Bill Text: IL SB0644 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the treatment of trusts as they affect eligibility for medical assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0644 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0644-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0644 Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the treatment of trusts as they affect eligibility for medical assistance.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 5-2.1a as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a)
Sec. 5-2.1a. Treatment of trust amounts. To the the extent
required by federal law, the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services shall provide by rule for the consideration of
trusts and similar legal instruments or devices established by
a person in the Illinois Department's determination of the
person's eligibility for and the amount of assistance provided
under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)