MEDICAID-SPOUSES-ASSETS-ELIGIB House SponsorsRep. Robert F. Flider 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-2from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for Medicaid eligibility, in the case of persons who are otherwise eligible for Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled but who fail to qualify for that assistance on the basis of need, if they are spouses living together in the same household and if their non-exempt assets are equal to or less than the same resource allowance established for a community spouse as set forth in the Social Security Act upon a division of community assets.Fiscal Note (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) Proposed changes to eligibility determination for AABD cases will increase Medicaid caseloads, thereby increasing HFS medical expenditures. For each additional 1,000 recipients, cost is estimated at $11.6 million annually. The terms for eligibility determination would most likely not be approved for Federal match. Cost is assumed to be 100% State.Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) Proposed changes to eligibility determination for AABD cases will increase Medicaid caseloads, thereby increasing HFS medical expenditures. For each additional 1,000 recipients, cost is estimated at $11.6 million annually. The terms for eligibility determination would most likely not be approved for Federal match. Cost is assumed to be 100% State. 2/8/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider 2/8/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/8/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/15/2007HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 2/22/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-003 2/22/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/1/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed 3/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider 3/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 5/1/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended 5/3/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 10, 2007 5/10/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 18, 2007 5/18/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2007 5/25/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die