Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Filed: 3/9/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5243




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5243 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
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    "Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 26 as follows:
 
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    (215 ILCS 106/26 new)
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    Sec. 26. Moratorium on eligibility. Beginning on the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly, there shall be a 2-year moratorium on the expansion 
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of eligibility under the Program through increasing financial 
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eligibility standards beyond those in place February 1, 2010. 
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Eligibility may be expanded only if authorized by a 3/5 vote in 
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both the House and Senate. This moratorium shall not apply to 
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expansions required by federal law.
 
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    Section 10. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance  Act is 
 


 






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amended  by adding Section 36 as follows:
 
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    (215 ILCS 170/36 new)
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    Sec. 36. Moratorium on eligibility. Beginning on the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly, there shall be a 2-year moratorium on the expansion 
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of eligibility under the Program through increasing financial 
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eligibility standards beyond those in place February 1, 2010. 
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Eligibility may be expanded only if authorized by a 3/5 vote in 
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both the House and Senate. This moratorium shall not apply to 
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expansions required by federal law.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-1.3 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/5-1.3 new)
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    Sec. 5-1.3. Moratorium on eligibility and program 
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expansions. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory 
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Act of the 96th General Assembly, there shall be a 2-year 
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moratorium on the expansion of eligibility through increasing 
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financial eligibility standards or the creation of new programs 
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which would add new categories of eligible individuals under 
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the medical assistance program under this Article in addition 
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to those categories covered on February 1, 2010. Eligibility 
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may be expanded only if authorized by a 3/5 vote in both the 
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House and Senate. This moratorium shall not apply to expansions 
 


 






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required by federal law.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".