{"data":{"id":"us-il/305-ilcs-5-5-2.1d","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"305 ILCS 5/5-2.1d","heading":"Retroactive eligibility.","body":"Subject to federal approval and in accordance with applicable federal law and requirements, an applicant for medical assistance may be eligible prior to the date of application if the person would have been eligible for medical assistance at the time he or she received the services if he or she had applied, regardless of whether the individual is alive when the application for medical assistance is made. In determining financial eligibility for medical assistance for retroactive months, the Department shall consider the amount of income and resources and exemptions available to a person as of the first day of each of the backdated months for which eligibility is sought. The Department shall, by rule, establish the duration of retroactive eligibility, which shall at a minimum equal the duration of eligibility for federal matching funds.","path":["CHAPTER 305 PUBLIC AID","Illinois Public Aid Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1413\u0026ChapterID=28\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:32Z","sha256":"2c54408ffa4a1a5aeea6815e8e69b0eaaedfb757ac5691efee435275cc4e8118","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/305-ilcs-5-5-2.1a","next":"us-il/305-ilcs-5-5-2.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}