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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008.
 
6     Section 3. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds
7 that those who have served their country honorably in military
8 service and who are residing in this State deserve access to
9 affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Many veterans are
10 uninsured and unable to afford healthcare. This lack of
11 healthcare, including preventative care, often exacerbates
12 health conditions. The effects of lack of insurance negatively
13 impact those residents of the State who are insured because the
14 cost of paying for care to the uninsured is often shifted to
15 those who have insurance in the form of higher health insurance
16 premiums. It is, therefore, the intent of this legislation to
17 provide access to affordable health insurance for veterans
18 residing in Illinois who are unable to afford such coverage.
19 However, the State has only a limited amount of resources, and
20 the General Assembly therefore declares that while it intends
21 to cover as many such veterans as possible, the State may not
22 be able to cover every eligible person who qualifies for this
23 Program as a matter of entitlement due to limited funding.
 

 

 

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1     Section 5. Definitions. The following words have the
2 following meanings:
3     "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family
4 Services, or any successor agency.
5     "Director" means the Director of Healthcare and Family
6 Services, or any successor agency.
7     "Medical assistance" means health care benefits provided
8 under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
9     "Program" means the Veterans' Health Insurance Program.
10     "Resident" means an individual who has an Illinois
11 residence, as provided in Section 5-3 of the Illinois Public
12 Aid Code.
13     "Veteran" means any person who has served in a branch of
14 the United States military for greater than 180 consecutive
15 days after initial training.
16     "Veterans' Affairs" or "VA" means the United States
17 Department of Veterans' Affairs.
 
18     Section 10. Operation of the Program.
19     (a) The Veterans' Health Insurance Program is created. This
20 Program is not an entitlement. Enrollment is based on the
21 availability of funds, and enrollment may be capped based on
22 funds appropriated for the Program. As soon as practical after
23 the effective date of this Act, coverage for this Program shall
24 begin. The Program shall be administered by the Department of

 

 

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1 Healthcare and Family Services in collaboration with the
2 Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department shall have the
3 same powers and authority to administer the Program as are
4 provided to the Department in connection with the Department's
5 administration of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The Department
6 shall coordinate the Program with other health programs
7 operated by the Department and other State and federal
8 agencies.
9     (b) The Department shall operate the Program in a manner so
10 that the estimated cost of the Program during the fiscal year
11 will not exceed the total appropriation for the Program. The
12 Department may take any appropriate action to limit spending or
13 enrollment into the Program, including, but not limited to,
14 ceasing to accept or process applications, reviewing
15 eligibility more frequently than annually, adjusting
16 cost-sharing, or reducing the income threshold for eligibility
17 as necessary to control expenditures for the Program.
 
18     Section 15. Eligibility.
19     (a) To be eligible for the Program, a person must:
20         (1) be a veteran who is not on active duty and who has
21     not been dishonorably discharged from service;
22         (2) be a resident of the State of Illinois;
23         (3) be at least 19 years of age and no older than 64
24     years of age;
25         (4) be uninsured, as defined by the Department by rule,

 

 

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1     for a period of time established by the Department by rule,
2     which shall be no less than 6 months;
3         (5) not be eligible for medical assistance under the
4     Illinois Public Aid Code;
5         (6) not be eligible for medical benefits through the
6     Veterans Health Administration; and
7         (7) have a household income no greater than the sum of
8     (i) an amount equal to 25% of the federal poverty level
9     plus (ii) an amount equal to the Veterans Administration
10     means test income threshold at the initiation of the
11     Program; depending on the availability of funds, this level
12     may be increased to an amount equal to the sum of (iii) an
13     amount equal to 50% of the federal poverty level plus (iv)
14     an amount equal to the Veterans Administration means test
15     income threshold. This means test income threshold is
16     subject to alteration by the Department as set forth in
17     subsection (b) of Section 10.
18     (b) A veteran who is determined eligible for the Program
19 shall remain eligible for 12 months, provided the veteran
20 remains a resident of the State and is not excluded under
21 subsection (c) of this Section and provided the Department has
22 not limited the enrollment period as set forth in subsection
23 (b) of Section 10.
24     (c) A veteran is not eligible for coverage under the
25 Program if:
26         (1) the premium required under Section 35 of this Act

