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HB0740 Engrossed |
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LRB094 05749 DRJ 35801 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-2.07 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-2.07 new) |
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| Sec. 5-2.07. Use of Medicaid spend-down. No later than |
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| January 1, 2007, subject to federal approval of a State |
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| Medicaid Plan amendment, which shall be sought by the |
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| Department of Public Aid or its successor agency, persons |
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| described in item 2(a) of Section 5-2, who fail to qualify for |
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| basic maintenance under Article III of this Code on the basis |
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| of need because of excess income or assets, or both, may |
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| establish eligibility for medical assistance by paying the |
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| amount of their monthly spend-down under this Article (as |
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| described in 42 CFR 435.831) to the Department of Public Aid or |
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| its successor agency or by having a third party pay that amount |
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| to the Department on their behalf.
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