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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3673
Introduced 02/24/05, by Rep. Aaron Schock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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305 ILCS 5/5-5.25 new |
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320 ILCS 65/32 new |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Family Caregiver Act. Provides that a family caregiver who provides in-home care to an older adult who is a frail individual and who claims that frail individual as a dependent for federal and State income tax purposes is eligible for cash assistance based on the frail individual's needs, not to exceed $2,000 per month. Requires the Department of Public Aid to apply for a waiver of federal law and regulations to allow the use of Medicaid funds to fund this cash assistance program, and requires the Department on Aging to cooperate with the Department of Public Aid to secure Medicaid funding. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3673 |
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LRB094 09188 DRJ 39421 b |
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| AN ACT concerning aging.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-5.25 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-5.25 new) |
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| Sec. 5-5.25. Family caregivers. The Department of Public |
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| Aid, in collaboration with the Department on Aging, shall apply |
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| for any waiver of federal law and regulations necessary to |
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| allow the use of Medicaid funds to fully or partially fund the |
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| program of cash assistance for family caregivers authorized |
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| under Section 32 of the Family Caregiver Act. Upon approval of |
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| all such necessary waivers, the Department of Public Aid shall |
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| cooperate with the Department on Aging to ensure that the |
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| family caregiver cash assistance program is funded with |
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| Medicaid funds to the maximum extent allowable.
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| Section 10. The Family Caregiver Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 32 as follows:
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| (320 ILCS 65/32 new) |
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| Sec. 32. Cash assistance. A family caregiver who provides |
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| in-home care to an older adult who is a frail individual and |
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| who claims that frail individual as a dependent for federal and |
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| State income tax purposes is eligible for cash assistance based |
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| on the frail individual's needs, not to exceed $2,000 per |
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| month. The Department shall adopt rules prescribing the form |
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| and manner of application for cash assistance under this |
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| Section and prescribing guidelines for awarding such cash |
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| assistance. The Department shall cooperate with the Department |
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| of Public Aid to secure Medicaid funding of the cash assistance |
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| program.
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