 

 

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1     has not been timely paid; if the required premiums are not
2     paid, the liability of the Program shall be limited to
3     benefits incurred under the Program for the time period for
4     which premiums have been paid and for grace periods as
5     established under subsection (d); if the required monthly
6     premium is not paid, the veteran is ineligible for
7     re-enrollment for a minimum period of 3 months; or
8         (2) the veteran is a resident of a nursing facility or
9     an inmate of a public institution, as defined by 42 CFR
10     435.1009.
11     (d) The Department shall adopt rules for the Program,
12 including, but not limited to, rules relating to eligibility,
13 re-enrollment, grace periods, notice requirements, hearing
14 procedures, cost-sharing, covered services, and provider
15 requirements.
 
16     Section 20. Notice of decisions to terminate eligibility.
17 Whenever the Department decides to either deny or terminate
18 eligibility under this Act, the veteran shall have a right to
19 notice and a hearing, as provided by the Department by rule.
 
20     Section 25. Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. The
21 Department shall coordinate with the Illinois Department of
22 Veterans' Affairs and the Veterans Assistance Commissions to
23 allow State Veterans' Affairs service officers and the Veterans
24 Assistance Commissions to assist veterans to apply for the

 

 

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1 Program. All applicants must be reviewed for Veterans Health
2 Administration eligibility or other existing health benefits
3 prior to consideration for the Program.
 
4     Section 30. Health care benefits.
5     (a) For veterans eligible and enrolled, the Department
6 shall purchase or provide health care benefits for eligible
7 veterans that are identical to the benefits provided to adults
8 under the State's approved plan under Title XIX of the Social
9 Security Act, except for nursing facility services and
10 non-emergency transportation.
11     (b) Providers shall be subject to approval by the
12 Department to provide health care under the Illinois Public Aid
13 Code and shall be reimbursed at the same rates as providers
14 reimbursed under the State's approved plan under Title XIX of
15 the Social Security Act.
16     (c) As an alternative to the benefits set forth in
17 subsection (a) of this Section, and when cost-effective, the
18 Department may offer veterans subsidies toward the cost of
19 privately sponsored health insurance, including
20 employer-sponsored health insurance.
 
21     Section 35. Cost-sharing. The Department, by rule, shall
22 set forth requirements concerning co-payments and monthly
23 premiums for health care services. This cost-sharing shall be
24 based on household income, as defined by the Department by

 

 

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1 rule, and is subject to alteration by the Department as set
2 forth in subsection (b) of Section 10.
 
3     Section 40. Charge upon claims and causes of action; right
4 of subrogation; recoveries. Sections 11-22, 11-22a, 11-22b,
5 and 11-22c of the Illinois Public Aid Code apply to health
6 benefits provided to veterans under this Act, as provided in
7 those Sections.
 
8     Section 45. Reporting. The Department shall prepare an
9 annual report for submission to the General Assembly. The
10 report shall be due to the General Assembly by January 1 of
11 each year beginning in 2009. This report shall include
12 information regarding implementation of the Program, including
13 the number of veterans enrolled and any available information
14 regarding other benefits derived from the Program, including
15 screening for and acquisition of other veterans' benefits
16 through the Veterans' Service Officers and the Veterans'
17 Assistance Commissions. This report may also include
18 recommendations regarding improvements that may be made to the
19 Program and regarding the extension of the repeal date set
20 forth in Section 85 of this Act.
 
21     Section 50. Emergency rulemaking. The Department may adopt
22 rules necessary to establish and implement this Act through the
23 use of emergency rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of

 

 

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1 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For the purposes of
2 that Act, the General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules
3 to implement this Act is deemed an emergency and necessary for
4 the public interest, safety, and welfare.
 
