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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5996
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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305 ILCS 5/5-1 |
from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the purpose of the "medical assistance" Article of the Code.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5996 |
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LRB093 19678 DRJ 45419 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing
Section 5-1 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
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| Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose of Article. It is the |
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| purpose of this
Article to
provide a program of essential
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| medical care and rehabilitative services for persons receiving |
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| basic
maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons |
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| who are unable,
because of inadequate resources, to meet their |
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| essential medical needs.
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| Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and |
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| correction of
handicapping conditions for persons requiring |
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| maintenance support are
essential if they are to have an |
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| opportunity to become self-supporting or
to attain a greater |
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| capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically
indigent |
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| but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it |
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| is
of special importance to maintain their incentives for |
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| continued
independence and preserve their limited resources |
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| for ordinary maintenance
needs to prevent their total or |
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| substantial dependency.
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| (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
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