Full Text of SB3764 103rd General Assembly
SB3764 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB3764 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new | | 20 ILCS 1705/74 | |
| Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. Provides that the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined by rule by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of a State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, shall include a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. Provides that for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the amendatory Act. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 1. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; rate increase for | 8 | | direct support personnel and all frontline personnel. To | 9 | | provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the | 10 | | changes made to Section 74 of the Mental Health and | 11 | | Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by this | 12 | | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency rules | 13 | | implementing the those changes made to Section 74 of the | 14 | | Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative | 15 | | Act by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be | 16 | | adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of | 17 | | Human Services. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by | 18 | | Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the | 19 | | public interest, safety, and welfare. | 20 | | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date | 21 | | of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | 22 | | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
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| 1 | | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section | 2 | | 74 as follows: | 3 | | (20 ILCS 1705/74) | 4 | | Sec. 74. Rates and reimbursements. | 5 | | (a) Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date | 6 | | of Public Act 100-23), the Department shall increase rates and | 7 | | reimbursements to fund a minimum of a $0.75 per hour wage | 8 | | increase for front-line personnel, including, but not limited | 9 | | to, direct support professionals, aides, front-line | 10 | | supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities | 11 | | professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff | 12 | | working in community-based provider organizations serving | 13 | | individuals with developmental disabilities. The Department | 14 | | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under subsection | 15 | | (y) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | 16 | | Act, to implement the provisions of this Section. | 17 | | (b) Rates and reimbursements. Within 30 days after June 4, | 18 | | 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-587), the | 19 | | Department shall increase rates and reimbursements to fund a | 20 | | minimum of a $0.50 per hour wage increase for front-line | 21 | | personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support | 22 | | professionals, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified | 23 | | intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and | 24 | | non-administrative support staff working in community-based | 25 | | provider organizations serving individuals with developmental |
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| 1 | | disabilities. The Department shall adopt rules, including | 2 | | emergency rules under subsection (bb) of Section 5-45 of the | 3 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the | 4 | | provisions of this Section. | 5 | | (c) Rates and reimbursements. Within 30 days after June 5, | 6 | | 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10), subject to | 7 | | federal approval, the Department shall increase rates and | 8 | | reimbursements in effect on June 30, 2019 for community-based | 9 | | providers for persons with Developmental Disabilities by 3.5% | 10 | | The Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules | 11 | | under subsection (jj) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois | 12 | | Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of | 13 | | this Section, including wage increases for direct care staff. | 14 | | (d) For community-based providers serving persons with | 15 | | intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal | 16 | | approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking | 17 | | effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2022, | 18 | | shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient | 19 | | to provide a $1.50 per hour wage increase for direct support | 20 | | professionals in residential settings and sufficient to | 21 | | provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care | 22 | | staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the federal | 23 | | Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage | 24 | | as defined in rule by the Department. | 25 | | The establishment of and any changes to the rate | 26 | | methodologies for community-based services provided to persons |
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| 1 | | with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to | 2 | | federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be | 3 | | defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt | 4 | | rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 | 5 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the | 6 | | provisions of this subsection (d). | 7 | | (e) For community-based providers serving persons with | 8 | | intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal | 9 | | approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking | 10 | | effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2023, | 11 | | shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient | 12 | | to provide a $1.00 per hour wage increase for all direct | 13 | | support professionals and all other frontline personnel who | 14 | | are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average | 15 | | wage increases, who work in residential and community day | 16 | | services settings, with at least $0.50 of those funds to be | 17 | | provided as a direct increase to base wages, with the | 18 | | remaining $0.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. | 19 | | In addition, the rates taking effect for services delivered on | 20 | | or after January 1, 2023 shall include an increase sufficient | 21 | | to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care | 22 | | staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the federal | 23 | | Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage | 24 | | as defined in rule by the Department. | 25 | | The establishment of and any changes to the rate | 26 | | methodologies for community-based services provided to persons |
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| 1 | | with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to | 2 | | federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be | 3 | | defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt | 4 | | rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 | 5 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the | 6 | | provisions of this subsection. | 7 | | (f) For community-based providers serving persons with | 8 | | intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal | 9 | | approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking | 10 | | effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2024 | 11 | | shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient | 12 | | to provide a $2.50 per hour wage increase for all direct | 13 | | support professionals and all other frontline personnel who | 14 | | are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average | 15 | | wage increases and who work in residential and community day | 16 | | services settings. At least $1.25 of the per hour wage | 17 | | increase shall be provided as a direct increase to base wages, | 18 | | and the remaining $1.25 of the per hour wage increase shall be | 19 | | used flexibly for base wage increases. In addition, the rates | 20 | | taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, | 21 | | 2024 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for | 22 | | all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding | 23 | | direct support professionals, at the federal Department of | 24 | | Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined in | 25 | | rule by the Department. | 26 | | The establishment of and any changes to the rate |
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| 1 | | methodologies for community-based services provided to persons | 2 | | with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to | 3 | | federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be | 4 | | defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt | 5 | | rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 | 6 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the | 7 | | provisions of this subsection. | 8 | | (g) For community-based providers serving persons with | 9 | | intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal | 10 | | approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking | 11 | | effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 | 12 | | shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient | 13 | | to provide a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct | 14 | | support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are | 15 | | not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage | 16 | | increases and who work in residential and community day | 17 | | services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be | 18 | | provided as a direct increase to base wages and the remaining | 19 | | $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. In | 20 | | addition, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or | 21 | | after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase sufficient to | 22 | | provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care | 23 | | staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the federal | 24 | | Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage | 25 | | as defined by rule by the Department. For services delivered | 26 | | on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include |
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| 1 | | adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined by rule | 2 | | by the Department. | 3 | | The establishment of and any changes to the rate | 4 | | methodologies for community-based services provided to persons | 5 | | with intellectual/developmental disabilities are subject to | 6 | | federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment and shall be | 7 | | defined in rule by the Department. The Department shall adopt | 8 | | rules, including emergency rules as authorized by Section 5-45 | 9 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the | 10 | | provisions of this subsection. | 11 | | (h) For facilities licensed by the Department of Public | 12 | | Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities | 13 | | and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to | 14 | | federal approval of a State Plan Amendment, the rates taking | 15 | | effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 | 16 | | shall include a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct | 17 | | support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are | 18 | | not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage | 19 | | increases and who work in residential and community day | 20 | | services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be | 21 | | provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages and the | 22 | | remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to | 23 | | the rate methodology for aides. In addition, for residential | 24 | | services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates | 25 | | shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all | 26 | | residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, |
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| 1 | | at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor | 2 | | Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. | 3 | | Also, for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the | 4 | | rates shall include adjustments to employment-related expenses | 5 | | as defined by rule by the Department. The Department shall | 6 | | adopt rules, including emergency rules as authorized by | 7 | | Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to | 8 | | implement the provisions of this Section. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; | 10 | | 102-830, eff. 1-1-23; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. | 11 | | 6-30-23.) |
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