Bill Text: IL SB0026 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Beginning January 1, 2014, extends benefits under the State's medical assistance program to persons aged 19 or older, but younger than 65, who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code, who qualify for medical assistance under specified provisions of the Social Security Act, and who have income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family size. Provides that the 4-year moratorium on the expansion of medical assistance eligibility through increasing financial eligibility standards shall not apply to this new class of persons. Provides that such persons shall receive coverage for the Health Benefits Service Package. Defines "Health Benefits Service Package". Provides that if Illinois' federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) is reduced below 90% for persons eligible for medical assistance under the specified provisions, medical assistance eligibility for this new class of persons shall cease no later than the end of the third month following the month in which the reduction in FMAP takes effect. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 65-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0104 [SB0026 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB0026-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Beginning January 1, 2014, extends benefits under the State's medical assistance program to persons aged 19 or older, but younger than 65, who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code, who qualify for medical assistance under specified provisions of the Social Security Act, and who have income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family size. Provides that the 4-year moratorium on the expansion of medical assistance eligibility through increasing financial eligibility standards shall not apply to this new class of persons. Provides that such persons shall receive coverage for the Health Benefits Service Package. Defines "Health Benefits Service Package". Provides that if Illinois' federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) is reduced below 90% for persons eligible for medical assistance under the specified provisions, medical assistance eligibility for this new class of persons shall cease no later than the end of the third month following the month in which the reduction in FMAP takes effect. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 65-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0104 [SB0026 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB0026-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 26
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 26, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
| 3 | with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. | ||||||
| 4 | 1 as follows:
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| 5 | on page 490, line 4, after the period, by inserting "For | ||||||
| 6 | beneficiaries with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, | ||||||
| 7 | antipsychotic and anticonvulsant drugs used to treat
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| 8 | mental illness shall not be subject to prior approval as
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| 9 | result of the 4-prescription limit and shall not count toward
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| 10 | the monthly prescription limit when used for the following
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| 11 | mental disorders: post-traumatic stress disorder,
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| 12 | schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or
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| 13 | panic disorder.".
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