SB3480 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3480

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Dale A. Righter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/5-31 new

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Health and Human Services of the federal Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements under the Affordable Care Act in order to allow the Department to immediately implement the changes made by Public Act 96-1501 concerning eligibility standards, methodology, and procedures as applied to the medical assistance programs or other health benefit programs administered by the Department, including the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that no later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department shall submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all State Plan amendments necessary to implement all provisions enacted by Public Act 96-1501. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-31 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-31 new)

Sec. 5-31. Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements; waiver. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (Department) shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Health and Human Services of the federal Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements under the Affordable Care Act in order to allow the Department to immediately implement the changes made by Public Act 96-1501 concerning eligibility standards, methodology, and procedures as applied to the medical assistance programs or other health benefit programs administered by the Department, including the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department shall submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all State Plan amendments necessary to implement all provisions enacted by Public Act 96-1501.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.