Bill Text: IL HB4208 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to federal approval, any individual who is initially approved to provide personal care services as a live-in caregiver under the Adults with Developmental Disabilities Waiver or the Support Waiver for Children and Young Adults but is subsequently ordered by the Department of Human Services to complete mandatory electronic visit verification (EVV) training on account of the individual submitting an incomplete or insufficient application for the live-in caregiver exemption from EVV requirements shall be allowed a one-time waiver of the mandatory EVV training if: (i) the individual's application for the live-in caregiver exemption was determined by the Department to be incomplete or insufficient due to missing documentation; (ii) the individual is otherwise eligible for the live-in caregiver exemption; and (iii) the individual has not previously been ordered to complete mandatory EVV training. Provides that, subject to federal approval, any individual who is approved for the live-in caregiver exemption either through formal application or a waiver shall be required to renew the exemption by written application every 5 years. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4208 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4208-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4208 Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-54 new
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to federal approval, any individual who is initially approved to provide personal care services as a live-in caregiver under the Adults with Developmental Disabilities Waiver or the Support Waiver for Children and Young Adults but is subsequently ordered by the Department of Human Services to complete mandatory electronic visit verification (EVV) training on account of the individual submitting an incomplete or insufficient application for the live-in caregiver exemption from EVV requirements shall be allowed a one-time waiver of the mandatory EVV training if: (i) the individual's application for the live-in caregiver exemption was determined by the Department to be incomplete or insufficient due to missing documentation; (ii) the individual is otherwise eligible for the live-in caregiver exemption; and (iii) the individual has not previously been ordered to complete mandatory EVV training. Provides that, subject to federal approval, any individual who is approved for the live-in caregiver exemption either through formal application or a waiver shall be required to renew the exemption by written application every 5 years. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 5-54 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-54 new)
Sec. 5-54. Electronic visit verification system; live-in
caregiver exemption, waiver, and renewal.
(a) Subject to federal approval, any individual who is
initially approved to provide personal care services as a
live-in caregiver under the Adults with Developmental
Disabilities Waiver or the Support Waiver for Children and
Young Adults but is subsequently ordered by the Department of
Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities to
complete mandatory electronic visit verification (EVV)
training on account of the individual submitting an incomplete
or insufficient application for the live-in caregiver
exemption from EVV requirements shall be allowed a one-time
waiver of the mandatory EVV training if:
(1) the individual's application for the live-in
caregiver exemption was determined by the Department to be
incomplete or insufficient due to missing documentation;
(2) the individual is otherwise eligible for the

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live-in caregiver exemption as authorized under federal
guidelines and regulations; and
(3) the individual has not previously been ordered to
complete mandatory EVV training.
The Department of Human Services shall develop, by rule, a
process for waiver applications. Upon approval of an
individual's application for a waiver of mandatory EVV
training, the Department shall determine the individual to be
approved for the live-in caregiver exemption and in compliance
with all EVV requirements. No individual may benefit from a
waiver of mandatory EVV training more than once.
(b) Subject to federal approval, any individual who is
approved for the live-in caregiver exemption either through
formal application or a waiver provided under subsection (a)
shall be required to renew the exemption by written
application every 5 years.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.