96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0766

 

Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Constance A. Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-3.5 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that an inmate of a penal institution maintained by the State or a unit of local government may qualify for medical assistance only after he or she has ceased to be an inmate of such an institution, but the inmate may apply for medical assistance in advance of his or her discharge or release from the institution. Provides that a recipient of medical assistance who becomes an inmate of a penal institution may be permitted a period of up to 30 days in the institution without suspension or termination of eligibility for medical assistance. Provides that within a reasonable time after the discharge or release of a person who was an inmate of a penal institution, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall redetermine the person's eligibility for medical assistance. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 5-3.5 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-3.5 new)
7     Sec. 5-3.5. Inmate of penal institution; eligibility.
8     (a) An inmate of a penal institution maintained by the
9 State or a unit of local government may qualify for aid under
10 this Article only after he or she has ceased to be an inmate of
11 such an institution, but the inmate may apply for aid under
12 this Article in advance of his or her discharge or release from
13 the institution. Whenever the Department of Healthcare and
14 Family Services receives an application for aid under this
15 Article from an inmate who is scheduled for discharge or
16 release from a penal institution, the Department shall process
17 the application in an expeditious manner. For an inmate whose
18 application is approved by the Department, the date of
19 eligibility for aid under this Article shall be the date of the
20 inmate's discharge or release from the institution.
21     (b) A recipient of aid under this Article who becomes an
22 inmate of a penal institution maintained by the State or a unit
23 of local government may be permitted a period of up to 30 days

 

 

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1 in the institution without suspension or termination of his or
2 her eligibility for aid under this Article. If the inmate's
3 incarceration extends beyond 30 days, his or her eligibility
4 for aid under this Article shall be suspended. The inmate's
5 eligibility shall be restored as of the date of his or her
6 discharge or release from the institution.
7     (c) Within a reasonable time after the discharge or release
8 of a person who was an inmate of a penal institution, the
9 Department shall redetermine the person's eligibility for aid
10 under this Article.
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.