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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0480
Introduced 2/16/2005, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that the Department shall provide adequate funding for the comprehensive and appropriate substance abuse treatment of any Illinois resident requesting these services from a licensed provider, community-based organization, or medical facility within the State.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0480 |
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LRB094 09330 RSP 39571 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and |
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| Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 25-5 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 301/25-5)
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| Sec. 25-5. Establishment of comprehensive treatment |
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| system; available on request. The
Department shall develop, |
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| fund and implement a comprehensive, statewide,
community-based |
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| system for the provision of a full array of intervention,
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| treatment and aftercare for persons suffering from alcohol and |
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| other drug abuse
and dependency. The system created under this |
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| Section shall be based on the
premise that coordination among |
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| and integration between all community and
governmental systems |
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| will facilitate effective and efficient program
implementation |
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| and utilization of existing resources. The Department shall |
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| provide adequate funding for the comprehensive and appropriate |
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| substance abuse treatment of any Illinois resident requesting |
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| these services from a licensed provider, community-based |
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| organization, or medical facility within the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 88-80.)
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