OPPOSE DNS SCORE CHANGE
Summary
States opposition to the proposed change of the Determination of Need Score minimum threshold from 29 to 37, which would result in thousands of people with disabilities and seniors being left without critical support for activities of daily living in their own homes. Urges the Governor and the Illinois Department of Human Services to withdraw any and all plans to amend the Medicaid State plan to change the Determination of Need score requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2015
Last action May 31, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015
How they voted
38–9
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 58
May 31, 2015
D
Democratic38
100% Yea
R
Republican20
45% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended 039-009-010
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski
upper
May 27, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 005-000-001
upper
May 26, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
May 25, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 25, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
upper
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Human Services; 006-000-002
upper
May 6, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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