Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 470 — DHS-DOA-DPH-DHFS-OLMSTEAD CASE

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Disability Services Act of 2005. Adds a new Article to the Act. Provides that certain disabled persons have the right to have the amount of public funds that are, or would have been, expended for their care in an institution transferred to pay for their community-based services in a qualified residence. Requires the Departments of Human Services, Aging, Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, and Public Aid to develop appropriate fiscal payment mechanisms and methodologies that support choice. Provides that the cost of community-based services provided under the Act may not exceed the cost of care in the institutional facility in which the individual most recently resided. Requires the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work together with organizations composed of or representing persons with disabilities to ensure that persons with disabilities and their families, guardians, and advocates are informed of their rights under the Act in a manner that is easily understandable and accessible to persons with disabilities. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Public Health to make annual reports. Effective July 1, 2007.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner

  3. Sponsor Removed Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

  7. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben

  9. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  11. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  12. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno

  13. Referred to Rules

  14. First Reading

  15. Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Sponsors

  • M. Maggie Crotty · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • M. Maggie Crotty

Not signed on (182)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 470 do?
Amends the Disability Services Act of 2005. Adds a new Article to the Act. Provides that certain disabled persons have the right to have the amount of public funds that are, or would have been, expended for their care in an institution transferred to pay for their community-based services in a qualified residence. Requires the Departments of Human Services, Aging, Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, and Public Aid to develop appropriate fiscal payment mechanisms and methodologies that support choice. Provides that the cost of community-based services provided under the Act may not exceed the cost of care in the institutional facility in which the individual most recently resided. Requires the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work together with organizations composed of or representing persons with disabilities to ensure that persons with disabilities and their families, guardians, and advocates are informed of their rights under the Act in a manner that is easily understandable and accessible to persons with disabilities. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Public Health to make annual reports. Effective July 1, 2007.
Who sponsors SB 470?
SB 470 is sponsored by M. Maggie Crotty.
What is the current status of SB 470?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 470?
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