Public Act 097-0173
 
HB1662 EnrolledLRB097 08688 KTG 48817 b


  
    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 
adding Section 5-2a as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/5-2a new)
    Sec. 5-2a. Medicaid State Plan; eligibility determination 
status. The Department shall conduct an analysis and deliver a 
report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2012 to evaluate 
the feasibility of changing Illinois' Medicaid State Plan from 
209(b) status to the federal 1634 eligibility  determination 
status for applicable individuals as provided in the Social 
Security Act. The report shall include a review of the current 
standard used by the Department, anticipated fiscal 
implications of converting to 1634 status, anticipated changes 
in caseloads resulting from a change to 1634 status, and any 
additional information deemed relevant by the Department to 
evaluate the feasibility of converting to 1634 status.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.