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Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/15/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3270
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3270 as follows:
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| 3 | | on page 9, by replacing lines 4 through 11 with the following: |
| 4 | | "(f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a |
| 5 | | person committed to the custody of the Department of |
| 6 | | Corrections, the Department shall give the person who is |
| 7 | | otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply for health care |
| 8 | | coverage including medical assistance under Article V of the |
| 9 | | Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with subsection (b) of |
| 10 | | Section 1-8.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the |
| 11 | | Department of Corrections shall provide assistance with |
| 12 | | completion of the application for health care coverage |
| 13 | | including medical assistance. The Department may adopt rules to |
| 14 | | implement this Section.".
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