Bill Status of HB 806   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  DEPT ON AGING-HEALTHCARE

House Sponsors
Rep. Jack McGuire-Monique D. Davis, Karen May, Careen M Gordon, Lisa M. Dugan, Milton Patterson, Constance A. Howard, Charles E. Jefferson and LaShawn K. Ford

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 105/4.02from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that beginning January 1, 2008, the Department shall pay an additional $1.33 per hour of chore/housekeeping and homemaker service performed by a chore/housekeeping and homemaker service provider vendor to all vendors who certify that they will offer health insurance to all qualifying employees, and their dependents. Requires the amount of funding, for years after 2008, to be adjusted by the amount of which the medical component of the Consumer Price Index exceeds such component for the previous calendar year. Defines a qualifying employee as an employee that provides over 100 hours of chore/housekeeping and homemaker services per month for 3 consecutive months. Requires that chore/housekeeping and homemaker service provider vendors must certify that 50% of their workforce is eligible for coverage as a qualifying employee. Provides that the Department must set minimum standards for a qualifying health plan by rule. Sets forth that provider vendors who fail to offer coverage to all qualifying employees shall be subject to penalties up to and including the requirement to return all moneys paid under this paragraph by the State as prescribed by Department rule.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jack McGuire
  2/7/2007HouseFirst Reading
  2/7/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/15/2007HouseAssigned to Aging Committee
  3/7/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2/6/2008HouseAssigned to Aging Committee
  2/20/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  2/20/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  2/20/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
  2/27/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  3/13/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  3/14/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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