Bill Text: IL SB1779 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-20 - Referred to Assignments [SB1779 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1779-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1779 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Kyle McCarter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.
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A BILL FOR
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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 5-1 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the the purpose of
this Article to provide a program of essential medical care and
rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who
are unable, because of inadequate resources, to meet their
essential medical needs.
Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and
correction of handicapping conditions for persons requiring
maintenance support are essential if they are to have an
opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain a greater
capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically indigent
but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it
is of special importance to maintain their incentives for
continued independence and preserve their limited resources
for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent their total or
substantial dependency.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)