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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1835 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the program for medically fragile and technology dependent children.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1835 | | LRB099 06777 JLK 26851 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 5-2b as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-2b) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-2b. Medically fragile and technology dependent |
| 8 | | children eligibility and program. Notwithstanding any other |
| 9 | | provision of law, on and and after September 1, 2012, subject |
| 10 | | to federal approval, medical assistance under this Article |
| 11 | | shall be available to children who qualify as persons with a |
| 12 | | disability, as defined under the federal Supplemental Security |
| 13 | | Income program and who are medically fragile and technology |
| 14 | | dependent. The program shall allow eligible children to receive |
| 15 | | the medical assistance provided under this Article in the |
| 16 | | community and must maximize, to the fullest extent permissible |
| 17 | | under federal law, federal reimbursement and family |
| 18 | | cost-sharing, including co-pays, premiums, or any other family |
| 19 | | contributions, except that the Department shall be permitted to |
| 20 | | incentivize the utilization of selected services through the |
| 21 | | use of cost-sharing adjustments. The Department shall |
| 22 | | establish the policies, procedures, standards, services, and |
| 23 | | criteria for this program by rule.
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