HB4583 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4583

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/12-4.53 new

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to contract with a third-party vendor to verify eligibility for benefits provided under this Code by utilizing an online website, to be developed and implemented by the contracted vendor, that would enable an individual to apply online for benefits. Effective January 1, 2021.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.53 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.53 new)

Sec. 12-4.53. Online eligibility determinations. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall contract with a third-party vendor to verify eligibility for benefits provided under this Code by utilizing an online website, to be developed and implemented by the contracted vendor, that would enable an individual to apply online for benefits.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2021.