Bill Text: IL SB3912 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall have the authority to apply for and implement programs that increase the affordability of or access to health insurance coverage, including for populations currently not eligible to enroll in the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange, through federal 1332 waivers, 1331 authority, or other available federal waivers and authorities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-07 - Referred to Assignments [SB3912 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3912-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3912 Introduced 3/7/2024, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 122/5-22
Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall have the authority to apply for and implement programs that increase the affordability of or access to health insurance coverage, including for populations currently not eligible to enroll in the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange, through federal 1332 waivers, 1331 authority, or other available federal waivers and authorities.
LRB103 37069 RPS 67187 b
A BILL FOR
SB3912 LRB103 37069 RPS 67187 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law is
amended by changing Section 5-22 as follows:
(215 ILCS 122/5-22)
Sec. 5-22. State medical assistance program coordination.
(a) The Department of Insurance and the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services shall coordinate the operations
of the exchange with the operations of State medical
assistance programs. The Department of Healthcare and Family
Services shall oversee and operate the exchange eligibility
rules engine to ensure accurate assessments and determinations
of exchange and State medical assistance program eligibility.
(b) The exchange may determine eligibility for State
medical assistance programs that use the modified adjusted
gross income methodology.
(c) The exchange may be used for enrollment into State
medical assistance program health plans.
(d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
request federal financial participation funds from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services for any integrated
eligibility and enrollment functions of the exchange.

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