Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
Adopted in Senate on Apr 30, 2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 917
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 917, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
| 3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
| 4 | following:
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| 5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
| 6 | adding Section 11-4.1 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (305 ILCS 5/11-4.1 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 11-4.1. Medical providers assisting with | ||||||
| 9 | applications for medical assistance. A provider enrolled to | ||||||
| 10 | provide medical assistance services may, upon the request of an | ||||||
| 11 | individual, accompany, represent, and assist the individual in | ||||||
| 12 | applying for medical assistance under Article V of this Code. | ||||||
| 13 | If an individual is unable to request such assistance due to | ||||||
| 14 | incapacity or mental incompetence and has no other | ||||||
| 15 | representative willing or able to assist in the application | ||||||
| 16 | process, a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or | ||||||
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| 1 | the MR/DD Community Care Act or certified under this Code is | ||||||
| 2 | authorized to assist the individual in applying for long-term | ||||||
| 3 | care services. Subject to the provisions of the Free Healthcare | ||||||
| 4 | Benefits Application Assistance Act, nothing in this Section | ||||||
| 5 | shall be construed as prohibiting any individual or entity from | ||||||
| 6 | assisting another individual in applying for medical | ||||||
| 7 | assistance under Article V of this Code.
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| 8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 9 | becoming law.".
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