HB4149ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

Filed: 5/22/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4149

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4149 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.35a as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.35a new)

Sec. 12-4.35a. Family planning services; people of all immigration statuses. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act and other people of all immigration statuses the same medical coverage for family planning and family planning-related services and supplies as provided under Article V of this Code to eligible persons who are United States citizens. To be eligible for family planning and related services under this Section, lawful permanent residents or other people of all immigration statuses must meet all other eligibility qualifications under the HFS Family Planning Program established in accordance with Illinois' Family Planning State Plan Amendment as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Department shall not require lawful permanent residents or other people of all immigration statuses who are otherwise eligible for family planning and related services under this Section to complete a mandatory waiting period as a condition of receiving medical coverage under this Section.".