SB2500 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2500

Introduced 10/12/2011, by Sen. Shane Cultra

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/1-10.5 new

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that as a condition of initial eligibility for any benefits under the Code, an applicant must pass a drug screening. Provides that as a condition of continued eligibility for benefits, a recipient must pass random drug screenings as prescribed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Exempts residents of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act from the drug screening requirements. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 1-10.5 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/1-10.5 new)

Sec. 1-10.5. Drug screening. As a condition of initial eligibility for any benefits under this Code, an applicant must pass a drug screening. As a condition of continued eligibility for any benefits under this Code, a recipient must pass random drug screenings as prescribed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The drug screening required by this Section does not apply to residents of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.