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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1858 Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Heather A. Steans SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Makes a technical change
in a
Section concerning the authority of the Department of Public Health to pay for
health insurance coverage on behalf of HIV-infected persons.
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| | SB1858 | | LRB097 07220 RPM 47327 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 2d as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 315/2d)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2d.
The
The Illinois Department
of Public Health
may |
| 8 | | pay for health
insurance coverage with funds appropriated for |
| 9 | | this purpose on behalf of
persons who are infected with the |
| 10 | | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
are eligible for |
| 11 | | "continuation coverage" as provided by the federal
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| 12 | | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 or group |
| 13 | | health
insurance policies. The Illinois Department
of Public |
| 14 | | Health
shall adopt rules to establish
income eligibility |
| 15 | | requirements for participation in this health insurance
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| 16 | | coverage program. The Illinois Department
of Public Health
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| 17 | | shall also adopt rules and
regulations to administer this |
| 18 | | program that are in compliance with the
requirements of the |
| 19 | | federal Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency Act |
| 20 | | of 1990. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 92-275, eff. 8-7-01.)
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