Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 33 — MEDICAID-NURSING HOME RESIDENT

Last action — Resolution Adopted as Amended by Voice Vote

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Summary

Resolves that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services examine the methods by which a recipient, or his or her designee, while still living, can be provided with timely notice of goods or services provided to the recipient under the medical assistance program.

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Plain-language change summary

The bill HR 33 has been updated to clarify that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services should examine how to provide timely notices to recipients of medical services or their designees. The revisions emphasize the importance of ensuring that detailed information about the items or services received—such as descriptions, dates, vendor information, and costs—are communicated while the individual is still alive. This change is significant because it aims to protect recipients and their families from unexpected financial burdens and uncertainties regarding medical claims after a person's passing. Overall, it seeks to improve transparency and accountability in the medical assistance program.

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*LRB09603178DRJ14682r* HR0033 LRB096 03178 DRJ 14682 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("Department") administers the medical assistance ("Medicaid") program under the Illinois Public Aid Code;
*LRB09603178DRJ14682r* HR0033 Enrolled LRB096 03178 DRJ 14682 r HOUSE RESOLUTION 33 WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("Department") administers the medical assistance ("Medicaid") program under the Illinois Public Aid Code;
and WHEREAS, If the deceased recipient was a nursing home resident for a substantial period of time, a claim may amount to many thousands of dollars, which can be quite a shock to the recipient's heirs, executor, and/or administrator;
and WHEREAS, If the deceased recipient was a nursing home resident for a substantial period of time or receiving medical services for a substantial period of time, a claim may amount to many thousands of dollars, which can be quite a shock to the recipient's heirs, executor, and/or administrator;
and WHEREAS, Because of the passage of time, there may be no way to verify the correctness of some items comprising the claim and the executor or administrator may have legitimate concerns about his or her liability for approving such items;
and WHEREAS, Because of the passage of time, there may be no way to verify the correctness of some items comprising the claim and the Medicaid recipient, executor, or administrator may have legitimate concerns about his or her liability for approving such items;
therefore, be it HR0033 -2- LRB096 03178 DRJ 14682 r RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services examine the methods by which a recipient, or his or her designee, while still living, can be provided with timely notice of each item of goods or services provided to the recipient under the medical assistance program, including in the notice at least the following:
and HR0033 Enrolled -2- LRB096 03178 DRJ 14682 r WHEREAS, The aforementioned circumstances and procedures can create the possibility of error or misuse or abuse of the system;
therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services examine the methods by which a recipient, or his or her designee, while still living, can be provided with timely notice of each item of goods or services provided to the recipient under the medical assistance program, including in the notice at least the following:
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Action History

  1. Resolution Adopted as Amended by Voice Vote

  2. Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions

  3. Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Human Services Committee; 007-000-000

  4. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

  5. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

  6. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  7. Referred to Rules Committee

  8. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 33 do?
Resolves that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services examine the methods by which a recipient, or his or her designee, while still living, can be provided with timely notice of goods or services provided to the recipient under the medical assistance program.
Who sponsors HR 33?
HR 33 is sponsored by Chapin Rose (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 33?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
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