Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for persons who (i) are eligible for Medicaid and are inpatients in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or (ii) are enrolled in the Illinois Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver program for adults with developmental disabilities and reside in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security benefits, the Department shall increase the total monthly personal needs allowance to such persons by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security benefits. As to persons residing in facilities licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, provides that the personal needs allowance shall not be reduced below the rates calculated on January 1, 2013. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0959 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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