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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0766
Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Constance A. Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0766 |
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LRB096 09065 DRJ 19206 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-3.5 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-3.5 new) |
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| Sec. 5-3.5. Inmate of penal institution; eligibility. |
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| (a) An inmate of a penal institution maintained by the |
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| State or a unit of local government may qualify for aid under |
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| this Article only after he or she has ceased to be an inmate of |
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| such an institution, but the inmate may apply for aid under |
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| this Article in advance of his or her discharge or release from |
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| the institution. Whenever the Department of Healthcare and |
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| Family Services receives an application for aid under this |
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| Article from an inmate who is scheduled for discharge or |
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| release from a penal institution, the Department shall process |
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| the application in an expeditious manner. For an inmate whose |
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| application is approved by the Department, the date of |
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| eligibility for aid under this Article shall be the date of the |
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| inmate's discharge or release from the institution. |
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| (b) A recipient of aid under this Article who becomes an |
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| inmate of a penal institution maintained by the State or a unit |
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| of local government may be permitted a period of up to 30 days |