Bill Text: IL HB0548 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning case management services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0548 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB0548-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 5-16.1 as follows:
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| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-16.1)
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| 7 | Sec. 5-16.1. Case Management Services. The
The Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Department may
develop, implement and evaluate a Case | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Management Services Program which
provides services consistent | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | with the provisions of this Section, and the
Inter-Agency | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Agreement between the Department of Healthcare and Family | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) and the
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| 13 | Department of Public Health, for a targeted population on a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | less than
Statewide basis in the State of Illinois. The | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | purpose of this Case
Management Services Program shall be to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | assist eligible participants in
gaining access to needed | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | medical, social, educational and other services
thereby | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | reducing the likelihood of long-term welfare dependency. The | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Case
Management Services Program shall have the following | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | characteristics:
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| 21 | (a) It shall be conducted for a period of no less than | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 consecutive
fiscal years in one urban area containing a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | high proportion, as determined
by Department of Healthcare | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | and Family Services and Department of Public Health | ||||||
| 2 | records, of
Medicaid eligible pregnant or parenting girls | ||||||
| 3 | under 17 years of age at the
time of the initial assessment | ||||||
| 4 | and in one rural area containing a high
proportion, as | ||||||
| 5 | determined by Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||||
| 6 | and Department of
Public Health records, of Medicaid | ||||||
| 7 | eligible pregnant or parenting girls
under 17 years of age | ||||||
| 8 | at the time of the initial assessment.
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| 9 | (b) Providers participating in the program shall be | ||||||
| 10 | paid an amount per
patient per month, to be set by the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Department, for the case
management services | ||||||
| 12 | provided.
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| 13 | (c) Providers eligible to participate in the program | ||||||
| 14 | shall be nurses or
social workers, licensed to practice in | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois, who comply with the rules
and regulations | ||||||
| 16 | established by the Illinois Department and the | ||||||
| 17 | Inter-Agency
Agreement between the Department of | ||||||
| 18 | Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of | ||||||
| 19 | Public Aid) and the Department of Public
Health. The | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Department may terminate a provider's | ||||||
| 21 | participation
in the program if the provider is determined | ||||||
| 22 | to have failed to comply with
any applicable program | ||||||
| 23 | standard or procedure established by the Illinois
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| 24 | Department.
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| 25 | (d) Each eligible participant in an area where the | ||||||
| 26 | Case Management
Services Program is being conducted may | ||||||
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| 1 | voluntarily designate a case
manager, of her own choosing | ||||||
| 2 | to assume responsibility for her care.
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| 3 | (e) A participant may change her designated case | ||||||
| 4 | manager provided that
she informs the Illinois Department | ||||||
| 5 | by the 20th day of the month in order
for the change to be | ||||||
| 6 | effective in the following month.
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| 7 | (f) The Illinois Department shall, by rule, establish | ||||||
| 8 | procedures for
providing case management services when the | ||||||
| 9 | designated source becomes
unavailable or wishes to | ||||||
| 10 | withdraw from any obligation as case management
services | ||||||
| 11 | provider.
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| 12 | (g) In accordance with rules adopted by the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | Department, a
participant may discontinue participation in | ||||||
| 14 | the program upon timely notice
to the Illinois Department, | ||||||
| 15 | in which case the participant shall remain
eligible for | ||||||
| 16 | assistance under all applicable provisions of Article V of
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| 17 | this Code.
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| 18 | The Illinois Department shall take any necessary steps to | ||||||
| 19 | obtain
authorization or waiver under federal law to implement | ||||||
| 20 | a Case Management
Services Program. Participation shall be | ||||||
| 21 | voluntary for the provider and
the recipient.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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