AGING-MEDICAID-SPOUSE ALLOWNCE House SponsorsRep. Jerry F. Costello, II, La Shawn K. Ford, John M. Cabello, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth and Daniel V. Beiser Senate Sponsors(Sen. William R. Haine, William Delgado and Mattie Hunter-John G. Mulroe) 8/9/2013HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0255 20 ILCS 105/4.03from Ch. 23, par. 6104.03305 ILCS 5/5-4from Ch. 23, par. 5-4 Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In regard to a nursing home prescreening program administered by the Department on Aging for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders, provides that case coordination units shall employ pre-screeners to perform all functions assigned to case coordination units under the Act and that in addition to information needed to properly assess an individual's need for services, the pre-screener shall be responsible for soliciting asset, income, and resource information needed to comply with federal spousal impoverishment requirements. Requires the pre-screener to (i) inform the individual and the individual's spouse, if any, of the consequences of failing to comply with full disclosure and (ii) enter asset, income, and resource information into the same database used to enter the Determination of Need score to ensure that the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services have open access to such information. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, the community spouse resource allowance shall be established and maintained, based on asset, income, and resource information collected by a pre-screener, at the higher of $109,560 or the minimum level permitted pursuant to certain federal guidelines, as now or hereafter amended, or an amount set after a fair hearing, whichever is greater (rather than the community spouse resource allowance shall be established and maintained at the higher of $109,560 or the minimum level permitted pursuant to certain federal guidelines, as now or hereafter amended, or an amount set after a fair hearing, whichever is greater). Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:305 ILCS 5/5-4Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision concerning a nursing home prescreening program to determine whether Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders victims, and persons who are deemed as blind or disabled as defined by the Social Security Act and who are in need of long term care, may be satisfactorily cared for in their homes through the use of home and community based services, provides that the individual being prescreened shall be informed of spousal impoverishment requirements, the need to submit financial information to access services, and the consequences for failure to do so in a form and manner developed jointly by the Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Effective immediately. 2/21/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II 2/21/2013HouseFirst Reading 2/21/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/25/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/28/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello 3/4/2013HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/6/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth 3/6/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 3/19/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II 3/19/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/20/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 3/20/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 3/20/2013HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 3/20/2013HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2013HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2013HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/16/2013HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 4/16/2013SenateArrive in Senate 4/16/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 4/16/2013SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine 4/17/2013SenateFirst Reading 4/17/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 4/24/2013SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 4/25/2013SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/29/2013SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe 4/30/2013SenateAssigned to Human Services 5/8/2013SenateDo Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 5/8/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013 5/14/2013SenateSecond Reading 5/14/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013 5/15/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/15/2013HousePassed Both Houses 6/13/2013HouseSent to the Governor 8/9/2013HouseGovernor Approved 8/9/2013HouseEffective Date August 9, 2013 8/9/2013HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0255