HB5308 Summary

• Amends Illinois Public Aid Code to prohibit the Department of Public Health from requiring incarcerated persons in Department of Corrections facilities who are eligible for medical assistance to pay co-payments for services.

• Modifies the Unified Code of Corrections Section 3-6-2 to eliminate the $5 co-payment requirement for committed persons receiving medical or dental treatment or services.

• Removes previous exemptions and limitations related to co-payments for chronic illnesses, follow-up visits, and indigent inmates, making all incarcerated persons exempt from co-payments.

• Maintains existing requirements for HIV testing and counseling without co-payments, and preserves provisions for education cost reimbursement and family responsibility services within correctional facilities.