Chapter 305 — PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 5/11-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-12) Sec. 11-12. Penalty for publication, use for political or commercial purposes. It is unlawful to use or publish any names or list of names of recipients secured from records maintained in the offices of the county departments or local …

(305 ILCS 5/11-13) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-13) Sec. 11-13. Conditions For Receipt of Vendor Payments - Limitation Period For Vendor Action - Penalty For Violation. A vendor payment, as defined in Section 2-5 of Article II, shall constitute payment in full for the goods or services …

(305 ILCS 5/11-14) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-14) Sec. 11-14. Voluntary repayments. A recipient or former recipient of financial aid under this Code, or a responsible relative or other person in behalf of the recipient or former recipient may voluntarily repay all or part of the finan…

(305 ILCS 5/11-14.5) Sec. 11-14.5. Overpayment; recovery. If an applicant or recipient receives any form of public aid from the Illinois Department or a local governmental unit to which he or she is not entitled, the Illinois Department or local governmental unit may determine th…

(305 ILCS 5/11-15) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-15) Sec. 11-15. Application requirements. (1) An application for financial aid shall be filed in writing by the person requesting aid and, in the case of a request for family aid, by the head of that family, except as otherwise permitted i…

(305 ILCS 5/11-16) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-16) Sec. 11-16. Changes in grants; cancellations, revocations, suspensions. (a) All grants of financial aid under this Code shall be considered as frequently as may be required by the rules of the Illinois Department. The Department of Hea…

(305 ILCS 5/11-17) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-17) Sec. 11-17. Duplication or supplementation of aid prohibited-Exceptions. Except (1) for Medical Assistance provided under Article V, or (2) when necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Code, where not inconsistent therewith, and s…

(305 ILCS 5/11-18) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-18) Sec. 11-18. Duty to report changes in circumstances. It is the duty of every applicant and recipient to notify promptly the county department or the supervisor of general assistance, as the case may be, of any change of status with res…

(305 ILCS 5/11-19) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-19) Sec. 11-19. Reports by recipients. Every recipient who is of legal age, and every grantee of record of aid provided for a minor recipient, shall file with the county department or the local governmental unit, as the case may be, a stat…

(305 ILCS 5/11-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-2) Sec. 11-2. Conduct of administrative staff. Every person administering any provision of this Code shall conduct himself or herself with courtesy, consideration and respect toward all applicants and recipients and perform duties in such m…

(305 ILCS 5/11-2.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-2.1) Sec. 11-2.1. No private business and vocational school, as defined in the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012, may solicit an applicant or recipient within a public aid office or within 100 feet of a public aid office…

(305 ILCS 5/11-20) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-20) Sec. 11-20. Employment registration; duty to accept employment. This Section applies to employment and training programs other than those for recipients of assistance under Article IV. (1) Each applicant or recipient and dependent memb…

(305 ILCS 5/11-20.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1) Sec. 11-20.1. Employment; Rights of recipient and obligations of Illinois Department when recipients become employed; Assistance when a recipient has employment or earned income or both. (a) When a recipient reports employment or e…

(305 ILCS 5/11-22) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22) Sec. 11-22. Charge upon claims and causes of action for injuries. The Illinois Department shall have a charge upon all claims, demands and causes of action for injuries to an applicant for or recipient of (i) financial aid under Articl…

(305 ILCS 5/11-22a) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22a) Sec. 11-22a. Right of Subrogation. To the extent of the amount of (i) medical assistance provided by the Department to or on behalf of a recipient under Article V or VI, (ii) health care benefits provided for a child under the Coveri…

(305 ILCS 5/11-22b) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22b) Sec. 11-22b. Recoveries. (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Carrier" means any insurer, including any private company, corporation, mutual association, trust fund, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized under the laws of thi…

(305 ILCS 5/11-22c) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22c) Sec. 11-22c. Recovery of back wages. (a) As used in this Section, "recipient" means any person receiving financial assistance under Article IV or Article VI of this Code, receiving health care benefits under the Covering ALL KIDS Hea…

(305 ILCS 5/11-22d) Sec. 11-22d. Savings provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any amendments or provisions in this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly which would make the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act inoperative, Secti…

(305 ILCS 5/11-23) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-23) Sec. 11-23. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 76-523. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/11-23.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-23.1) Sec. 11-23.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/11-25) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-25) Sec. 11-25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-855. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/11-26) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-26) Sec. 11-26. Recipient's abuse of medical care; restrictions on access to medical care. (a) When the Department determines, on the basis of statistical norms and medical judgment, that a medical care recipient has received medical servi…

(305 ILCS 5/11-26.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-26.1) Sec. 11-26.1. Drug Utilization Review. (a) The Illinois Department shall, within the time frames mandated by federal law, implement a Drug Utilization Review Program (DUR), designed to decrease overutilization of drugs through both…

(305 ILCS 5/11-27) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-27) Sec. 11-27. Obtaining benefits after termination. (a) For the purpose of this Section, the term "entity" includes persons, firms, corporations, associations and agencies. (b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 8A-7, 8A-8 and 12-4.25…

(305 ILCS 5/11-28) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-28) Sec. 11-28. Recipient Bill of Rights. The Illinois Department shall promulgate a Bill of Rights for Public Aid recipients which provides basic information about financial and medical assistance and other social services which are avail…

