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Public Act 91-0266

SB319 Enrolled                                 LRB9104281SMdv

    AN ACT regarding health insurance for children.

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

    Section  5.  The State Finance Act is amended by changing
Section 6z-24 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/6z-24) (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-24)
    Sec. 6z-24.  There is created in the State  Treasury  the
Special   Education   Medicaid  Matching  Fund.   All  monies
received    from    the    federal    government    due    to
educationally-related services authorized under Section  1903
of   the   Social  Security  Act,  as  amended  and  for  the
administrative costs related thereto shall  be  deposited  in
the  Special  Education Medicaid Matching Fund. The monies in
the Special Education Medicaid Matching Fund  shall  be  held
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly to the State
Board  of  Education for distribution to school districts for
medicaid eligible special  education  children  claims  under
Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-641.)

    Section  10.   The State Prompt Payment Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 540/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.401)
    Sec. 1.  This Act applies to any State official or agency
authorized to provide for payment from State funds, by virtue
of any appropriation of the General Assembly,  for  goods  or
services furnished to the State.
    Except  as  provided in Section 2.1, for purposes of this
Act, "goods or services furnished to the State"  include  but
are  not  limited to covered health care provided to eligible
members and their covered dependents in accordance  with  the
State  Employees  Group  Insurance  Act  of  1971,  including
coverage   through   a   physician-owned  health  maintenance
organization under Section 6.1 of that Act;  however,  "goods
or  services  furnished  to the State" do not include medical
assistance provided to public aid recipients  and  reimbursed
from  State  funds  under  Articles  V,  VI,  and  XII of the
Illinois Public Aid Code.
    For the purposes of this Act, "appropriate State official
or agency" is defined as the Director or Chief  Executive  or
his  designee  of that State agency or department or facility
of such agency or department. With respect to covered  health
care  provided  to  eligible  members and their dependents in
accordance with the State Employees Group  Insurance  Act  of
1971, "appropriate State official or agency" also includes an
administrator of a program of health benefits under that Act.
    As used in this Act, "eligible member" means a member who
is  eligible  for  health  benefits under the State Employees
Group Insurance Act of 1971,  and  "member"  and  "dependent"
have the meanings ascribed to those terms in that Act.
(Source: P.A.   88-45;  88-554,  eff.  7-26-94;  89-21,  eff.
7-1-95.)

    Section 15.  The Children's Health Insurance Program  Act
is amended by changing Sections 30, 55, and 60 as follows:

    (215 ILCS 106/30)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2001)
    Sec. 30.  Cost sharing.
    (a)  Children  enrolled  in  a  health  benefits  program
pursuant to subdivision (a)(2) of Section 25 shall be subject
to the following cost sharing requirements:
         (1)  There  shall  be  no  co-payment  required  for
    well-baby  or  well-child care, including age-appropriate
    immunizations as required under federal law.
         (2)  Health  insurance  premiums  for  children   in
    families  whose  household  income is at or above 150% of
    the federal  poverty  level  shall  be  payable  monthly,
    subject  to rules promulgated by the Department for grace
    periods and advance payments, and shall be as follows:
              (A)  $15 per month for one child.
              (B)  $25 per month for 2 children.
              (C)  $30 per month for 3 or more children.
         (3)  Co-payments  for  children  in  families  whose
    income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty  level,
    at  a  minimum  and to the extent permitted under federal
    law, shall be $2 for all medical visits and prescriptions
    provided under this Act.
         (4)  Co-payments  for  children  in  families  whose
    income is at or above 150% of the federal poverty  level,
    at  a  minimum  and to the extent permitted under federal
    law shall be as follows:
              (A)  $5 for medical visits.
              (B)  $3 for generic prescriptions  and  $5  for
         brand name prescriptions.
              (C)  $25   for   emergency   room   use  for  a
         non-emergency situation as defined by the Department
         by rule.
         (5)  The maximum amount  of  out-of-pocket  expenses
    for co-payments shall be $100 per family per year.
    (b)  Individuals enrolled in a privately sponsored health
insurance  plan  pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Section 25
shall be subject to the cost sharing provisions as stated  in
the privately sponsored health insurance plan.
(Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)

    (215 ILCS 106/55)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2001)
    Sec.  55.   Contracts  with non-governmental bodies.  All
contracts with non-governmental bodies that are determined by
the Department to be necessary for the implementation of this
Act Section are deemed to be purchase of care as  defined  in
the Illinois Procurement Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)

    (215 ILCS 106/60)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2001)
    Sec.  60.  Emergency rulemaking.  Prior to June 30, 1999,
the Department may adopt rules  necessary  to  establish  and
implement  this  Act  Section  through  the  use of emergency
rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45  of  the  Illinois
Administrative  Procedure Act.  For purposes of that Act, the
General  Assembly  finds  that  the  adoption  of  rules   to
implement  this  Act  Section  is  deemed  an  emergency  and
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)

    Section  20.   The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 12-10.4 as follows:

    (305 ILCS 5/12-10.4)
    Sec. 12-10.4. Juvenile Rehabilitation  Services  Medicaid
Matching  Fund.    There is created in the State Treasury the
Juvenile  Rehabilitation  Services  Medicaid  Matching  Fund.
Deposits to this Fund shall consist of  all  moneys  received
from  the  federal  government for behavioral health services
secured by counties under the Medicaid Rehabilitation  Option
pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act or under the
Children's   Health   Insurance   Program   pursuant  to  the
Children's Health Insurance Program Act and Title XXI of  the
Social  Security  Act  for minors who are committed to mental
health facilities by the Illinois court system.
    Disbursements from the Fund shall  be  made,  subject  to
appropriation,  by  the Illinois Department of Public Aid for
grants to  those  counties  which  secure  behavioral  health
services  ordered by the courts and which have an interagency
agreement with  the  Department  and  submit  detailed  bills
according to standards determined by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 90-587, eff. 7-1-98.)

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

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