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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

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

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-2.4 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/5-2.4  new)
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    Sec. 5-2.4. Pilot project; certain persons with 
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disabilities.
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    (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
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operate a pilot project to determine the effect of raising the 
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income and non-exempt asset eligibility thresholds for certain 
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persons with disabilities on those persons' ability to maintain 
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their homes in the community and avoid institutionalization. 
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Enrollment under the pilot project shall be limited to 50 
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persons per year. Persons who become eligible under this 
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project shall remain eligible for medical assistance unless 
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they no longer meet the standards under which they were 
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determined eligible under the project. Eligibility for medical 
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assistance under this Section shall cease once a person obtains 
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other health coverage considered adequate to meet his or her 
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health care needs.
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    (b) Persons who meet all of the following criteria may be 
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enrolled under the pilot project:
 


 






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        (1) they initially enrolled for medical assistance 
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    under paragraph 2(a)(ii) of Section 5-2;
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        (2) subsequent to initial enrollment, they are 
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    otherwise qualified under paragraph 2(a)(i) of Section 
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    5-2, except that their income, as determined by the 
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    Department, exceeds 100% of the poverty guidelines updated 
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    periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department 
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    of Health and Human Services under authority of 42 U.S.C. 
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    9902(2) ("the federal poverty income guidelines");
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        (3) they were at least 60 years of age but less than 65 
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    years of age upon initial enrollment for medical 
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    assistance;
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        (4) they have income no greater than 200% of the 
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    federal poverty income guidelines; and
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        (5) they have non-exempt assets no greater than 
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    $10,000.
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    (c) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely 
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implementation of this Section, the Department of Healthcare 
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and Family Services may adopt rules necessary to implement this 
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Section through the use of emergency rulemaking in accordance 
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with Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 
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The General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to 
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implement this Section is deemed an emergency and necessary for 
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the public interest, safety, and welfare.
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    (d) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2012.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 


 






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becoming law.