HB6103enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code is amended by adding Section 5-108.2 as follows:

(405 ILCS 5/5-108.2 new)

Sec. 5-108.2. Exemption from charges; veterans. Any veteran who receives services provided by a State mental health facility that are not covered by the veteran's existing insurance plan shall not be liable for any charges as set forth in Sections 5-105, 5-106, and 5-107 of this Code. For purposes of this Section, "veteran" means an Illinois resident who is a veteran as defined under subsection (h) of Section 1491 of Title 10 of the United States Code.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2010.