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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6051 Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Adam Brown SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that if a deceased person has received or may have received Medicaid assistance or assistance for the aged, blind, or persons with disabilities under the Public Aid Code, or was the surviving spouse of a person who received that assistance, the representative of the decedent's estate, or if there is no representative of the estate, the beneficiary, the personal representative, or the person in possession of property of the decedent shall give the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services notice of the decedent's death not later than 90 days after the date of death. Provides that the notice shall include a copy of the decedent's death certificate and be addressed to the Director at the Chicago office of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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| | HB6051 | | LRB099 18933 HEP 43322 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Probate Act of 1975 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 27-10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (755 ILCS 5/27-10 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-10. Notice to Director of Healthcare and Family |
| 8 | | Services. If a deceased person has received or may have |
| 9 | | received assistance under Article III or Article V of the |
| 10 | | Public Aid Code, or was the surviving spouse of a person who |
| 11 | | received that assistance, the representative of the decedent's |
| 12 | | estate, or if there is no representative of the estate, the |
| 13 | | beneficiary, the personal representative, or the person in |
| 14 | | possession of property of the decedent shall give the Director |
| 15 | | of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services notice of |
| 16 | | the decedent's death not later than 90 days after the date of |
| 17 | | death. The notice shall include a copy of the decedent's death |
| 18 | | certificate. The notice shall be addressed to the Director at |
| 19 | | the Chicago office of the Department of Healthcare and Family |
| 20 | | Services.
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