Chapter 305, PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 5/10-3.3) Sec. 10-3.3. Locating support obligor and others; penalties. (a) Upon request by the Child and Spouse Support Unit, employers, labor unions, cellular telephone companies, and telephone companies shall provide location information concerning putative fathers an…

(305 ILCS 5/10-3.4) Sec. 10-3.4. Obtaining location information. (a) The Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with the Illinois State Police and the Secretary of State to obtain location information on persons for the purpose of establishing paternity, and establishing…

(305 ILCS 5/10-3.5) Sec. 10-3.5. Connecting parents to available resources. Beginning July 1, 2025, subject to appropriation and the availability of federal matching funds for the costs to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the implementation of this Section, th…

(305 ILCS 5/10-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-4) Sec. 10-4. Notification of Support Obligation. The administrative enforcement unit within the authorized area of its operation shall notify each responsible relative of an applicant or recipient, or responsible relatives of other persons…

(305 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-5) Sec. 10-5. Declarations by Responsible Relatives-Penalty. Information requested of responsible relatives shall be submitted on forms or questionnaires prescribed by the Illinois Department or local governmental units, as the case may be,…

(305 ILCS 5/10-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-6) Sec. 10-6. Investigation and Determination. The administrative enforcement unit shall review the forms or questionnaires returned by each responsible relative and supplement the information provided therein, where required, by such addit…

(305 ILCS 5/10-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-7) Sec. 10-7. Notice of support due. (a) When an administrative enforcement unit has determined that a responsible relative is financially able to contribute to the support of an applicant or recipient, the responsible relative shall be not…

(305 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-8) Sec. 10-8. Support Payments - Partial Support - Full Support. The notice to responsible relatives issued pursuant to Section 10-7 shall direct payment (a) to the Illinois Department in cases of applicants and recipients under Articles II…

(305 ILCS 5/10-8.1) Sec. 10-8.1. Temporary order for child support. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, pending the outcome of an administrative determination of parentage, the Illinois Department shall issue a temporary order for child support, upon motion by a party …

(305 ILCS 5/10-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-9) Sec. 10-9. Alternative Actions to Enforce Support. If a responsible relative fails or refuses to furnish support, or contributes less than the amount indicated by the determination, the administrative enforcement unit shall take action t…

(305 ILCS 5/10-9.5) Sec. 10-9.5. Access to records. In any hearing, case, appeal, or other matter arising out of the provisions concerning the determination and enforcement of the support responsibility of relatives, an obligor or obligee, or their legal representatives, shall be…

(305 ILCS 85/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 23/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 85/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 23/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1411) Sec. 11. Payments to Energy Providers. When an energy provider supplies winter energy to a participant and customer, the provider shall be compensated by the State of Illinois pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department. (Source:…

(305 ILCS 5/11-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-1) Sec. 11-1. No discrimination). There shall be no discrimination or denial of financial aid and social services on account of the race, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital status, or political affiliation of any applicant or re…

(305 ILCS 5/11-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-10) Sec. 11-10. Names furnished other agencies. Whenever, under provisions of law, names and addresses of recipients of public aid are furnished to or held by any other agency or department of government, the agency or department of govern…

(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 5/11-26) (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 5/11-31) 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,…