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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0772 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 320 ILCS 10/5 | from Ch. 23, par. 6205 |
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Amends the Respite Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility.
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| | HB0772 | | LRB097 03600 KTG 43637 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning aging.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Respite Program Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (320 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6205)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Eligibility.
The
The Department may establish |
| 8 | | eligibility standards for
respite services taking into |
| 9 | | consideration the unique economic and social needs
of the |
| 10 | | population for whom they are to be provided. The population |
| 11 | | identified
for the purposes of this Act includes persons |
| 12 | | suffering from Alzheimer's
disease or a related disorder and |
| 13 | | persons who are 60 years
of age or older with
an identified |
| 14 | | service need. Priority shall be given in all cases to frail or |
| 15 | | disabled adults.
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| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)
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