Some Benefits Authorized Under Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Act Set to Expire in June 2019
The Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Act (Public Act 99-870) amends the Public Aid Code to cover health care services for eligible non-citizens. Specifically, the statute establishes medical assistance eligibility for certain foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture or other serious crimes.
The law took effect Jan. 1, 2018, for victims and their derivative family members* if such persons reside in Illinois and meet income guidelines. Cash assistance benefits, including those benefits provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are set to expire on June 30, 2019.
For more details, visit the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) web page,
Medical Benefits for Non-citizen Victims of Trafficking, Torture or Other Serious Crimes.
Questions? Contact ISMS' advocacy team at 800-782-4767 ext. 1470, or by
email.
*“Derivative family member” includes a person who is the spouse, child, parent, or sibling under age 18 of the victim who is eligible. A spouse must have been married to the victim before the victim entered the United States to be eligible.