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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 12-4.49 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.49. Medical Card; State identification card. The 
8Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in cooperation 
9with the Secretary of State and the Department of Human 
10Services, shall undertake a study to determine the feasibility 
11of permitting recipients of medical assistance provided under 
12Article V of this Code to obtain authorized benefits by 
13presenting a valid State identification card issued by the 
14Secretary of State in place of a separate Medical Card. The 
15study shall include an analysis of any costs or cost savings 
16associated with:
17        (1) discontinuing the distribution and use of a 
18    separate Medical Card for recipients of medical assistance 
19    provided under Article V of this Code; 
20        (2) permitting recipients of medical assistance 
21    provided under Article V of this Code to qualify for a 
22    waiver of any fee prescribed under the Illinois 
23    Identification Card Act and collected by the Secretary of 
 
 
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1    State for the issuance of a State identification card; and 
2        (3) establishing a verification process that would 
3    enable healthcare providers participating in the medical 
4    assistance program under Article V of this Code to use a 
5    person's Social Security number as it appears on a valid 
6    State identification card issued by the Secretary of State 
7    to verify that person's eligibility for medical 
8    assistance. 
9    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in 
10cooperation with the Secretary of State and the Department of 
11Human Services, shall present its findings to the General 
12Assembly within 6 months after the effective date of this 
13amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.