(305 ILCS 5/11-29) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-29) Sec. 11-29. Notification of Eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit. (a) The Illinois Department shall include the notice regarding the availability of the federal earned income tax credit, in the language provided under Section 20 of…

(305 ILCS 5/11-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-3) Sec. 11-3. Assignment and attachment of aid prohibited. Except as provided below in this Section and in Section 11-3.3, all financial aid given under Articles III, IV, V, and VI and money payments for child care services provided by a ch…

(305 ILCS 5/11-3.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-3.1) Sec. 11-3.1. Any recipient of financial aid which is payable to the recipient at regular intervals may elect to have the aid deposited, and the Illinois Department of Human Services is authorized to deposit the aid, directly in the r…

(305 ILCS 5/11-3.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-3.2) Sec. 11-3.2. Upon the request of a penal or correctional facility, the Illinois Department shall cooperate in providing informational material and application forms concerning financial aid or social services under this Act to the fa…

(305 ILCS 5/11-3.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-3.3) Sec. 11-3.3. Payment to provider or governmental agency or entity. Payments under this Code shall be made to the provider, except that the Department may issue or may agree to issue the payment directly to the Illinois Finance Author…

(305 ILCS 5/11-30) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-30) Sec. 11-30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-860. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/11-31) Sec. 11-31. Recovery of amounts spent on child medical care. The Illinois Department may provide by rule for certification to the Comptroller of amounts spent on child medical care. The purpose of the certification shall be to intercept, to the extent necessary…

(305 ILCS 5/11-32) Sec. 11-32. Premium debts; forgiveness, compromise, reduction. The Department may forgive, compromise, or reduce any debt owed by a former or current recipient of medical assistance under this Code or health care benefits under the Children's Health Insurance P…

(305 ILCS 5/11-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-4) Sec. 11-4. Applications; assistance in making applications. An initial application for public assistance shall be deemed an application for all such benefits to which any person may be entitled except to the extent that the applicant exp…

(305 ILCS 5/11-4.1) Sec. 11-4.1. Medical providers assisting with applications for medical assistance. A provider enrolled to provide medical assistance services may, upon the request of an individual, accompany, represent, and assist the individual in applying for medical assist…

(305 ILCS 5/11-4.2) Sec. 11-4.2. Application assistance for enrolling individuals in the medical assistance program. (a) The Department shall have procedures to allow application agents to assist in enrolling individuals in the medical assistance program. As used in this Section,…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-5) Sec. 11-5. Investigation of applications. The County Department or local governmental unit shall promptly, upon receipt of an application, make the necessary investigation, as prescribed by rule of the Illinois Department, for determinin…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.1) Sec. 11-5.1. Eligibility verification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, with respect to applications for medical assistance provided under Article V of this Code, eligibility shall be determined in a manner that ensures program integrity and c…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.2) Sec. 11-5.2. Income, Residency, and Identity Verification System. (a) The Department shall ensure that its proposed integrated eligibility system shall include the computerized functions of income, residency, and identity eligibility verification to verify eli…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.3) Sec. 11-5.3. Procurement of vendor to verify eligibility for assistance under Article V. (a) No later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Chief Procurement Officer for General Services, in consultation…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.4) Sec. 11-5.4. Expedited long-term care eligibility determination and enrollment. (a) Establishment of the expedited long-term care eligibility determination and enrollment system shall be a joint venture of the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and F…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.5) Sec. 11-5.5. Streamlining enrollment into the Medicare Savings Program. (a) The Department shall investigate how to align the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program eligibility criteria. (b) The Department shall issue a report making r…

(305 ILCS 5/11-5.6) Sec. 11-5.6. Medicare Part A Buy-In Agreement Report. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall study the impact to the State and recipients of entering into a Medicare Part A Buy-In Agreement for qualified Medicare beneficiaries with the federal …

(305 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6) Sec. 11-6. Decisions on applications. Within 10 days after a decision is reached on an application, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision. If the applicant resides in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care A…

(305 ILCS 5/11-6.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6.1) Sec. 11-6.1. Report of loss. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) The payee of a grant under this Code shall immediately report to the Illinois Department the theft or other loss of any instrument used in making a grant payment. (Source: P.…

(305 ILCS 5/11-6.2) Sec. 11-6.2. Electronic fingerprinting. (a) The Illinois Department may implement a program to prevent multiple enrollments of aid recipients through the use of an electronic automated 2-digit fingerprint matching identification system in local offices. The Il…

(305 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-7) Sec. 11-7. Notice of decisions to terminate aid - determination and notice of other medical assistance available - additional notice in cases of blind persons. Whenever decision is made to terminate aid, the recipient shall be notified i…

(305 ILCS 5/11-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-8) Sec. 11-8. Appeals - to whom taken. Applicants or recipients of aid may, at any time within 60 days after the decision of the County Department or local governmental unit, as the case may be, appeal a decision denying or terminating aid,…

(305 ILCS 5/11-8.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-8.1) Sec. 11-8.1. Appellants' rights. (a) Upon receipt of an appeal the Illinois Department, Public Aid Committee, or Commissioner of Appeals, as the case may be, shall review the case. The appellant shall be entitled to appear in person …

(305 ILCS 5/11-8.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-8.2) Sec. 11-8.2. Venue; depositions. The appeal shall be heard in the county where the appellant resides. However, if the appellant is outside the State, the Illinois Department, Public Aid Committee, or Commissioner of Appeals, as the c…