Bill Text: IL SB0646 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0814 [SB0646 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB0646-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0814 [SB0646 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB0646-Introduced.html
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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 5 as follows:
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6 | (215 ILCS 106/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The
The General Assembly finds | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | that, for the
economic and social benefit of all citizens of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the State, it is important to
enable low-income children of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | this State, to the extent funding permits, to
access health | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | benefits coverage, especially preventive health care. The
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12 | General Assembly recognizes that assistance to help families | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | purchase health
benefits for low-income children must be | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | provided in a fair and equitable
fashion and must treat all | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | children at the same income level in a similar
fashion. The | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | State of Illinois should help low-income families transition | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | from
a health care system where government partners with | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | families to provide health
benefits to low-income children to a | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | system where families with higher incomes
eventually | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | transition into private or employer based health plans. This | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Act is
not intended to create an entitlement. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98 .)
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