5     Section 85. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
6 2012.
 
7     Section 90. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
8 changing Sections 11-22, 11-22a, 11-22b, and 11-22c as follows:
 
9     (305 ILCS 5/11-22)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22)
10     Sec. 11-22. Charge upon claims and causes of action for
11 injuries. The Illinois Department shall have a charge upon all
12 claims, demands and causes of action for injuries to an
13 applicant for or recipient of (i) financial aid under Articles
14 III, IV, and V, (ii) health care benefits provided under the
15 Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or (iii) health care
16 benefits provided under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
17 Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008 for
18 the total amount of medical assistance provided the recipient
19 from the time of injury to the date of recovery upon such
20 claim, demand or cause of action. In addition, if the applicant
21 or recipient was employable, as defined by the Department, at
22 the time of the injury, the Department shall also have a charge
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1 total amount of aid provided to the recipient and his
2 dependents, including all cash assistance and medical
3 assistance only to the extent includable in the claimant's
4 action, from the time of injury to the date of recovery upon
5 such claim, demand or cause of action. Any definition of
6 "employable" adopted by the Department shall apply only to
7 persons above the age of compulsory school attendance.
8     If the injured person was employable at the time of the
9 injury and is provided aid under Articles III, IV, or V and any
10 dependent or member of his family is provided aid under Article
11 VI, or vice versa, both the Illinois Department and the local
12 governmental unit shall have a charge upon such claims, demands
13 and causes of action for the aid provided to the injured person
14 and any dependent member of his family, including all cash
15 assistance, medical assistance and food stamps, from the time
16 of the injury to the date of recovery.
17     "Recipient", as used herein, means (i) in the case of
18 financial aid provided under this Code, the grantee of record
19 and any persons whose needs are included in the financial aid
20 provided to the grantee of record or otherwise met by grants
21 under the appropriate Article of this Code for which such
22 person is eligible, (ii) in the case of health care benefits
23 provided under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, the
24 child to whom those benefits are provided, and (iii) in the
25 case of health care benefits provided under the Veterans'
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1 Program Act of 2008, the veteran to whom benefits are provided.
2     In each case, the notice shall be served by certified mail
3 or registered mail, upon the party or parties against whom the
4 applicant or recipient has a claim, demand or cause of action.
5 The notice shall claim the charge and describe the interest the
6 Illinois Department, the local governmental unit, or the
7 county, has in the claim, demand, or cause of action. The
8 charge shall attach to any verdict or judgment entered and to
9 any money or property which may be recovered on account of such
10 claim, demand, cause of action or suit from and after the time
11 of the service of the notice.
12     On petition filed by the Illinois Department, or by the
13 local governmental unit or county if either is claiming a
14 charge, or by the recipient, or by the defendant, the court, on
15 written notice to all interested parties, may adjudicate the
16 rights of the parties and enforce the charge. The court may
17 approve the settlement of any claim, demand or cause of action
18 either before or after a verdict, and nothing in this Section
19 shall be construed as requiring the actual trial or final
20 adjudication of any claim, demand or cause of action upon which
21 the Illinois Department, the local governmental unit or county
22 has charge. The court may determine what portion of the
23 recovery shall be paid to the injured person and what portion
24 shall be paid to the Illinois Department, the local
25 governmental unit or county having a charge against the
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1 an evidentiary hearing and shall consider competent evidence
2 pertaining to the following matters:
3         (1) the amount of the charge sought to be enforced
4     against the recovery when expressed as a percentage of the
5     gross amount of the recovery; the amount of the charge
6     sought to be enforced against the recovery when expressed
7     as a percentage of the amount obtained by subtracting from
8     the gross amount of the recovery the total attorney's fees
9     and other costs incurred by the recipient incident to the
10     recovery; and whether the Department, unit of local
11     government or county seeking to enforce the charge against
12     the recovery should as a matter of fairness and equity bear
13     its proportionate share of the fees and costs incurred to
14     generate the recovery from which the charge is sought to be
15     satisfied;
16         (2) the amount, if any, of the attorney's fees and
17     other costs incurred by the recipient incident to the
18     recovery and paid by the recipient up to the time of
19     recovery, and the amount of such fees and costs remaining
20     unpaid at the time of recovery;
21         (3) the total hospital, doctor and other medical
22     expenses incurred for care and treatment of the injury to
23     the date of recovery therefor, the portion of such expenses
24     theretofore paid by the recipient, by insurance provided by
25     the recipient, and by the Department, unit of local
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1     the recovery, and the amount of such previously incurred
2     expenses which remain unpaid at the time of recovery and by
3     whom such incurred, unpaid expenses are to be paid;
4         (4) whether the recovery represents less than
5     substantially full recompense for the injury and the
6     hospital, doctor and other medical expenses incurred to the
7     date of recovery for the care and treatment of the injury,
8     so that reduction of the charge sought to be enforced
9     against the recovery would not likely result in a double
10     recovery or unjust enrichment to the recipient;
11         (5) the age of the recipient and of persons dependent
12     for support upon the recipient, the nature and permanency
13     of the recipient's injuries as they affect not only the
14     future employability and education of the recipient but
15     also the reasonably necessary and foreseeable future
16     material, maintenance, medical, rehabilitative and
17     training needs of the recipient, the cost of such
18     reasonably necessary and foreseeable future needs, and the
19     resources available to meet such needs and pay such costs;
20         (6) the realistic ability of the recipient to repay in
21     whole or in part the charge sought to be enforced against
22     the recovery when judged in light of the factors enumerated
23     above.
24     The burden of producing evidence sufficient to support the
25 exercise by the court of its discretion to reduce the amount of
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1 shall rest with the party seeking such reduction.
2     The court may reduce and apportion the Illinois
3 Department's lien proportionate to the recovery of the
4 claimant. The court may consider the nature and extent of the
5 injury, economic and noneconomic loss, settlement offers,
6 comparative negligence as it applies to the case at hand,
7 hospital costs, physician costs, and all other appropriate
8 costs. The Illinois Department shall pay its pro rata share of
9 the attorney fees based on the Illinois Department's lien as it
10 compares to the total settlement agreed upon. This Section
11 shall not affect the priority of an attorney's lien under the
12 Attorneys Lien Act. The charges of the Illinois Department
13 described in this Section, however, shall take priority over
14 all other liens and charges existing under the laws of the
15 State of Illinois with the exception of the attorney's lien
16 under said statute.
17     Whenever the Department or any unit of local government has
18 a statutory charge under this Section against a recovery for
19 damages incurred by a recipient because of its advancement of
20 any assistance, such charge shall not be satisfied out of any
21 recovery until the attorney's claim for fees is satisfied,
22 irrespective of whether or not an action based on recipient's
23 claim has been filed in court.
24     This Section shall be inapplicable to any claim, demand or
25 cause of action arising under (a) the Workers' Compensation Act
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1 (b) the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act or the predecessor
2 Workers' Occupational Diseases Act of March 16, 1936; and (c)
3 the Wrongful Death Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 94-816, eff. 5-30-06.)
 
