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| | SB0100 Engrossed | | LRB102 11344 KTG 16677 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 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 |
| 8 | | July 1, 2007, subject to federal approval of a State Medicaid |
| 9 | | Plan amendment, which shall be sought by the Department of |
| 10 | | Healthcare and Family Services or its successor agency, |
| 11 | | persons described in item 2(a) of Section 5-2, who fail to |
| 12 | | qualify for basic maintenance under Article III of this Code |
| 13 | | on the basis of need because of excess income or assets, or |
| 14 | | both, may establish eligibility for medical assistance by |
| 15 | | paying the amount of their monthly spend-down under this |
| 16 | | Article (as described in 42 CFR 435.831) to the Department of |
| 17 | | Healthcare and Family Services or its successor agency or by |
| 18 | | having a third party pay that amount to the Department on their |
| 19 | | behalf. A person who uses Medicaid spend-down to qualify for |
| 20 | | medical assistance shall be provided up to 6 consecutive |
| 21 | | months to submit and have medical receipts and bills processed |
| 22 | | by the Department as evidence of payment of the person's |
| 23 | | monthly spend-down amount before becoming ineligible for |