Bill Text: IL SB3480 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Health and Human Services of the federal Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements under the Affordable Care Act in order to allow the Department to immediately implement the changes made by Public Act 96-1501 concerning eligibility standards, methodology, and procedures as applied to the medical assistance programs or other health benefit programs administered by the Department, including the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that no later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department shall submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all State Plan amendments necessary to implement all provisions enacted by Public Act 96-1501. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3480 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB3480-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB3480 Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Dale A. Righter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-31 new
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Health and Human Services of the federal Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements under the Affordable Care Act in order to allow the Department to immediately implement the changes made by Public Act 96-1501 concerning eligibility standards, methodology, and procedures as applied to the medical assistance programs or other health benefit programs administered by the Department, including the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that no later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department shall submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all State Plan amendments necessary to implement all provisions enacted by Public Act 96-1501. Effective immediately.
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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
adding Section 5-31 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-31 new)
Sec. 5-31. Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements;
waiver. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (Department) shall seek a waiver
from the United States Department of Health and Human Services
of the federal Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements
under the Affordable Care Act in order to allow the Department
to immediately implement the changes made by Public Act 96-1501
concerning eligibility standards, methodology, and procedures
as applied to the medical assistance programs or other health
benefit programs administered by the Department, including the
Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL
KIDS Health Insurance Act. No later than 60 days after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly, the Department shall submit to the federal Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services any and all State Plan
amendments necessary to implement all provisions enacted by

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Public Act 96-1501.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.