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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The All Kids program under the Covering ALL KIDS 
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Health Insurance Act as created by P.A. 94-693 requires no 
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documentation of immigration status for the purpose of being 
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eligible for benefits under the program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
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has demonstrated that as of December of 2006, 23,000 of the 
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39,000 newly eligible enrollees in the All Kids program (60%) 
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failed to provide documentation of immigration status at the 
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time of enrollment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois receives no federal medical 
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assistance percentage (FMAP) for any person made eligible for 
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Medicaid benefits that do not provide documentation of 
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immigration status; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has already spent tens of 
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millions of dollars on the population of children that did not 
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provide the Department with documentation of immigration 
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status; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The issue of immigration status was central to the 
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debate that occurred on the floor of the Illinois Senate 
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concerning the enabling legislation for the All Kids program, 
 


 






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House Bill 806; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Significant time has passed since the enactment 
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and initial execution of the All Kids program; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of 
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Healthcare and Family Services provide a monthly report to the 
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Illinois General Assembly of those enrolling or re-enrolling in 
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the All Kids program in the previous month and specify which of 
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those new and re-enrolled children were made eligible by the 
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provisions contained in P.A. 94-693; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services further specify which of these enrolled or re-enrolled 
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children did not provide documentation of immigration status at 
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the time of initial enrollment or subsequent  re-enrollment in 
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the All Kids program; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That this report be made available to the public 
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on the website of the Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Director of Healthcare and Family Services.