House Sponsors: MAY-FEIGENHOLTZ-OSTERMAN-RYAN-JONES,SHIRLEY, MCKEON, BEAUBIEN, BERNS, BIGGINS, BOLAND, BRADLEY, BROSNAHAN, CAPPARELLI, COLLINS, COULSON, COWLISHAW, CROTTY, CURRIE, DART, DAVIS,MONIQUE, DAVIS,STEVE, DELGADO, ERWIN, FORBY, FRANKS, FRITCHEY, GARRETT, GILES, GRANBERG, HAMOS, HANNIG, HOLBROOK, HOWARD, JONES,LOU, KENNER, KRAUSE, KURTZ, LANG, LYONS,JOSEPH, MATHIAS, MAUTINO, MCGUIRE, MENDOZA, MITCHELL,JERRY, MOFFITT, MOORE, MULLIGAN, MURPHY, NOVAK, PERSICO, REITZ, RIGHTER, SAVIANO, SCHOENBERG, SCOTT, SMITH,MICHAEL, SOTO, TURNER,ART, WAIT, WINKEL, WOJCIK, YOUNGE, ZICKUS AND SLONE. Senate Sponsors: LINK-MADIGAN,L-RONEN Short description: AGING-COMMUNITY CARE-ELIGBLITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions for a community care program of services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older, provides that the Department on Aging's eligibility standards for the services must include a provision that, to be eligible for services, a person may not have assets totaling more than $20,000 if (i) the person is unmarried or (ii) the person is married and the person or the person's spouse meets certain criteria. Provides that if the person is married and the person's spouse does not receive community care services, the person may not have assets totaling more than the asset disregard amount used by the Department of Public Aid in determining eligibility for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective January 1, 2002. FISCAL NOTE (Department on Aging) If the asset limit is increased to $20,000, an additional 6,693 individuals may require the CCP. The average cost of serving a CCP client for one year is $5,034. Therefore, HB 312 will initially cost the State an estimated $33,692,562. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status