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91_HB2111
LRB9104672DJcd
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 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 those persons they are
17 to have an opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain
18 a greater capacity for self-care. For persons who are
19 medically indigent but otherwise able to provide themselves
20 with a livelihood, it is of special importance to maintain
21 their incentives for continued independence and preserve
22 their limited resources for ordinary maintenance needs to
23 prevent their total or substantial dependency.
24 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)