Bill Text: IL HB6197 | 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 eligibility criteria for voluntary populations to receive medical assistance approved under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including previously ineligible individuals with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, shall not be expanded. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB6197 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB6197-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB6197 Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-1.5 new
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that eligibility criteria for voluntary populations to receive medical assistance approved under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including previously ineligible individuals with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, shall not be expanded. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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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 5-1.5 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-1.5 new)
Sec. 5-1.5. Eligibility expansions; voluntary populations.
Eligibility criteria for voluntary populations to receive
medical assistance approved under the federal Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, including previously
ineligible individuals with incomes up to 133% of the federal
poverty level, shall not be expanded.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.