100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0329

 

Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 106/20

    Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for the program.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 106/20)
7    Sec. 20. Eligibility.
8    (a) To be eligible for this Program, a person must be a
9person who has a child eligible under this Act and and who is
10eligible under a waiver of federal requirements pursuant to an
11application made pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Section 40
12of this Act or who is a child who:
13        (1) is a child who is not eligible for medical
14    assistance;
15        (2) is a child whose annual household income, as
16    determined by the Department, is above 133% of the federal
17    poverty level and at or below 200% of the federal poverty
18    level;
19        (3) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and
20        (4) is a child who is either a United States citizen or
21    included in one of the following categories of
22    non-citizens:
23            (A) unmarried dependent children of either a

 

 

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1        United States Veteran honorably discharged or a person
2        on active military duty;
3            (B) refugees under Section 207 of the Immigration
4        and Nationality Act;
5            (C) asylees under Section 208 of the Immigration
6        and Nationality Act;
7            (D) persons for whom deportation has been withheld
8        under Section 243(h) of the Immigration and
9        Nationality Act;
10            (E) persons granted conditional entry under
11        Section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality
12        Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
13            (F) persons lawfully admitted for permanent
14        residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
15        and
16            (G) parolees, for at least one year, under Section
17        212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
18    Those children who are in the categories set forth in
19subdivisions (4)(F) and (4)(G) of this subsection, who enter
20the United States on or after August 22, 1996, shall not be
21eligible for 5 years beginning on the date the child entered
22the United States.
23    (b) A child who is determined to be eligible for assistance
24may remain eligible for 12 months, provided the child maintains
25his or her residence in the State, has not yet attained 19
26years of age, and is not excluded pursuant to subsection (c). A

 

 

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1child who has been determined to be eligible for assistance
2must reapply or otherwise establish eligibility at least
3annually. An eligible child shall be required, as determined by
4the Department by rule, to report promptly those changes in
5income and other circumstances that affect eligibility. The
6eligibility of a child may be redetermined based on the
7information reported or may be terminated based on the failure
8to report or failure to report accurately. A child's
9responsible relative or caretaker may also be held liable to
10the Department for any payments made by the Department on such
11child's behalf that were inappropriate. An applicant shall be
12provided with notice of these obligations.
13    (c) A child shall not be eligible for coverage under this
14Program if:
15        (1) the premium required pursuant to Section 30 of this
16    Act has not been paid. If the required premiums are not
17    paid the liability of the Program shall be limited to
18    benefits incurred under the Program for the time period for
19    which premiums had been paid. Re-enrollment shall be
20    completed prior to the next covered medical visit and the
21    first month's required premium shall be paid in advance of
22    the next covered medical visit. The Department shall
23    promulgate rules regarding grace periods, notice
24    requirements, and hearing procedures pursuant to this
25    subsection;
26        (2) the child is an inmate of a public institution or a

 

 

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1    patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
2        (3) the child is a member of a family that is eligible
3    for health benefits covered under the State of Illinois
4    health benefits plan on the basis of a member's employment
5    with a public agency.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1272, eff. 1-1-11.)