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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1656 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services are authorized to contract with third-party, nongovernmental entities for administrative functions related to medical assistance applicant eligibility determinations and ongoing caseload support. Effective July 1, 2011.
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| | HB1656 | | LRB097 09302 KTG 49437 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 | | adding Section 12-4.44 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.44 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.44. Third-party contracts; medical assistance |
| 8 | | applicant eligibility determinations. The Department of |
| 9 | | Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human |
| 10 | | Services are authorized to contract with third-party, |
| 11 | | nongovernmental entities for administrative functions related |
| 12 | | to medical assistance applicant eligibility determinations and |
| 13 | | ongoing caseload support.
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 15 | | 2011.
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