92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
RADOGNO-MAHAR-BOWLES-GEO-KARIS-PARKER, DEL VALLE, 
   HALVORSON, SHAW, KARPIEL, PHILIP, KLEMM, SMITH, 
   DONAHUE, HAWKINSON, SHADID, OBAMA, MADIGAN,L, 
   SULLIVAN, JACOBS, WALSH,T, LIGHTFORD, HENDON, 
   JONES,E, SILVERSTEIN AND RONEN.

House Sponsors:
DANIELS-MOORE-COULSON

Short description: 
CIRCUIT BREAKER-CALENDAR 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.            
        SENATE 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            
        Provides that on and before December 31,  2001,  coverage  under       
   the  pharmaceutical  assistance  program  shall  begin  on the date of      
   application approval and be in effect for at least 12 months (now,  in      
   effect  for  12  months).   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.   Provides      
   that  the pharmaceutical assistance identification card shall be valid      
   for a period of not less than one year (now, not to exceed one year).       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Removes provisions changing eligibility under the  pharmaceutical      
   assistance  program  to  a  calendar  year basis. Provides that on and      
   after the effective  date  of  this  amendatory  Act,  to  enable  the      
   Department  of  Revenue  to  convert  coverage  for  a  pharmaceutical      
   assistance  program  participant  to a State 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.  Provides  that all applicants for pharmaceutical benefits      
   approved for benefits on or after July 1 but on or before December  31      
   of  any State fiscal year are eligible for benefits through June 30 of      
   that State fiscal year and  that  all  applicants  for  pharmaceutical      
   benefits  approved for benefits on or after January 1 but on or before      
   June 30 of any State fiscal year are  eligible  for  benefits  through      
   June 30 of the following State fiscal year.                                 
        GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE                                     
        Recommends that, beginning on January 1, 2002, the Department of       
   Revenue must implement the change of the coverage year for benefi-          
   ciaries under the pharmaceutical assistance program from an annual re-      
   newal based on the application date of each beneficiary to a calendar       
   year for all beneficiaries (now, the Department must implement the          
   change immediately).                                                        
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0519

   Last action date: JAN-01-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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