5     (305 ILCS 5/11-22a)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22a)
6     Sec. 11-22a. Right of Subrogation. To the extent of the
7 amount of (i) medical assistance provided by the Department to
8 or on behalf of a recipient under Article V or VI, (ii) health
9 care benefits provided for a child under the Covering ALL KIDS
10 Health Insurance Act, or (iii) health care benefits provided to
11 a veteran under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or
12 the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, the
13 Department shall be subrogated to any right of recovery such
14 recipient may have under the terms of any private or public
15 health care coverage or casualty coverage, including coverage
16 under the "Workers' Compensation Act", approved July 9, 1951,
17 as amended, or the "Workers' Occupational Diseases Act",
18 approved July 9, 1951, as amended, without the necessity of
19 assignment of claim or other authorization to secure the right
20 of recovery to the Department. To enforce its subrogation
21 right, the Department may (i) intervene or join in an action or
22 proceeding brought by the recipient, his or her guardian,
23 personal representative, estate, dependents, or survivors
24 against any person or public or private entity that may be
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1 any person or public or private entity that may be liable for
2 the cost of such services; or (iii) institute and prosecute
3 legal proceedings, to the extent necessary to reimburse the
4 Illinois Department for its costs, against any noncustodial
5 parent who (A) is required by court or administrative order to
6 provide insurance or other coverage of the cost of health care
7 services for a child eligible for medical assistance under this
8 Code and (B) has received payment from a third party for the
9 costs of those services but has not used the payments to
10 reimburse either the other parent or the guardian of the child
11 or the provider of the services.
12 (Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 94-816, eff. 5-30-06.)
 
