IL HB2369

Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Certified Family Health Aide Program by January 1, 2027, allowing parents, guardians, or adult siblings (18+) to receive training and certification to provide private duty nursing services to medically fragile family members receiving Medicaid benefits

Training must follow federal home health aide guidelines (42 CFR 484.80) and include instruction in patient transfers, positioning, feeding, catheter care, medication administration, enteral care, and vital signs monitoring, plus an additional 10 hours of hands-on training from participating agencies

Certified family health aides may only provide care to the specific family member for whom they were trained and only in home nursing settings; participation is voluntary for both agencies and family caregivers

Sets a minimum reimbursement rate of $40.00 per hour for certified family health aide services; participating agencies must pay all training costs and cannot require reimbursement from family members

Mandates monthly meetings between the Department and agencies during implementation, quarterly committee meetings after implementation, and a report to the Governor and General Assembly within 3 years assessing program viability