Bill Text: IL HB0714 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the authority of the Department of Public Health to pay for health insurance coverage on behalf of HIV-infected persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0714 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0714-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2d as follows:
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6 | (410 ILCS 315/2d)
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7 | Sec. 2d.
The
The Illinois Department
of Public Health
may | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | pay for health
insurance coverage with funds appropriated for | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | this purpose on behalf of
persons who are infected with the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
are eligible for | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | "continuation coverage" as provided by the federal
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12 | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 or group | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | health
insurance policies. The Illinois Department
of Public | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Health
shall adopt rules to establish
income eligibility | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | requirements for participation in this health insurance
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16 | coverage program. The Illinois Department
of Public Health
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17 | shall also adopt rules and
regulations to administer this | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | program that are in compliance with the
requirements of the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | federal Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency Act | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | of 1990. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 92-275, eff. 8-7-01.)
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