13     (305 ILCS 5/11-22b)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22b)
14     Sec. 11-22b. Recoveries.
15     (a) As used in this Section:
16         (1) "Carrier" means any insurer, including any private
17     company, corporation, mutual association, trust fund,
18     reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized under the
19     laws of this State to insure persons against liability or
20     injuries caused to another and any insurer providing
21     benefits under a policy of bodily injury liability
22     insurance covering liability arising out of the ownership,
23     maintenance or use of a motor vehicle which provides
24     uninsured motorist endorsement or coverage.
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1     who has received benefits or will be provided benefits
2     under this Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
3     Insurance Act, or under the Veterans' Health Insurance
4     Program Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act
5     of 2008 because of an injury for which another person may
6     be liable. It includes such beneficiary's guardian,
7     conservator or other personal representative, his estate
8     or survivors.
9     (b)(1) When benefits are provided or will be provided to a
10 beneficiary under this Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
11 Insurance Act, or under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
12 Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008
13 because of an injury for which another person is liable, or for
14 which a carrier is liable in accordance with the provisions of
15 any policy of insurance issued pursuant to the Illinois
16 Insurance Code, the Illinois Department shall have a right to
17 recover from such person or carrier the reasonable value of
18 benefits so provided. The Attorney General may, to enforce such
19 right, institute and prosecute legal proceedings against the
20 third person or carrier who may be liable for the injury in an
21 appropriate court, either in the name of the Illinois
22 Department or in the name of the injured person, his guardian,
23 personal representative, estate, or survivors.
24     (2) The Department may:
25         (A) compromise or settle and release any such claim for
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1         (B) waive any such claims for benefits provided under
2     this Code, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the
3     Department or if the Department determines that collection
4     would result in undue hardship upon the person who suffered
5     the injury or, in a wrongful death action, upon the heirs
6     of the deceased.
7     (3) No action taken on behalf of the Department pursuant to
8 this Section or any judgment rendered in such action shall be a
9 bar to any action upon the claim or cause of action of the
10 beneficiary, his guardian, conservator, personal
11 representative, estate, dependents or survivors against the
12 third person who may be liable for the injury, or shall operate
13 to deny to the beneficiary the recovery for that portion of any
14 damages not covered hereunder.
15     (c)(1) When an action is brought by the Department pursuant
16 to subsection (b), it shall be commenced within the period
17 prescribed by Article XIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
18     However, the Department may not commence the action prior
19 to 5 months before the end of the applicable period prescribed
20 by Article XIII of the Code of Civil Procedure. Thirty days
21 prior to commencing an action, the Department shall notify the
22 beneficiary of the Department's intent to commence such an
23 action.
24     (2) The death of the beneficiary does not abate any right
25 of action established by subsection (b).
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1 to bring such actions or assert such claims against a third
2 person who may be liable for causing the death of a
3 beneficiary, any settlement, judgment or award obtained is
4 subject to the Department's claim for reimbursement of the
5 benefits provided to the beneficiary under this Code, under the
6 Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or under the Veterans'
7 Health Insurance Program Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance
8 Program Act of 2008.
9     (4) When the action or claim is brought by the beneficiary
10 alone and the beneficiary incurs a personal liability to pay
11 attorney's fees and costs of litigation, the Department's claim
12 for reimbursement of the benefits provided to the beneficiary
13 shall be the full amount of benefits paid on behalf of the
14 beneficiary under this Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
15 Insurance Act, or under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
16 Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008 less
17 a pro rata share which represents the Department's reasonable
18 share of attorney's fees paid by the beneficiary and that
19 portion of the cost of litigation expenses determined by
20 multiplying by the ratio of the full amount of the expenditures
21 of the full amount of the judgment, award or settlement.
22     (d)(1) If either the beneficiary or the Department brings
23 an action or claim against such third party or carrier, the
24 beneficiary or the Department shall within 30 days of filing
25 the action give to the other written notice by personal service
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1 the court in which the action or claim is brought. Proof of
2 such notice shall be filed in such action or claim. If an
3 action or claim is brought by either the Department or the
4 beneficiary, the other may, at any time before trial on the
5 facts, become a party to such action or claim or shall
6 consolidate his action or claim with the other if brought
7 independently.
8     (2) If an action or claim is brought by the Department
9 pursuant to subsection (b)(1), written notice to the
10 beneficiary, guardian, personal representative, estate or
11 survivor given pursuant to this Section shall advise him of his
12 right to intervene in the proceeding, his right to obtain a
13 private attorney of his choice and the Department's right to
14 recover the reasonable value of the benefits provided.
15     (e) In the event of judgment or award in a suit or claim
16 against such third person or carrier:
17         (1) If the action or claim is prosecuted by the
18     beneficiary alone, the court shall first order paid from
19     any judgment or award the reasonable litigation expenses
20     incurred in preparation and prosecution of such action or
21     claim, together with reasonable attorney's fees, when an
22     attorney has been retained. After payment of such expenses
23     and attorney's fees the court shall, on the application of
24     the Department, allow as a first lien against the amount of
25     such judgment or award the amount of the Department's
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1     Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or
2     under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or the
3     Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, as provided
4     in subsection (c)(4).
5         (2) If the action or claim is prosecuted both by the
6     beneficiary and the Department, the court shall first order
7     paid from any judgment or award the reasonable litigation
8     expenses incurred in preparation and prosecution of such
9     action or claim, together with reasonable attorney's fees
10     for plaintiffs attorneys based solely on the services
11     rendered for the benefit of the beneficiary. After payment
12     of such expenses and attorney's fees, the court shall apply
13     out of the balance of such judgment or award an amount
14     sufficient to reimburse the Department the full amount of
15     benefits paid on behalf of the beneficiary under this Code,
16     under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or under
17     the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or the Veterans'
18     Health Insurance Program Act of 2008.
19     (f) The court shall, upon further application at any time
20 before the judgment or award is satisfied, allow as a further
21 lien the amount of any expenditures of the Department in
22 payment of additional benefits arising out of the same cause of
23 action or claim provided on behalf of the beneficiary under
24 this Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or
25 under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or the
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1 benefits were provided or became payable subsequent to the
2 original order.
3     (g) No judgment, award, or settlement in any action or
4 claim by a beneficiary to recover damages for injuries, when
5 the Department has an interest, shall be satisfied without
6 first giving the Department notice and a reasonable opportunity
7 to perfect and satisfy its lien.
8     (h) When the Department has perfected a lien upon a
9 judgment or award in favor of a beneficiary against any third
10 party for an injury for which the beneficiary has received
11 benefits under this Code, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
12 Insurance Act, or under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
13 Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, the
14 Department shall be entitled to a writ of execution as lien
15 claimant to enforce payment of said lien against such third
16 party with interest and other accruing costs as in the case of
17 other executions. In the event the amount of such judgment or
18 award so recovered has been paid to the beneficiary, the
19 Department shall be entitled to a writ of execution against
20 such beneficiary to the extent of the Department's lien, with
21 interest and other accruing costs as in the case of other
22 executions.
23     (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
24 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the entire amount
25 of any settlement of the injured beneficiary's action or claim,
26 with or without suit, is subject to the Department's claim for

