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92_HB6001

 
                                              LRB9215933DJgcA

 1        AN ACT in relation to public aid.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Public Aid Code is amended by
 5    adding Section 5-23 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/5-23 new)
 7        Sec. 5-23.  Transplant procedures; non-citizen  children;
 8    study.
 9        (a)  The Department of Public Aid shall gather and report
10    the following data:
11             (1)  The  number  of illegal alien children who have
12        had solid or tissue organ transplantation paid for by the
13        Department under this Article since January 1, 1998.
14             (2)  The number of children (not  cases  or  medical
15        cards) in this State who are classified as illegal aliens
16        and  who have received emergency care or care provided in
17        a life-threatening situation since January 1, 1999  using
18        a monthly medical card issued by the Department.
19             (3)  The  number  of illegal alien children who have
20        sought and been denied organ transplantation (because  of
21        their undocumented alien status) since January 1, 1999.
22        (b)  The Department shall report the data to the Governor
23    and the General Assembly by January 1, 2003.

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

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