SB0818 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0818

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

320 ILCS 10/5

from Ch. 23, par. 6205

Amends the Respite Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning aging.

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

Section 5. The Respite Program Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(320 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6205)

Sec. 5. Eligibility. The The Department may establish eligibility standards for respite services taking into consideration the unique economic and social needs of the population for whom they are to be provided. The population identified for the purposes of this Act includes persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder and persons who are 60 years of age or older with an identified service need. Priority shall be given in all cases to frail or disabled adults.

(Source: P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)