Bill Text: IL SB0329 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for the program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0329 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0329-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB0329 Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 106/20
Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for the program.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(215 ILCS 106/20)
Sec. 20. Eligibility.
(a) To be eligible for this Program, a person must be a
person who has a child eligible under this Act and and who is
eligible under a waiver of federal requirements pursuant to an
application made pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Section 40
of this Act or who is a child who:
(1) is a child who is not eligible for medical
assistance;
(2) is a child whose annual household income, as
determined by the Department, is above 133% of the federal
poverty level and at or below 200% of the federal poverty
level;
(3) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and
(4) is a child who is either a United States citizen or
included in one of the following categories of
non-citizens:
(A) unmarried dependent children of either a

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United States Veteran honorably discharged or a person
on active military duty;
(B) refugees under Section 207 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act;
(C) asylees under Section 208 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act;
(D) persons for whom deportation has been withheld
under Section 243(h) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act;
(E) persons granted conditional entry under
Section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
(F) persons lawfully admitted for permanent
residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
and
(G) parolees, for at least one year, under Section
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those children who are in the categories set forth in
subdivisions (4)(F) and (4)(G) of this subsection, who enter
the United States on or after August 22, 1996, shall not be
eligible for 5 years beginning on the date the child entered
the United States.
(b) A child who is determined to be eligible for assistance
may remain eligible for 12 months, provided the child maintains
his or her residence in the State, has not yet attained 19
years of age, and is not excluded pursuant to subsection (c). A

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child who has been determined to be eligible for assistance
must reapply or otherwise establish eligibility at least
annually. An eligible child shall be required, as determined by
the Department by rule, to report promptly those changes in
income and other circumstances that affect eligibility. The
eligibility of a child may be redetermined based on the
information reported or may be terminated based on the failure
to report or failure to report accurately. A child's
responsible relative or caretaker may also be held liable to
the Department for any payments made by the Department on such
child's behalf that were inappropriate. An applicant shall be
provided with notice of these obligations.
(c) A child shall not be eligible for coverage under this
Program if:
(1) the premium required pursuant to Section 30 of this
Act has not been paid. If the required premiums are not
paid the liability of the Program shall be limited to
benefits incurred under the Program for the time period for
which premiums had been paid. Re-enrollment shall be
completed prior to the next covered medical visit and the
first month's required premium shall be paid in advance of
the next covered medical visit. The Department shall
promulgate rules regarding grace periods, notice
requirements, and hearing procedures pursuant to this
subsection;
(2) the child is an inmate of a public institution or a

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patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
(3) the child is a member of a family that is eligible
for health benefits covered under the State of Illinois
health benefits plan on the basis of a member's employment
with a public agency.
(Source: P.A. 96-1272, eff. 1-1-11.)