MCGUIRE-MOFFITT-HOFFMAN, FEIGENHOLTZ, O'BRIEN, REITZ AND CROTTY. 20 ILCS 105/4.02 from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02 Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Subject to an increase in the rates paid to chore/housekeeping and homemaker vendors contracting with the Department on Aging, requires that vendors pay an amount into a fund to provide health care coverage for individuals who perform more than 20 hours of chore/housekeeping or homemaker services per week. Provides that the amount must equal $1.40 for each hour of chore/housekeeping and homemaker services performed pursuant to the vendor's contract with the Department. Provides that if a vendor fails to pay a required amount into the fund, the vendor must pay that amount to the Department. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department on Aging) This legislation would cost the Department an estimated $19,937,982 (14,241,415 homemaker service units provided by those working 20+ hours per week times the $1.40 required by HB 2431). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the amendatory provision that a vendor's payment into a health care fund must be made out of the 27% of the hourly rate reserved for the vendor's administrative costs. Requires coverage of individuals who perform more than 80 hours of chore/housekeeping or homemaker services per month (instead of 20 hours per week). Requires that the health care coverage must be at least equal to the coverage provided under Medicaid. Requires coverage of an individual's spouse and dependents. FEB-23-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-23-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-23-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-23-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGING MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN MAR-12-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED MAR-12-2001 H COMMITTEE AGING MAR-14-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN MAR-16-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGING H MAR-16-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HAGI MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-16-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ MAR-20-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary