Full Text of SB2303 95th General Assembly
SB2303eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SB2303 Engrossed |
|
LRB095 15395 DRJ 44773 b |
|
| 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 5-1.3 as follows: | 6 |
| (305 ILCS 5/5-1.3 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 5-1.3. Recipient's incarceration or detention; | 8 |
| continued eligibility. | 9 |
| (a) To the extent permitted by federal law and | 10 |
| notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | 11 |
| Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not cancel a | 12 |
| person's eligibility for medical assistance solely because | 13 |
| that person has become an inmate of a public institution, | 14 |
| including, but not limited to, a county jail, juvenile | 15 |
| detention center, or State correctional facility. The person | 16 |
| may remain enrolled for medical assistance as long as all other | 17 |
| eligibility criteria are met. Counties, the Department of | 18 |
| Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall | 19 |
| cooperate to share information sufficient to inform the | 20 |
| Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in a manner | 21 |
| established by the Department, that an enrolled person has been | 22 |
| detained or incarcerated. | 23 |
| (b) The Department shall not be responsible to provide |
|
|
|
SB2303 Engrossed |
- 2 - |
LRB095 15395 DRJ 44773 b |
|
| 1 |
| medical assistance under this Article for any medical care, | 2 |
| services, or supplies provided to the individual during that | 3 |
| period. The responsibility for providing medical care shall | 4 |
| remain, as otherwise provided by law, with the Department of | 5 |
| Corrections, the county, or the other arresting authority. The | 6 |
| Department may seek federal financial participation, to the | 7 |
| extent that it is available and with the cooperation of the | 8 |
| Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, | 9 |
| or the relevant county, for the costs of those services. | 10 |
| (c) The Department shall resume responsibility for | 11 |
| providing medical assistance upon release of the person to the | 12 |
| community as long as all of the following apply: | 13 |
| (1) The person is enrolled for medical assistance at | 14 |
| the time of release. | 15 |
| (2) Neither a county, the Department of Juvenile | 16 |
| Justice, nor the Department of Corrections continues to | 17 |
| bear responsibility for the person's medical care. | 18 |
| (3) The county, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or | 19 |
| the Department of Corrections provides timely notice of the | 20 |
| date of release in a manner established by the Department | 21 |
| of Healthcare and Family Services.
|
|