House Sponsors: COULSON-O'BRIEN-MCGUIRE-TENHOUSE-LANG, CURRIE, HANNIG, GRANBERG, FEIGENHOLTZ, BELLOCK, LYONS,EILEEN, MOFFITT, KRAUSE, MULLIGAN, SMITH,MICHAEL, FORBY, LYONS,JOSEPH, MOORE, SCOTT, GARRETT, MENDOZA, TURNER,ART, MATHIAS, POE, MITCHELL,JERRY, BLACK, RUTHERFORD, FRITCHEY, MCCARTHY, ZICKUS, OSTERMAN, COWLISHAW, SAVIANO, PERSICO, NOVAK, PANKAU, FLOWERS, FRANKS, WOJCIK AND MILLER. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-PARKER-SILVERSTEIN Short description: CIRCUIT BREAKER-FISCAL YEAR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Changes the $2,000 benefit cap per State fiscal year under the pharmaceutical assistance program to a $2,000 benefit cap per calendar year beginning January 1, 2002. Changes the coverage year for beneficiaries under the pharmaceutical assistance program from an annual renewal based on the application date of each beneficiary to a calendar coverage year for all beneficiaries beginning January 1, 2002. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 320 ILCS 25/3.07 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.07 320 ILCS 25/4.1 new 320 ILCS 25/5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405 Removes amendatory language providing that pharmaceutical assistance shall be provided on a calendar year basis. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2002, to enable the Department of Revenue to convert coverage for a pharmaceutical assistance program participant to a fiscal year basis, a card shall be valid for a longer or shorter period than 12 months, depending on the date a timely claim is filed and as determined by the Department. Further amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that income received under the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is included as income under this Act. Provides that certain health insurance and medical benefit providers shall provide information to the Department, or its designee, that is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act, including, but not limited to, the name, social security number, address, date of birth, and coverage of their policyholders, their subscribers, or the beneficiaries of their plans, benefits, or services who participate in the programs under this Act. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0131 Last action date: JUL-23-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status