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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 885
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 885 on page 1 by
3 replacing line 5 with the following:
4 "is amended by changing Sections 20, 22, 25, and 40 as
5 follows:
6 (215 ILCS 106/20)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2002)
8 Sec. 20. Eligibility.
9 (a) To be eligible for this Program, a person must be a
10 person who has a child eligible under this Act and who is
11 eligible under a waiver of federal requirements pursuant to
12 an application made pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Section
13 40 of this Act or who is a child who meets the following
14 criteria:
15 (1) Is a child who is not eligible for medical
16 assistance.;
17 (2) Is a child whose annual household income, as
18 determined by the Department, is above 133% of the
19 federal poverty level and at or below 185% of the federal
20 poverty level. In making a determination of income
21 eligibility under this paragraph (2), the Department
22 shall accept an applicant's attestation that a child
23 satisfies the household income requirement of this
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1 paragraph. The attestation is subject to verification by
2 the Department after the child's enrollment in the
3 program if the child meets all other applicable
4 eligibility requirements. In verifying income
5 eligibility under this paragraph, the Department may,
6 within an appropriate period of time, use any reasonable
7 means to verify a child's household income. The
8 Department may not determine that a child's household
9 income is unverifiable for the sole reason that the
10 applicant is unable to provide pay stubs or other
11 statements of income from an employer or other person.;
12 (3) Is a resident of the State of Illinois.; and
13 (4) Is a child who is either a United States
14 citizen or included in one of the following categories of
15 non-citizens:
16 (A) unmarried dependent children of either a
17 United States Veteran honorably discharged or a
18 person on active military duty;
19 (B) refugees under Section 207 of the
20 Immigration and Nationality Act;
21 (C) asylees under Section 208 of the
22 Immigration and Nationality Act;
23 (D) persons for whom deportation has been
24 withheld under Section 243(h) of the Immigration
25 and Nationality Act;
26 (E) persons granted conditional entry under
27 Section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality
28 Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
29 (F) persons lawfully admitted for permanent
30 residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
31 and
32 (G) parolees, for at least one year, under
33 Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality
34 Act.
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1 Those children who are in the categories set forth in
2 subdivisions (4)(F) and (4)(G) of this subsection, who enter
3 the United States on or after August 22, 1996, shall not be
4 eligible for 5 years beginning on the date the child entered
5 the United States.
6 (b) A child who is determined to be eligible for
7 assistance shall remain eligible for 12 months, provided the
8 child maintains his or her residence in the State, has not
9 yet attained 19 years of age, and is not excluded pursuant to
10 subsection (c). Eligibility shall be re-determined by the
11 Department at least annually.
12 (c) A child shall not be eligible for coverage under
13 this Program if:
14 (1) the premium required pursuant to Section 30 of
15 this Act has not been paid. If the required premiums are
16 not paid the liability of the Program shall be limited to
17 benefits incurred under the Program for the time period
18 for which premiums had been paid. If the required
19 monthly premium is not paid, the child shall be
20 ineligible for re-enrollment for a minimum period of 3
21 months. Re-enrollment shall be completed prior to the
22 next covered medical visit and the first month's required
23 premium shall be paid in advance of the next covered
24 medical visit. The Department shall promulgate rules
25 regarding grace periods, notice requirements, and hearing
26 procedures pursuant to this subsection;
27 (2) the child is an inmate of a public institution
28 or a patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
29 (3) the child is a member of a family that is
30 eligible for health benefits covered under the State of
31 Illinois health benefits plan on the basis of a member's
32 employment with a public agency.
33 (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)
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1 (215 ILCS 106/22)
2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2002)
3 Sec. 22. Enrollment in program.
4 (a) The Department shall develop procedures to allow
5 community providers, and schools, youth service agencies,
6 employers, labor unions, local chambers of commerce, and
7 religious organizations to assist in enrolling children in
8 the Program.
9 (b) The Department shall encourage and facilitate the
10 enrollment of children in the program under this Act with
11 their enrollment in the National School Lunch Program, the
12 School Breakfast Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition
13 Program for Women, Infants and Children, Head Start, and
14 similar programs having an income-eligibility requirement so
15 that, to the extent possible, a family does not have to
16 submit information needed to determine eligibility for these
17 programs more than once.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-470, eff. 8-10-99; 91-471, eff. 8-10-99;
19 revised 6-23-00.)"; and
20 on page 4 by inserting immediately below line 3 the
21 following:
22 "(215 ILCS 106/97 rep.)
23 Section 6. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
24 amended by repealing Section 97.
25 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
26 adding Sections 5-1.3 and 5-1.4 as follows:
27 (305 ILCS 5/5-1.3 new)
28 Sec. 5-1.3. Enrollment in other programs. The Department
29 shall encourage and facilitate the enrollment of children in
30 the medical assistance program under this Article with their
31 enrollment in the National School Lunch Program, the School
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1 Breakfast Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
2 for Women, Infants and Children, Head Start, and similar
3 programs having an income-eligibility requirement so that, to
4 the extent possible, a family does not have to submit
5 information needed to determine eligibility for these
6 programs more than once.
7 (305 ILCS 5/5-1.4 new)
8 Sec. 5-1.4. Child's income eligibility. In making a
9 determination of a child's income eligibility for medical
10 assistance under this Article, the Department shall accept an
11 applicant's attestation that a child satisfies the household
12 income requirement of this Article. The attestation is
13 subject to verification by the Department after the child's
14 enrollment in the medical assistance program if the child
15 meets all other applicable eligibility requirements. In
16 verifying income eligibility under this Section, the
17 Department may, within an appropriate period of time, use any
18 reasonable means to verify a child's household income. The
19 Department may not determine that a child's household income
20 is unverifiable for the sole reason that the applicant is
21 unable to provide pay stubs or other statements of income
22 from an employer or other person.".