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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2608 Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 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 "Medicaid" Article.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2608 | | LRB097 16146 KTG 61299 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 5-1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the
the purpose of |
| 8 | | this Article to
provide a program of essential
medical care and |
| 9 | | rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
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| 10 | | maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who |
| 11 | | are unable,
because of inadequate resources, to meet their |
| 12 | | essential medical needs. |
| 13 | | Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and |
| 14 | | correction of
handicapping conditions for persons requiring |
| 15 | | maintenance support are
essential if they are to have an |
| 16 | | opportunity to become self-supporting or
to attain a greater |
| 17 | | capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically
indigent |
| 18 | | but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it |
| 19 | | is
of special importance to maintain their incentives for |
| 20 | | continued
independence and preserve their limited resources |
| 21 | | for ordinary maintenance
needs to prevent their total or |
| 22 | | substantial dependency.
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| 23 | | (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
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