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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB3794
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Rep. Aaron Schock - Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Public Aid Code. Provides that, pursuant to the implementation of a federal Medicare prescription drug benefit, the Department of Public Aid shall develop a new supplemental coverage program to help cover out-of-pocket expenses of individuals enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit program. Provides guidelines for coverage under and eligibility for the program. Effective immediately.
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HB3794 |
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LRB094 09525 DRJ 39776 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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| changing Section 5-5.12a as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12a)
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| Sec. 5-5.12a. Title XIX waiver; pharmacy assistance |
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| program. The
Illinois Department may seek a waiver of otherwise |
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| applicable requirements
of Title XIX of the federal Social |
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| Security Act in order to claim federal
financial participation |
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| for a pharmacy assistance program for persons aged
65 and over |
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| with income levels at or less than 250% of the federal poverty
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| level. The Illinois Department may provide by rule for all |
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| other requirements
of the program, including cost sharing, as |
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| permitted by an approved waiver and
without regard to any |
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| provision of this Code to the contrary. The benefits may
be no |
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| more restrictive than the Pharmacy Assistance Program in effect |
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| on May
31, 2001. Benefits provided under the waiver are subject |
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| to appropriation.
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| The Illinois Department may not implement the waiver until |
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| cost neutrality is
demonstrated for the State relative to the |
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| final Pharmacy Assistance Program
appropriation for the fiscal |
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| year beginning July 1, 2001. Implementation of
the waiver shall |
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| terminate on June 30, 2007.
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| Pursuant to the implementation of a federal Medicare |
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| prescription drug benefit, the Department shall develop a new |
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| supplemental coverage program to help cover out-of-pocket |
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| expenses of individuals enrolled in the Medicare prescription |
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| drug benefit program. The coverage under this new supplemental |
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| program shall include reimbursements for out-of-pocket |
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| expenses, including premiums, deductibles, co-payments, and |
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| any other payments required by enrollees. The coverage provided |