94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0375

 

Introduced 2/15/2005, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a

    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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1     AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 5-2.1a as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-2.1a)
7     Sec. 5-2.1a. Treatment of trust amounts. To the the extent
8 required by federal law, the Illinois Department shall provide
9 by rule for the consideration of trusts and similar legal
10 instruments or devices established by a person in the Illinois
11 Department's determination of the person's eligibility for and
12 the amount of assistance provided under this Article. This
13 Section shall be enforced by the Department of Human Services,
14 acting as successor to the Department of Public Aid under the
15 Department of Human Services Act.
16 (Source: P.A. 88-554, eff. 7-26-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)