(320 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 6910)
Sec. 10. Services for eligible persons. Within the context of the
PACE program established under this Act, the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services may include any or all of the services in Article V of the Illinois
Public Aid Code.
An eligible person may elect to receive services from the PACE program.
If such an election is made, the eligible person shall not remain eligible
for payment through the regular Medicare or Medicaid program. All services
and programs provided through the PACE program shall be provided in
accordance with this Act. An eligible person may elect to disenroll from
the PACE program at any time.
For purposes of this Act, "eligible person" means a frail elderly
individual who voluntarily enrolls in the PACE program, whose income and
resources do not exceed limits established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and for whom a licensed physician certifies that such a program
provides an appropriate alternative to institutionalized care. The term
"frail elderly" means an individual who meets the age and functional eligibility
requirements established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
(Source: P.A. 94-48, eff. 7-1-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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