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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1977 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for all available federal funding to promote community inclusion and integration for persons with disabilities, regardless of age, and older adults so that those persons have the option to transition out of institutions and receive long-term care services and supports in the settings of their choice. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1977 | | LRB102 15325 KTG 20682 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.54 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.54 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.54. Community-based long-term services; |
| 8 | | application for federal funding. The Department of Healthcare |
| 9 | | and Family Services shall apply for all available federal |
| 10 | | funding to promote community inclusion and integration for |
| 11 | | persons with disabilities, regardless of age, and older adults |
| 12 | | so that those persons have the option to transition out of |
| 13 | | institutions and receive long-term care services and supports |
| 14 | | in the settings of their choice.
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.
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