Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-3.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that an inmate of a penal institution maintained by the State or a unit of local government may qualify for medical assistance only after he or she has ceased to be an inmate of such an institution, but the inmate may apply for medical assistance in advance of his or her discharge or release from the institution. Provides that a recipient of medical assistance who becomes an inmate of a penal institution may be permitted a period of up to 30 days in the institution without suspension or termination of eligibility for medical assistance. Provides that within a reasonable time after the discharge or release of a person who was an inmate of a penal institution, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall redetermine the person's eligibility for medical assistance. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-3.5 new

	Adds reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/1-8.5 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that to the extent permitted by federal law and notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not cancel a person's eligibility for medical assistance solely because that person has become an inmate of a public institution, including, but not limited to, a county jail, juvenile detention center, or State correctional facility. Provides that the person may remain enrolled for medical assistance as long as all other eligibility criteria are met. Provides that except as provided under the County Jail Act, the Department shall not be responsible to provide medical assistance for any medical care, services, or supplies provided to a person while he or she is an inmate of a public institution. Provides that counties, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall cooperate with the Department in administering these provisions; provides that the Department of Human Services shall cooperate with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in making determinations of eligibility under these provisions. Provides that these provisions apply on and after July 1, 2010.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
2/9/2009	House	First Reading
2/9/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2009	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/25/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
2/25/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
2/25/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
2/25/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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