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92_HB3126enr

 
HB3126 Enrolled                                LRB9202613DJgc

 1        AN ACT in relation to health.

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

 4        (305 ILCS 5/5-18 rep.)
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Public Aid Code is amended by
 6    repealing Section 5-18.

 7        Section 10.  The Communicable Disease Prevention  Act  is
 8    amended by adding Section 2d as follows:

 9        (410 ILCS 315/2d new)
10        Sec.  2d.   The  Illinois Department of Public Health may
11    pay for health insurance coverage with funds appropriated for
12    this purpose on behalf of persons who are infected  with  the
13    human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV)  and  are  eligible for
14    "continuation  coverage"   as   provided   by   the   federal
15    Consolidated  Omnibus  Budget  Reconciliation  Act of 1985 or
16    group health insurance policies. The Illinois  Department  of
17    Public   Health   shall   adopt  rules  to  establish  income
18    eligibility requirements for  participation  in  this  health
19    insurance coverage program. The Illinois Department of Public
20    Health  shall  also adopt rules and regulations to administer
21    this program that are in compliance with the requirements  of
22    the federal Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
23    Act of 1990.

24        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
25    becoming law.

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