·State program
1915(i) State plan Home and Community-Based Services
Illinois 1915(i) State Plan HCBS benefit reimbursing legally responsible family caregivers as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Nurse Aide to provide personal care or home health aide services to a medically fragile relative under 21 who receives in-home shift nursing coordinated by UIC/DSCC.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in Illinois?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — parent — count for this program?
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What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (null–21)?
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Income and asset limits
“have income that does not exceed 150% of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL)”
hfs.illinois.gov →Age of the person receiving care
“a medically fragile relative who is under the age of 21”
hfs.illinois.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“Eligibility is based on the need for in-home shift nursing, which includes 1915(i) HCBS state plan CNA services by the legally responsible family caregivers”
hfs.illinois.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“reimburse legally responsible family caregivers as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)”
hfs.illinois.gov →
How to apply
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Referral-based: referrals may come from hospitals, physicians, schools, nursing agencies, or the OA (UIC/DSCC) website; an OA assessor performs a person-centered comprehensive assessment sent to the state Medicaid agency for review and final eligibility determination