Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
Filed: 4/12/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3773




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3773 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 11-4.1 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/11-4.1 new)
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    Sec. 11-4.1.  Medical providers assisting with 
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applications for medical assistance. A provider enrolled to 
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provide medical assistance services may, upon the request of an 
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individual, accompany, represent, and assist the individual in 
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applying for medical assistance under Article V of this Code. 
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If an individual is unable to request such assistance due to 
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incapacity or mental incompetence and has no other 
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representative willing or able to assist in the application 
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process,  a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or 
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the MR/DD Community Care Act or certified under this Code is 
 


 






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authorized to assist the individual in applying  for long-term 
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care services.  Subject to the provisions of   the Free Healthcare 
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Benefits Application Assistance Act, nothing in this Section 
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shall be construed as prohibiting any individual or entity from 
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assisting another individual in applying for medical 
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assistance under Article V of this Code.
 

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