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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB0375
Introduced 2/15/2005, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes
a technical change in a Section regarding the treatment of trusts as they affect
eligibility for medical assistance.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0375 |
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LRB094 10136 DRJ 40398 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 5-2.1a as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a)
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| Sec. 5-2.1a. Treatment of trust amounts. To the
the extent |
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| required by
federal
law, the Illinois Department shall provide |
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| by rule for the consideration of
trusts and similar legal |
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| instruments or devices established by a person in the
Illinois |
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| Department's determination of the person's eligibility for and |
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| the
amount of assistance provided under this Article.
This |
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| Section shall be enforced by the Department of Human Services, |
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| acting as
successor to the Department of Public Aid under the |
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| Department of Human
Services Act. |
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| (Source: P.A. 88-554, eff. 7-26-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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