||||||
9 | needs a nursing facility level of care and whether the | ||||||
10 | individual is expected to be in the nursing facility for a | ||||||
11 | short-term stay of 6 months or less. | ||||||
12 | (d) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services | ||||||
13 | Program shall make necessary and appropriate efforts to | ||||||
14 | reintegrate any individual who is found to need nursing | ||||||
15 | facility level of care and is expected to be in a nursing home | ||||||
16 | for a short-term stay of 6 months or less, including | ||||||
17 | collaboration with local service providers, such as centers for | ||||||
18 | independent living and community mental health agencies. | ||||||
19 | (e) If an individual who, through the pilot program, has | ||||||
20 | been identified as needing a short-term stay of 6 months or | ||||||
21 | less is admitted to a nursing facility, the individual shall be | ||||||
22 | assessed for eligibility for an enhanced Community Home | ||||||
23 | Maintenance Allowance to allow the individual to retain income | ||||||
24 | for a period of up to 6 months in order to retain his or her | ||||||
25 | home. | ||||||
26 | (f) The pilot program shall operate for not less than 3 |
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1 | years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
2 | 96th General Assembly. The Department of Human Services shall | ||||||
3 | assess the effectiveness of the pilot program in preventing the | ||||||
4 | unnecessary institutionalization of individuals with physical | ||||||
5 | disabilities or mental illness and allowing them to | ||||||
6 | successfully return to their pre-admission living | ||||||
7 | arrangements. | ||||||
8 | (g) The pilot program established under this Article shall | ||||||
9 | not apply to facilities that qualify under federal law as | ||||||
10 | institutions for mental disease.
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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