94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4182


 
Introduced 11/03/05, by Rep. Jack D. Franks - Linda Chapa LaVia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














320 ILCS 55/35









    Amends the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
Program Act. In provisions concerning eligibility for the program, provides that to improve the efficacy of the program, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may establish a maximum household income of more than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level by rule. Effective immediately.
















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HB4182

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    AN ACT concerning health.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
Program 
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Act is amended  by changing Section 35 as follows:
 


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    (320 ILCS 55/35)



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    Sec. 35. Program eligibility. 

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    (a) Any person may apply to the Department or its program 
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administrator for
participation in the program in the form and 
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manner required by the Department.
The
Department or its 
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program administrator shall determine the eligibility of each

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applicant
for the program within 30 days after the date of 
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application. To participate in
the program
an eligible Illinois 
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resident whose application has been approved must
pay the fee 
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determined by the Director

upon enrollment and annually 
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thereafter and shall receive a program
identification card.
The 
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card may be presented to an authorized pharmacy to assist the 
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pharmacy in
verifying
eligibility under the program. If the 
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Department is the program administrator, the Department shall 
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deposit the enrollment fees
collected
into the Illinois


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Prescription Drug Discount
Program Fund.

If the program 
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administrator is a contracted vendor, the vendor may collect 
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the enrollment fees and must report all such collected 
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enrollment fees to the Department on a regular basis. The 
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enrollment fees
deposited into
the Illinois Prescription Drug 
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Discount Program Fund must be
separately accounted for by the 
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Department. If 2 or more persons are eligible
for any
benefit 
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under this Act and are members of the same household, each

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participating
household member shall apply and pay the fee 
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required for the
purpose
of obtaining an identification card. 
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To participate in the program,  an applicant must (i) be a 
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resident of Illinois and (ii) have household income equal to or 
 


 






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less than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level, except that to 
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increase the efficacy of the program, the Department may 
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establish a maximum household income of more than 300% of the 
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Federal Poverty Level by rule.


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    (b) Proceeds from annual enrollment fees shall be
used
 to 
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offset the administrative cost of this Act. The Department
may

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reduce the annual enrollment fee by rule if the revenue from 
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the enrollment
fees is in
excess of the costs to carry out the 
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program.

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    (c) (Blank).

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(Source: P.A. 93-18, eff. 7-1-03; 94-86, eff. 1-1-06; 94-91, 
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eff. 7-1-05; revised 8-9-05.)

 

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