Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 105/4.02

from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02

Synopsis 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, 2006.

	Fiscal Note (Department on Aging)
	The fully annualized cost estimate of this eligibility expansion is estimated between $15 Million to $20 Million annually.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/23/2005	House	First Reading
2/23/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2005	House	Assigned to Aging Committee
3/3/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 017-000-000
3/3/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2005	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Gary Hannig
3/8/2005	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
3/17/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed
4/6/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
4/6/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/8/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2005	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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