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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5965
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 5965 on page 1,
3 line 5, by replacing "Section 97" with "Sections 20 and 97";
4 and
5 on page 1, before line 6, by inserting the following:
6 "(215 ILCS 106/20)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2002)
8 Sec. 20. Eligibility.
9 (a) To be eligible for this Program, a person must be a
10 person who has a child eligible under this Act and who is
11 eligible under a waiver of federal requirements pursuant to
12 an application made pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Section
13 40 of this Act or who is a child who:
14 (1) is a child who is not eligible for medical
15 assistance;
16 (2) is a child whose annual household income, as
17 determined by the Department, is above 133% of the
18 federal poverty level and at or below 185% of the federal
19 poverty level;
20 (2.5) is a child whose household assets, as
21 determined by the Department, do not exceed $10,000;
22 (3) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and
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1 (4) is a child who is either a United States
2 citizen or included in one of the following categories of
3 non-citizens:
4 (A) unmarried dependent children of either a
5 United States Veteran honorably discharged or a
6 person on active military duty;
7 (B) refugees under Section 207 of the
8 Immigration and Nationality Act;
9 (C) asylees under Section 208 of the
10 Immigration and Nationality Act;
11 (D) persons for whom deportation has been
12 withheld under Section 243(h) of the Immigration
13 and Nationality Act;
14 (E) persons granted conditional entry under
15 Section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality
16 Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
17 (F) persons lawfully admitted for permanent
18 residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
19 and
20 (G) parolees, for at least one year, under
21 Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality
22 Act.
23 Those children who are in the categories set forth in
24 subdivisions (4)(F) and (4)(G) of this subsection, who enter
25 the United States on or after August 22, 1996, shall not be
26 eligible for 5 years beginning on the date the child entered
27 the United States.
28 (b) A child who is determined to be eligible for
29 assistance shall remain eligible for 12 months, provided the
30 child maintains his or her residence in the State, has not
31 yet attained 19 years of age, and is not excluded pursuant to
32 subsection (c). Eligibility shall be re-determined by the
33 Department at least annually.
34 (c) A child shall not be eligible for coverage under
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1 this Program if:
2 (1) the premium required pursuant to Section 30 of
3 this Act has not been paid. If the required premiums are
4 not paid the liability of the Program shall be limited to
5 benefits incurred under the Program for the time period
6 for which premiums had been paid. If the required
7 monthly premium is not paid, the child shall be
8 ineligible for re-enrollment for a minimum period of 3
9 months. Re-enrollment shall be completed prior to the
10 next covered medical visit and the first month's required
11 premium shall be paid in advance of the next covered
12 medical visit. The Department shall promulgate rules
13 regarding grace periods, notice requirements, and hearing
14 procedures pursuant to this subsection;
15 (2) the child is an inmate of a public institution
16 or a patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
17 (3) the child is a member of a family that is
18 eligible for health benefits covered under the State of
19 Illinois health benefits plan on the basis of a member's
20 employment with a public agency.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)".