SB1045 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1045

Introduced 2/25/2021, by Sen. Don Harmon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the treatment of trusts as they affect eligibility for medical assistance.

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 changing Section 5-2.1a as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a)

Sec. 5-2.1a. Treatment of trust amounts. To the the extent required by federal law, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide by rule for the consideration of trusts and similar legal instruments or devices established by a person in the Illinois Department's determination of the person's eligibility for and the amount of assistance provided under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)