093_HB0095

 
                                     LRB093 03470 LRD 03498 b

 1        AN ACT concerning medical assistance.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Public Aid Code  is  amended  by
 5    adding Section 5-24 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/5-24 new)
 7        Sec. 5-24. Personal needs allowance.  The minimum monthly
 8    personal needs allowance, as authorized under Section 1902(q)
 9    of  Title XIX of the Social Security Act, for a person who is
10    an inpatient in an institution or facility for which payments
11    are made under this Article throughout a month,  and  who  is
12    determined  to  be eligible for medical assistance under this
13    Article, is $50.