HB0757 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0757

Introduced 2/1/2005, by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz - Julie Hamos

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/5-5e new

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the Medicaid program, the Department of Public Aid shall apply for any necessary waivers pursuant to the Social Security Act to develop supportive living facilities for persons with mental illness. Provides that any such waiver application shall be developed in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department on Aging, the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, other State agencies as appropriate, operators of nursing facilities, and others. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-5e as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5e new)

Sec. 5-5e. Persons with mental illness; supportive living facilities. The Department of Public Aid shall apply for any necessary waivers pursuant to Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act to develop supportive living facilities for persons with mental illness. Any such waiver application shall be developed in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department on Aging, the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, other State agencies as appropriate, operators of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, operators of institutions for mental diseases, community mental health agency representatives, and supportive housing providers, as defined by law or in rules adopted by the Department of Public Aid.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.