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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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changing Section 11-6 as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/11-6)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6)



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    Sec. 11-6. Decisions on applications. Within 10 days after 
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a decision is
reached on an application, the applicant
shall be 
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notified in writing of the decision. If the applicant resides 
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in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or a 
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supportive living facility authorized under Section 5-5.01a, 
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the facility shall also receive written notice of the decision, 
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provided that the notification is related to a Department 
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payment for services received by the applicant in the facility. 
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Only facilities enrolled in and subject to a provider agreement 
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under the medical assistance program under Article V may 
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receive such notices of decisions.  The Department shall

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consider eligibility for, and the notice shall contain a 
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decision on, each
of the following assistance programs for 
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which the client may be
eligible based on the information 
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contained in the application:  Temporary
Assistance to Needy 
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Families, Medical Assistance, Aid to the Aged, Blind
and 
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Disabled, General Assistance (in the City of Chicago), and food 
 


 






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stamps.  No
decision shall be required for any
assistance 
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program for which the applicant has expressly declined in

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writing to apply.  If the applicant is determined to
be 
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eligible, the notice shall include a statement of the
amount of 
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financial aid to be provided and a statement of the reasons for

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any partial grant amounts. If the applicant is determined

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ineligible for any public assistance the notice shall include 
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the reason
why the applicant is ineligible.  If the application 
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for any public
assistance is denied, the notice shall include a 
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statement defining the
applicant's right to appeal the 
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decision.
The Illinois Department, by rule, shall determine the 
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date on which
assistance shall begin for applicants determined 
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eligible.  That date may be
no later than 30 days after the date 
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of the application.

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    Under no circumstances may any application be denied solely 
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to meet an
application-processing deadline.

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(Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2010.