SB0480 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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:

20 ILCS 301/25-5

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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 25-5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 301/25-5)

Sec. 25-5. Establishment of comprehensive treatment system; available on request. The Department shall develop, fund and implement a comprehensive, statewide, community-based system for the provision of a full array of intervention, treatment and aftercare for persons suffering from alcohol and other drug abuse and dependency. The system created under this Section shall be based on the premise that coordination among and integration between all community and governmental systems will facilitate effective and efficient program implementation and utilization of existing resources. 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.

(Source: P.A. 88-80.)