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COUNTIES
(55 ILCS 5/) Counties Code.

55 ILCS 5/5-24002

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24002)
    Sec. 5-24002. Applications for benefits. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the county board of each county, with the advice and consent of that county board, to appoint a duly licensed physician, hereinafter called the examiner, who is familiar with cancer and tumor cases, who shall maintain an office in some convenient place during the entire year for the purpose of examining applicants for the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
    Such examiner shall examine all applicants desiring to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division, referred to him by the county board and shall endorse on each such application a certificate to each such applicant, stating whether or not in his opinion such applicant is entitled to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
    Such application may be filed with the county board by the person afflicted with cancer or tumor, and whenever it shall come to the notice of any public health nurse, any public health officer, or any physician of such county, that any person entitled to the benefits of this Division has not applied therefor, it shall be the duty of such nurse, health officer or physician to file such an application with such board on behalf of such afflicted person.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24003

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24003)
    Sec. 5-24003. Petition; hearing. Whenever an examiner certifies that an applicant is entitled to the benefits of this Division, such examiner shall file a petition on behalf of such applicant in the circuit court, which petition shall set forth such facts as are necessary under this Division to give the court jurisdiction of the subject-matter thereof and a full statement of the financial condition of the applicant. The court shall set a day for a hearing on such petition which shall be not less than 3 nor more than 10 days after the date of the filing thereof. The court may require such persons as it deems necessary to appear and testify at any such hearing and may direct that process be issued requiring the attendance at such hearing of any such persons.
    If the applicant is too ill to be present in the court room at the time of such hearing, the court may, in its discretion, hold all or part of such hearing at the home of the applicant or at such other place wherein the applicant may be confined.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24004

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24004)
    Sec. 5-24004. Order for payment for treatment by county. Upon the hearing of such a petition and the court being fully advised in the premises, and finding the facts therein alleged to be true, and that the applicant is financially unable to pay for such treatment and that no relative legally responsible therefor is financially able to pay for such treatment, may make an order upon the county board to pay for any such treatment for the applicant for any sum not in excess of $40 per month as the court deems necessary and reasonable considering the financial condition of the applicant, which sum may be used to provide necessary treatment, and in addition thereto, medicine, nursing care and food for such applicant, if such applicant is shown to be financially unable to pay for such medicine, care or food. It shall thereupon be the duty of the county board to see that such amount so fixed by the court is expended for treatment, or treatment and medicine, nursing care and food, as the case may be, for such applicant, until further order of the court.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24005

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24005)
    Sec. 5-24005. Residence requirements. Such relief shall not be granted by the court to any person who has not resided in the county where application is made at least one year next preceding such application.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24006

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24006)
    Sec. 5-24006. Application by person having custody. Any guardian or other person having the custody of any such afflicted person may file an application on behalf of such person.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24007

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24007)
    Sec. 5-24007. Fee for examination. The examiner shall be paid the sum of $5, by the county board, for each such examination of an applicant.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

55 ILCS 5/5-24008

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24008)
    Sec. 5-24008. Court order. The court upon ordering, in connection with any petition, that the county board provide a designated sum for treatment for any such person, may also provide that such applicant may be treated in some hospital in the county or in a home.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)