 

 

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1 reimbursement of the benefits provided and any lien filed
2 pursuant thereto to the same extent and subject to the same
3 limitations as in Section 11-22 of this Code.
4 (Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 94-816, eff. 5-30-06.)
 
5     (305 ILCS 5/11-22c)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22c)
6     Sec. 11-22c. Recovery of back wages.
7     (a) As used in this Section, "recipient" means any person
8 receiving financial assistance under Article IV or Article VI
9 of this Code, receiving health care benefits under the Covering
10 ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or receiving health care
11 benefits under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or
12 the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008.
13     (b) If a recipient maintains any suit, charge or other
14 court or administrative action against an employer seeking back
15 pay for a period during which the recipient received financial
16 assistance under Article IV or Article VI of this Code, health
17 care benefits under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act,
18 or health care benefits under the Veterans' Health Insurance
19 Program Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of
20 2008, the recipient shall report such fact to the Department.
21 To the extent of the amount of assistance provided to or on
22 behalf of the recipient under Article IV or Article VI, health
23 care benefits provided under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
24 Insurance Act, or health care benefits provided under the
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1 Insurance Program Act of 2008, the Department may by
2 intervention or otherwise without the necessity of assignment
3 of claim, attach a lien on the recovery of back wages equal to
4 the amount of assistance provided by the Department to the
5 recipient under Article IV or Article VI, under the Covering
6 ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or under the Veterans' Health
7 Insurance Program Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
8 Act of 2008.
9 (Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 94-816, eff. 5-30-06.)
 
10     Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
11 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.