Bill Text: IL SB3840 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a person who uses Medicaid spend-down to qualify for medical assistance shall not be eligible for medical assistance if the person does not meet his or her monthly spend-down for 6 consecutive months. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3840 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB3840-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-2.07 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-2.07) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-2.07. Use of Medicaid spend-down. No later than July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1, 2007, subject to federal approval of a State Medicaid Plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | amendment, which shall be sought by the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Healthcare and Family Services or its successor agency, persons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | described in item 2(a) of Section 5-2, who fail to qualify for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | basic maintenance under Article III of this Code on the basis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | of need because of excess income or assets, or both, may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | establish eligibility for medical assistance by paying the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | amount of their monthly spend-down under this Article (as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | described in 42 CFR 435.831) to the Department of Healthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | and Family Services or its successor agency or by having a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | third party pay that amount to the Department on their behalf. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | A person who uses Medicaid spend-down to qualify for medical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | assistance shall not be eligible for medical assistance if the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | person does not meet his or her monthly spend-down for 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | consecutive months.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 94-847, eff. 1-1-07.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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