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Introduced
01/19/2022
01/19/2022
In Committee
04/11/2022
04/11/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/08/2022
04/08/2022
Introduced Session
102nd General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2022 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.50 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2022 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2022, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.50 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2022 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill aims to improve the wages of direct support personnel (DSPs) and other front-line staff working in community-based programs and facilities serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Illinois. The key provisions are:
1. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build towards livable wages for front-line personnel in residential, day, and service coordination programs serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2. Mandates a minimum $3.50 per hour wage increase by July 1, 2022 for DSPs and other front-line personnel at community-based providers, as well as wage increases to match the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage for other non-executive direct care staff.
3. Provides a similar $3.50 per hour wage increase and matching the average wage for other non-executive direct care staff for front-line personnel at intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities and medically complex facilities.
4. Grants emergency rulemaking authority to the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services to expeditiously implement the wage increases.
The goal of the bill is to raise DSP wages above the poverty level, improve staff recruitment and retention, and ensure adequate staffing to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community-based settings.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 04/11/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4616&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102 | 01/19/2022 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4616.htm | 01/19/2022 |
| Bill | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4616.pdf | 01/19/2022 |
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