Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr.

Filed: 3/25/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 316

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 316, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 changing Section 11-6 as follows:
 
7     (305 ILCS 5/11-6)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6)
8     Sec. 11-6. Decisions on applications. Within 10 days after
9 a decision is reached on an application, the applicant shall be
10 notified in writing of the decision. If the applicant resides
11 in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or a
12 supportive living facility authorized under Section 5-5.01a,
13 the facility shall also receive written notice of the decision,
14 provided that the notification is related to a Department
15 payment for services received by the applicant in the facility.
16 Only facilities enrolled in and subject to a provider agreement

 

 

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1 under the medical assistance program under Article V may
2 receive such notices of decisions. The Department shall
3 consider eligibility for, and the notice shall contain a
4 decision on, each of the following assistance programs for
5 which the client may be eligible based on the information
6 contained in the application: Temporary Assistance to Needy
7 Families, Medical Assistance, Aid to the Aged, Blind and
8 Disabled, General Assistance (in the City of Chicago), and food
9 stamps. No decision shall be required for any assistance
10 program for which the applicant has expressly declined in
11 writing to apply. If the applicant is determined to be
12 eligible, the notice shall include a statement of the amount of
13 financial aid to be provided and a statement of the reasons for
14 any partial grant amounts. If the applicant is determined
15 ineligible for any public assistance the notice shall include
16 the reason why the applicant is ineligible. If the application
17 for any public assistance is denied, the notice shall include a
18 statement defining the applicant's right to appeal the
19 decision. The Illinois Department, by rule, shall determine the
20 date on which assistance shall begin for applicants determined
21 eligible. That date may be no later than 30 days after the date
22 of the application.
23     Under no circumstances may any application be denied solely
24 to meet an application-processing deadline.
25 (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
2 1, 2010.".