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90_HB3431

      305 ILCS 5/5-1            from Ch. 23, par. 5-1
          Amends the Medicaid  Article  of  the  Public  Aid  Code.
      Makes  a  stylistic change in a Section concerning purpose of
      the Medicaid program.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by  changing
 2    Section 5-1.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The Illinois Public Aid Code is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 5-1 as follows:
 7        (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
 8        Sec.  5-1.  Declaration of purpose.  It is the purpose of
 9    this Article V to provide a program of essential medical care
10    and  rehabilitative  services  for  persons  receiving  basic
11    maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons  who
12    are  unable,  because  of inadequate resources, to meet their
13    essential medical needs.
14        Preservation of  health,  alleviation  of  sickness,  and
15    correction  of  handicapping conditions for persons requiring
16    maintenance support are essential if  they  are  to  have  an
17    opportunity  to become self-supporting or to attain a greater
18    capacity  for  self-care.   For  persons  who  are  medically
19    indigent but otherwise able  to  provide  themselves  with  a
20    livelihood,  it  is  of  special importance to maintain their
21    incentives for  continued  independence  and  preserve  their
22    limited  resources  for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent
23    their total or substantial dependency.
24    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)

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