96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2785

 

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 106/5

    Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
5 amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6     (215 ILCS 106/5)
7     Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The The General Assembly finds
8 that, for the economic and social benefit of all citizens of
9 the State, it is important to enable low-income children of
10 this State, to the extent funding permits, to access health
11 benefits coverage, especially preventive health care. The
12 General Assembly recognizes that assistance to help families
13 purchase health benefits for low-income children must be
14 provided in a fair and equitable fashion and must treat all
15 children at the same income level in a similar fashion. The
16 State of Illinois should help low-income families transition
17 from a health care system where government partners with
18 families to provide health benefits to low-income children to a
19 system where families with higher incomes eventually
20 transition into private or employer based health plans. This
21 Act is not intended to create an entitlement.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)