House Sponsors: MCGUIRE-MOFFITT-HOFFMAN, FEIGENHOLTZ, O'BRIEN, REITZ AND CROTTY. Short description: DPT AGING-HOUSEKEEPRS-HLTH INS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status