SB0636 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0636

Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/3-2

from Ch. 23, par. 3-2

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conditions for basic maintenance grants of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled.

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 changing Section 3-2 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/3-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-2)

Sec. 3-2. Conditions for basic maintenance grants to persons receiving institutional care. A resident of a public or private home or institution maintained for the the care of persons who are sick, convalescent, infirm or chronically ill, may, if otherwise qualified, be granted financial aid for basic maintenance, subject to the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department, if the facilities of the home or institution are in conformity with standards prescribed by the Department of Public Health for safeguarding the health, safety, and comfort of the residents thereof, and provide such services as may be prescribed by the Illinois Department for enhancing their rehabilitation or increasing their capacity for self-care.

(Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)