Bill Text: IL HB3134 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to cover immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post-kidney transplant management for noncitizens who are not eligible for comprehensive medical benefits but meet certain residency and financial requirements under the Code. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado [HB3134 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3134-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 12-4.35 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.35)
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7 | Sec. 12-4.35. Medical services for certain noncitizens.
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8 | (a) Notwithstanding
Section 1-11 of this Code or Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 20(a) of the Children's Health Insurance
Program Act, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | medical services to
noncitizens who have not yet attained 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | years of age and who are not eligible
for medical assistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | under Article V of this Code or under the Children's
Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Insurance Program created by the Children's Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Program Act
due to their not meeting the otherwise applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | provisions of Section 1-11
of this Code or Section 20(a) of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Children's Health Insurance Program Act.
The medical services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | available, standards for eligibility, and other conditions
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | participation under this Section shall be established by rule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | by the
Department; however, any such rule shall be at least as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | restrictive as the
rules for medical assistance under Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | V of this Code or the Children's
Health Insurance Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | created by the Children's Health Insurance Program
Act.
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1 | (a-5) Notwithstanding Section 1-11 of this Code, the | ||||||
2 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide | ||||||
3 | medical assistance in accordance with Article V of this Code | ||||||
4 | to noncitizens over the age of 65 years of age who are not | ||||||
5 | eligible for medical assistance under Article V of this Code | ||||||
6 | due to their not meeting the otherwise applicable provisions | ||||||
7 | of Section 1-11 of this Code, whose income is at or below 100% | ||||||
8 | of the federal poverty level after deducting the costs of | ||||||
9 | medical or other remedial care, and who would otherwise meet | ||||||
10 | the eligibility requirements in Section 5-2 of this Code. The | ||||||
11 | medical services available, standards for eligibility, and | ||||||
12 | other conditions of participation under this Section shall be | ||||||
13 | established by rule by the Department; however, any such rule | ||||||
14 | shall be at least as restrictive as the rules for medical | ||||||
15 | assistance under Article V of this Code. | ||||||
16 | (a-10) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-11, the | ||||||
17 | Department shall cover immunosuppressive drugs and related | ||||||
18 | services associated with post-kidney transplant management for | ||||||
19 | noncitizens who: (i) are not eligible for comprehensive | ||||||
20 | medical benefits; (ii) meet the residency requirements of | ||||||
21 | Section 5-3; and (iii) would meet the financial eligibility | ||||||
22 | requirements of Section 5-2. | ||||||
23 | (b) The Department is authorized to take any action, | ||||||
24 | including without
limitation cessation or limitation of | ||||||
25 | enrollment, reduction of available medical services,
and | ||||||
26 | changing standards for eligibility, that is deemed necessary |
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1 | by the
Department during a State fiscal year to assure that | ||||||
2 | payments under this
Section do not exceed available funds.
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3 | (c) Continued enrollment of
individuals into the program | ||||||
4 | created under subsection (a) of this Section in any fiscal | ||||||
5 | year is
contingent upon continued enrollment of individuals | ||||||
6 | into the Children's Health
Insurance Program during that | ||||||
7 | fiscal year.
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8 | (d) (Blank).
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9 | (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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