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91_HB3583
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1 AN ACT to amend the Children's Health Insurance Program
2 Act by changing Section 35.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act
6 is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
7 (215 ILCS 106/35)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2001)
9 Sec. 35. Funding for the Program.
10 (a) This Program is not an entitlement and shall not be
11 construed to create an entitlement. Eligibility for the
12 Program is subject to appropriation of funds by the State and
13 federal governments. Subdivision (a)(2) of Section 25 shall
14 operate and be funded only if subdivision (a)(1) of Section
15 25 is operational and funded. The estimated net State share
16 of appropriated funds for subdivision (a)(2) of Section 25
17 shall be equal to the estimated net State share of
18 appropriated funds for subdivision (a)(1) of Section 25.
19 (b) Any requirement imposed under this Act and any
20 implementation of this Act by the Department shall cease in
21 the event (1) continued receipt of federal funds for
22 implementation of this Act requires an amendment to this Act,
23 or (2) federal funds for implementation of the Act are not
24 otherwise available.
25 (c) Payments under this Act shall be appropriated from
26 the General Revenue Fund and other funds that are authorized
27 to be used to reimburse or make medical payments for health
28 care benefits under this Act or Title XXI of the Social
29 Security Act.
30 (d) Benefits under this Act shall be available only as
31 long as the intergovernmental agreements made pursuant to
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1 Section 12-4.7 and Article XV of the Illinois Public Aid Code
2 and entered into between the Department and the Cook County
3 Board of Commissioners continue to exist.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98; 91-24, eff. 7-1-99.)