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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 2310-394 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-394 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2310-394. Multiple sclerosis; home services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall create a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | program of services for persons with multiple sclerosis to help | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | those persons stay in their homes and out of institutions. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Department shall collaborate with consumers to develop a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | program of services that is consumer directed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (1) There shall be meaningful consumer participation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | in all aspects of program design, review, and improvement. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) A review committee shall be established, comprised | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of consumers and other stakeholders. The committee shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | meet at least once a year to evaluate the program, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | including quality assurance data, and shall submit program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | recommendations to the Department. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (3) Consumers shall have control in the selection, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | management, and termination of providers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (4) Providers shall be educated about |
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1 | consumer-directed services and multiple sclerosis. | ||||||
2 | (b) To be eligible for the program, a person must meet the | ||||||
3 | following requirements: | ||||||
4 | (1) He or she must have a current diagnosis of multiple | ||||||
5 | sclerosis. | ||||||
6 | (2) He or she must have applied for benefits under the | ||||||
7 | Home Services Program operated by the Department of Human | ||||||
8 | Services and must have been determined not eligible for | ||||||
9 | benefits under that program because his or her retirement | ||||||
10 | assets or life insurance assets, or both, exceeded the | ||||||
11 | limits applicable to that program. | ||||||
12 | (3) He or she must have assets not exceeding $17,500. | ||||||
13 | In determining whether a person's assets meet this | ||||||
14 | requirement, the Department must disregard retirement | ||||||
15 | assets or life insurance assets, or both, up to a total of | ||||||
16 | $500,000. | ||||||
17 | (c) This Section does not create any new entitlement to a | ||||||
18 | service, program, or benefit, but does not affect any | ||||||
19 | entitlement to a service, program, or benefit created by any | ||||||
20 | other law. | ||||||
21 | (d) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | ||||||
22 | may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head | ||||||
23 | under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to | ||||||
24 | make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions | ||||||
25 | of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, | ||||||
26 | however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to |
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1 | implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
2 | the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to | ||||||
3 | the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House | ||||||
4 | and Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General | ||||||
5 | Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
6 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
7 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | ||||||
8 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
9 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
10 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
11 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
12 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
13 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
14 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
15 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
17 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
18 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
19 | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
20 | adding Section 5-5.26 as follows: | ||||||
21 | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.26 new) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 5-5.26. Multiple sclerosis; home services; waiver. | ||||||
23 | The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply | ||||||
24 | for a waiver of federal law and regulations to the extent |
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1 | necessary to claim federal financial participation for medical | ||||||
2 | assistance for services provided under the Department of Human | ||||||
3 | Services' Home Services Program for persons with multiple | ||||||
4 | sclerosis who are over 60 years of age and have retirement | ||||||
5 | assets or life insurance assets, or both, that do not exceed a | ||||||
6 | total of $500,000. | ||||||
7 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may | ||||||
8 | exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under | ||||||
9 | the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
10 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the | ||||||
12 | Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or | ||||||
13 | enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
14 | General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General | ||||||
15 | Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and | ||||||
16 | Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General | ||||||
17 | Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
18 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
19 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | ||||||
20 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
21 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
22 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
23 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
24 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
25 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
26 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the |
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1 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
2 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
3 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
4 | jurisdiction of the Governor.
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
6 | 2008.
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