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305 ILCS 5/6-1.3

(305 ILCS 5/6-1.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3)

Sec. 6-1.3.

Utilization of aid available under other provisions of
Code.

The person must have been determined ineligible for aid under the
federally funded programs to aid refugees and Articles
III, IV or V.  Nothing in this Section shall prevent the use of General
Assistance funds to pay any portion of the costs of care and maintenance
in a residential substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the Department
of Human Services, or in a County
Nursing Home,
or in a private nursing home, retirement home or other facility for
the care of the elderly, of a person otherwise eligible to receive General
Assistance except for the provisions of this paragraph.

A person otherwise eligible for aid under the federally funded programs
to aid refugees or Articles III, IV or V who
fails or refuses to comply with provisions of this Code or other laws, or
rules and regulations of the Illinois Department, which would qualify him
for aid under those programs or Articles, shall not receive General
Assistance under this Article nor shall any of his dependents whose
eligibility is contingent upon such compliance receive General Assistance.

Persons and families who are ineligible for aid under Article IV due to
having received benefits under Article IV for any maximum time limits set under
the Illinois Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Plan shall not be
eligible for General Assistance under this Article unless the Illinois
Department or the local governmental unit, by rule, specifies that those
persons
or families may be eligible.

(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)