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| project shall remain eligible for medical assistance unless |
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| they no longer meet the standards under which they were |
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| determined eligible under the project. Eligibility for medical |
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| assistance under this Section shall cease once a person obtains |
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| other health coverage considered adequate to meet his or her |
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| health care needs. |
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| (b) Persons who meet all of the following criteria may be |
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| enrolled under the pilot project: |
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| (1) they initially enrolled for medical assistance |
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| under paragraph 2(a)(ii) of Section 5-2; |
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| (2) subsequent to initial enrollment, they are |
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| otherwise qualified under paragraph 2(a)(i) of Section |
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| 5-2, except that their income, as determined by the |
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| Department, exceeds 100% of the poverty guidelines updated |
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| periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department |
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| of Health and Human Services under authority of 42 U.S.C. |
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| 9902(2) ("the federal poverty income guidelines"); |
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| (3) they were at least 60 years of age but less than 65 |
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| years of age upon initial enrollment for medical |
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| assistance; |
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| (4) they have income no greater than 200% of the |
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| federal poverty income guidelines; and |
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| (5) they have non-exempt assets no greater than |
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| $10,000. |
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| (c) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely |
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| implementation of this Section, the Department of Healthcare |
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| and Family Services may adopt rules necessary to implement this |
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| Section through the use of emergency rulemaking in accordance |
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| with Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. |
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| The General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to |
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| implement this Section is deemed an emergency and necessary for |
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| the public interest, safety, and welfare. |
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| (d) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2012.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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