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Public Act 097-0172
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| HB1656 Enrolled | LRB097 09302 KTG 49437 b |
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
adding Section 12-4.44 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/12-4.44 new) |
Sec. 12-4.44. Report on centralizing administrative |
functions. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, |
with the cooperation of the Department of Human Services, shall |
provide a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2012, |
regarding the feasibility and potential consequences of |
centralizing administrative functions, to the extent allowable |
under federal law, for applicants applying only for medical |
assistance. The report shall include, but need not be limited |
to, an analysis of centralizing administrative functions in a |
statewide or regional centers administered by either public or |
private entities, and an analysis of the impact of removing |
medical assistance only cases from the caseload assigned to |
employees in local Department of Human Services field offices |
that accept and process applications for benefits.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
2011.
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