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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0842
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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410 ILCS 225/5 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7025 |
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Amends the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning eligibility for the program benefits for certain persons receiving
aid under Article V of the Public Aid Code or detained in a prison in
consequence of a criminal conviction.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0842 |
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LRB096 06920 RPM 17006 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Prenatal and Newborn Care Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 225/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7025)
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| Sec. 5. Application and eligibility requirements. (a) Any |
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| person
requesting program benefits shall be afforded the
the |
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| opportunity to apply for
such benefits. The application shall |
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| be filed at a place designated by the Department. |
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| (b) Program benefits may be provided to or on behalf of any |
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| person:
(1) who has been medically diagnosed as pregnant, and |
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| who is living in this
State voluntarily with the intention of |
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| making it her home and not for a
temporary purpose; and, (2) |
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| who meets the financial eligibility
requirements of the |
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| Department as set forth in rules promulgated pursuant
to this |
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| Act. Such rules shall provide that any person will be eligible
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| with a gross income that equals or is less than the nonfarm |
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| income official
poverty line, as determined by the federal |
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| Office of Management and Budget
and revised annually in |
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| accordance with Section 673(2) of the Omnibus
Reconciliation |
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| Act of 1981. The Department may establish financial
eligibility |
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| requirements for income levels above the official federal
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