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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1346 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change
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a Section concerning eligibility for the program.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Children's Health Insurance Program Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 106/20)
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| 7 | | Sec. 20. Eligibility.
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| 8 | | (a) To be eligible for this Program, a person must be a |
| 9 | | person who
has a child eligible under this Act and
and who is |
| 10 | | eligible under a waiver
of federal requirements pursuant to an |
| 11 | | application made pursuant to
subdivision (a)(1) of Section 40 |
| 12 | | of this Act or who is a child who:
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| 13 | | (1) is a child who is not eligible for medical |
| 14 | | assistance;
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| 15 | | (2) is a child whose annual household income, as |
| 16 | | determined by the
Department, is above 133% of the federal |
| 17 | | poverty level and at or below
200%
of the federal poverty |
| 18 | | level;
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| 19 | | (3) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and
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| 20 | | (4) is a child who is either a United States citizen or |
| 21 | | included in one
of the following categories of |
| 22 | | non-citizens:
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| 23 | | (A) unmarried dependent children of either a |
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| 1 | | United States Veteran
honorably discharged or a person |
| 2 | | on active military duty;
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| 3 | | (B) refugees under Section 207 of the Immigration |
| 4 | | and
Nationality Act;
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| 5 | | (C) asylees under Section 208 of the Immigration |
| 6 | | and
Nationality Act;
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| 7 | | (D) persons for whom deportation has been withheld |
| 8 | | under
Section 243(h) of the Immigration and |
| 9 | | Nationality Act;
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| 10 | | (E) persons granted conditional entry under |
| 11 | | Section 203(a)(7) of the
Immigration and Nationality |
| 12 | | Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
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| 13 | | (F) persons lawfully admitted for permanent |
| 14 | | residence under
the Immigration and Nationality Act; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | (G) parolees, for at least one year, under Section |
| 17 | | 212(d)(5)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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| 18 | | Those children who are in the categories set forth in |
| 19 | | subdivisions
(4)(F) and (4)(G) of this subsection, who enter |
| 20 | | the United States on or
after August 22, 1996, shall not be |
| 21 | | eligible for 5 years beginning on the
date the child entered |
| 22 | | the United States.
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| 23 | | (b) A child who is determined to be eligible for assistance |
| 24 | | may remain
eligible for 12 months, provided the child maintains |
| 25 | | his or
her residence in the State, has not yet attained 19 |
| 26 | | years of age, and is not
excluded pursuant to subsection (c). A |
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| 1 | | child who has been determined to
be eligible for assistance |
| 2 | | must reapply or otherwise establish eligibility
at least |
| 3 | | annually.
An eligible child shall be required, as determined by |
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Department by rule, to report promptly those changes in |
| 5 | | income and other
circumstances that affect eligibility. The |
| 6 | | eligibility of a child may be
redetermined based on the |
| 7 | | information reported or may be terminated based on
the failure |
| 8 | | to report or failure to report accurately. A child's |
| 9 | | responsible
relative or caretaker may also be held liable to |
| 10 | | the Department for any
payments made by the Department on such |
| 11 | | child's behalf that were inappropriate.
An applicant shall be |
| 12 | | provided with notice of these obligations.
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| 13 | | (c) A child shall not be eligible for coverage under this |
| 14 | | Program if:
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| 15 | | (1) the premium required pursuant to
Section 30 of this |
| 16 | | Act has not been paid. If the
required premiums are not |
| 17 | | paid the liability of the Program
shall be limited to |
| 18 | | benefits incurred under the
Program for the time period for |
| 19 | | which premiums had been paid. Re-enrollment shall be
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| 20 | | completed prior to the next covered medical visit and the |
| 21 | | first month's
required premium shall be paid in advance of |
| 22 | | the next covered medical visit.
The Department shall |
| 23 | | promulgate rules regarding grace periods, notice
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| 24 | | requirements, and hearing procedures pursuant to this |
| 25 | | subsection;
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| 26 | | (2) the child is an inmate of a public institution or a |