HB1811ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Charles Meier

Filed: 4/16/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1811

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1811 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 5-35 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-35)

Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance.

(a) For a person who is a resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under this Article throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(q)) so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $60.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, for a person who is a resident in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act for whom payments are made under this Article throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $100.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2026, the personal needs allowance described in subsection (b) shall increase annually at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year.

(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)".