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Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr.
Filed: 3/25/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 316
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 316, AS AMENDED, by |
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| replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
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| following:
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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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