IL SB3554

Expands Medicaid Brain Injury waiver to cover adults over age 21, effective January 1, 2027, addressing a gap that currently forces individuals to transfer to nursing homes or out-of-state facilities when they age out at 21

Establishes Medicaid reimbursement for 11 categories of brain injury services including case management, nursing services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, behavioral intervention, counseling, life skills training, and residential/day habilitation

Requires the Department of Human Services to reimburse approved programs at existing Home and Community-Based Services Waiver rates

Notes that over 141,000 new brain injuries occur annually among Illinois residents and 22 other states already offer community-based residential care funding for adults with brain injuries

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding Section 5-70 to authorize these services through programs already approved under the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver