Chapter 305 — PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.17) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.17) Sec. 12-4.17. Training personnel for employment in public aid programs. Establish within the administrative staff a staff development unit to provide orientation and job-related training for new employees and continued development …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.18) Sec. 12-4.18. Grants and gifts for public aid and related welfare purposes. Accept, hold and administer in behalf of the State any grant, gift or legacy of money, securities, or property to the Illinois Department or to the State o…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.19) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.19) Sec. 12-4.19. Grants for Pilot Studies and Research. Co-operate with the Federal Government, private foundations, persons, corporations or other entities making grants of funds or offering the services of technical assistants for p…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.20) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20) Sec. 12-4.20. Appointment of statewide advisory committees. Appoint, when and as it may deem necessary, statewide advisory committees to provide professional or technical consultation in respect to medical or dental or hospital car…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.201) Sec. 12-4.201. Data warehouse concerning medical and related services. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may purchase services and materials associated with the costs of developing and implementing a data warehouse comprised of management …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.202) Sec. 12-4.202. (Repealed). (P.A. 94-267, eff. 7-19-05. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-06.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.20a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20a) Sec. 12-4.20a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.20b) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20b) Sec. 12-4.20b. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.20c) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20c) Sec. 12-4.20c. Appointment of Child Support Advisory Committee. Appoint the Child Support Advisory Committee to be composed of members of the General Assembly, the judiciary, the private bar, and others with expertise specific to…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.20d) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.20d) Sec. 12-4.20d. Appointment of Social Services Advisory Council. Appoint the Social Services Advisory Council, to be composed of 30 members, which shall include a balanced representation of recipients, services providers, local go…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.21) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.21) Sec. 12-4.21. Appointment of county welfare services committee. Appoint, in the manner provided in Section 12-19, the members of the County Welfare Services Committee in each county of the State. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.22) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.22) Sec. 12-4.22. Utilization of volunteers. Adopt, in cooperation with the County Welfare Services Committee of each county, a plan for the recruitment and full utilization of volunteers to assist caseworkers and other staff in the pe…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.23) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.23) Sec. 12-4.23. Disposition of obsolete equipment and supplies. Sell, destroy, or otherwise dispose of office equipment and supplies of the Illinois Department or the County Departments which have become worthless by reason of obsole…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.24) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.24) Sec. 12-4.24. Reports and recommendations. Recommend to the Governor and General Assembly the enactment of such legislation as it may deem necessary to improve public aid administration in this State; submit to the Governor and the…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.24a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.24a) Sec. 12-4.24a. Report and recommendations concerning designated shortage area. The Illinois Department shall analyze payments made to providers of medical services under Article V of this Code to determine whether any special com…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.25) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.25) Sec. 12-4.25. Medical assistance program; vendor participation. (A) The Illinois Department may deny, suspend, or terminate the eligibility of any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution or other legal entity to…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.25a) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.25a) Sec. 12-4.25a. Any vendor of physician services who shall be the subject of a medical quality review by the Illinois Department shall have the right to consult with another physician or physicians to assist in understanding the p…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.25b) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.25b) Sec. 12-4.25b. A vendor of physician services who is the subject of medical quality review by the Illinois Department shall have the right to record that portion of any Medical Quality Review Committee meeting or hearing with the…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.25c) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.25c) Sec. 12-4.25c. Where a medical provider's medical practices are under review by the Illinois Department and the provider is board certified in a specialty by a nationally recognized specialty board and practicing in the specialty…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.26) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.26) Sec. 12-4.26. Scope of Application.) The Illinois Department may terminate or suspend a vendor pursuant to the authority and powers conferred in Section 12-4.25, only subsequent to the effective date of this amendatory Act. However…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.27) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.27) Sec. 12-4.27. Factual Determinations.) Factual determinations made by the Department in administrative hearings initiated prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act and which involve issues of fact relating to activities wh…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.28) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.28) Sec. 12-4.28. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-1362. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.29) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.29) Sec. 12-4.29. Youth employability and career development programs. The Illinois Department may establish and administer community-based programs providing comprehensive, long-term intervention strategies to increase future employab…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.3) Sec. 12-4.3. Child and Spouse Support Unit.) Establish within the administrative staff a Child and Spouse Support unit, as provided in Section 10-3.1 of Article X. (Source: P.A. 79-474.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.30) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.30) Sec. 12-4.30. Demonstration programs. Establish demonstration programs, authorized by federal law and pursuant to State regulations. Such demonstration programs may include, but shall not be limited to: cashing out welfare benefits…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.31) Sec. 12-4.31. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98. Repealed by P.A. 90-790, eff. 8-14-98.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.32) Sec. 12-4.32. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-9, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 90-564, eff. 12-22-97.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.33) Sec. 12-4.33. Welfare reform research and accountability. (a) The Illinois Department shall collect and report upon all data in connection with federally funded or assisted welfare programs as federal law may require, including, but not limited to, Section 41…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.34) Sec. 12-4.34. Services to noncitizens. (a) Subject to specific appropriation for this purpose and notwithstanding Sections 1-11 and 3-1 of this Code, the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide services to legal immigrants, including but not lim…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.35) Sec. 12-4.35. Medical services for certain noncitizens. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1-11 of this Code or Section 20(a) of the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide medical services to noncitizens…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.36) Sec. 12-4.36. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-622, eff. 9-17-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.37) Sec. 12-4.37. Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall establish a Children's Healthcare Partnership Pilot Program in Sangamon County to …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.38) Sec. 12-4.38. Special FamilyCare provisions. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may submit to the Comptroller, and the Comptroller is authorized to pay, on behalf of persons enrolled in the FamilyCare Program, claims for services rendered to an …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.39) Sec. 12-4.39. Dental clinic grant program. (a) Grant program. On and after July 1, 2012, and subject to funding availability, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may administer a grant program. The purpose of this grant program shall be to build …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.4) Sec. 12-4.4. Administration of federally-aided programs. Direct County Departments of Public Aid in the administration of the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Program, programs to aid refugees and Articles II…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.40) Sec. 12-4.40. Payment Recapture Audits. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is authorized to contract with third-party entities to conduct Payment Recapture Audits to detect and recapture payments made in error or as a result of fraud or abuse. P…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.41) Sec. 12-4.41. Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force. (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force is to conduct a thorough review of the nature of public assistance fraud in the State of Illinois; to ascertain the feasibil…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.42) Sec. 12-4.42. Medicaid Revenue Maximization. (a) Purpose. The General Assembly finds that there is a need to make changes to the administration of services provided by State and local governments in order to maximize federal financial participation. (b) Defin…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.44) 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 feasibi…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.45) Sec. 12-4.45. Third party liability. (a) To the extent authorized under federal law, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall identify individuals receiving services under medical assistance programs funded or partially funded by the State who m…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.46) Sec. 12-4.46. Change in legal guardianship; notification. Whenever there is a change in legal guardianship of a minor child who receives benefits under this Code, the appropriate State agency shall immediately inform the Department of Human Services of the ch…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.47) Sec. 12-4.47. Continued eligibility for developmental disability services for dependents of military service members. (a) As used in this Section: "Dependent" means a spouse, birth child, adopted child, or stepchild of a military service member. "Legal reside…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.48) Sec. 12-4.48. Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Workgroup. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish a Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Workgroup of the Medicaid Advisory Committee in accordance with the require…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.49) Sec. 12-4.49. Breast cancer imaging and diagnostic equipment grant program. (a) On and after January 1, 2016 and subject to funding availability, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall administer a grant program the purpose of which shall be t…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.5) Sec. 12-4.5. Co-operation with Federal Government. Co-operate with the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, or with any successor agency thereof, or with any other agency of the Federal Government providing federal funds,…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.50) Sec. 12-4.50. Healthy Local Food Incentives Program. (a) Legislative findings. Diet and other lifestyle choices contribute to more than half of all deaths in Illinois. Health risk factors include smoking, obesity, stress, nutrition, high blood pressure, and a…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.51) Sec. 12-4.51. Workforce training and healthy families demonstration project. (a) Subject to the availability of funds provided for this purpose by the federal government, local philanthropic or charitable sources, or other private sources, there is created a …

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.52) Sec. 12-4.52. Prescriber education. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop, in collaboration with a public university that has a Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program and is located in a county with a population of more than 3,00…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.53) Sec. 12-4.53. Prospective Payment System (PPS) rates. Effective January 1, 2021, and subsequent years, based on specific appropriation, the Prospective Payment System (PPS) rates for FQHCs shall be increased based on the cost principles found at 45 Code of Fe…

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.54) Sec. 12-4.54. SNAP, WIC; diapers, menstrual hygiene products. If the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service creates and makes available to the states a waiver permitting recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutr…