House Sponsors: MCKEON-BLACK-OSTERMAN-KOSEL-SOTO, O'BRIEN, GRANBERG, YARBROUGH, YOUNGE, RIGHTER, BOLAND, MULLIGAN AND MATHIAS. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-RONEN Short description: MEDICAID-PERSONAL NEED-TOBACCO Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Finance Act and the Medicaid Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for a minimum monthly personal needs allowance of $50 for institutionalized persons who are eligible for Medicaid. Provides that the allowance is to be paid from amounts appropriated for that purpose from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Amends the State Finance Act and the Medicaid Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code with provisions substantially similar to those of the bill as introduced, except that: (1) the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act, so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $50 (instead of providing that the State shall pay the entire amount) and (2) provides that the additional amount paid by the State shall be paid from amount appropriated for that purpose from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund (instead of the entire allowance being paid from the Fund). Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status