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| | HB3039 Enrolled | | LRB101 09361 KTG 54459 b |
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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 11-7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-7)
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| 7 | | Sec. 11-7.
Notice of decisions to terminate aid - |
| 8 | | determination and
notice of other medical assistance available - |
| 9 | | additional notice in cases
of blind persons.
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| 10 | | Whenever decision is made to terminate aid, the recipient |
| 11 | | shall be
notified in writing within 10 days following the |
| 12 | | decision. The notice shall
set out the specific reasons for the |
| 13 | | termination. In the case of a blind
person, the notice and |
| 14 | | statement of reasons shall be sent whenever aid is
withdrawn, |
| 15 | | suspended, revoked, or in any way changed. In the case of a |
| 16 | | recipient who resides at a long-term care facility, the notice |
| 17 | | and statement of reasons shall be sent to the recipient and to |
| 18 | | the long-term care facility.
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| 19 | | The notice shall include a statement defining the |
| 20 | | recipient's right to
appeal.
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| 21 | | Before any notice to terminate medical assistance is |
| 22 | | issued, the
Illinois Department shall determine whether the |
| 23 | | recipient is newly eligible
for any other medical assistance |