Rep. Charles Meier
Filed: 3/5/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1108

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1108 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5adding Section 5-54 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-54 new)
7    Sec. 5-54. Electronic visit verification system; live-in 
8caregiver exemption. In accordance with federal guidance 
9issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
10Services in its "CMCS Informational Bulletin" on August 8, 
112019 that allows state Medicaid agencies to exempt live-in 
12caregivers from the electronic visit verification requirements 
13authorized under Section 12006(a) of the 21st Century Cures 
14Act (Public Law 114-255), the Department of Healthcare and 
15Family Services shall exempt from electronic visit 
16verification requirements all live-in caregivers who provide 
 
 
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1personal care services under the Adults with Developmental 
2Disabilities waiver and the Support Waiver for Children and 
3Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities authorized under 
4Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act. As used in this 
5Section, "live-in caregiver" means a caregiver as defined by 
6the Department of Human Services. The Department of Healthcare 
7and Family Services and the Department of Human Services may 
8adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section, including 
9rules on the form and manner in which a live-in caregiver must 
10verify that he or she meets the definition of "live-in 
11caregiver".
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.".