Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
Filed: 10/17/2017
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1773
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1773 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 5-1 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
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7 | Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the
the purpose of | ||||||
8 | this Article to
provide a program of essential
medical care and | ||||||
9 | rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
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10 | maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who | ||||||
11 | are unable,
because of inadequate resources, to meet their | ||||||
12 | essential medical needs. | ||||||
13 | Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and | ||||||
14 | correction of
disabling conditions for persons requiring | ||||||
15 | maintenance support are
essential if they are to have an | ||||||
16 | opportunity to become self-supporting or
to attain a greater |
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1 | capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically
indigent | ||||||
2 | but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it | ||||||
3 | is
of special importance to maintain their incentives for | ||||||
4 | continued
independence and preserve their limited resources | ||||||
5 | for ordinary maintenance
needs to prevent their total or | ||||||
6 | substantial dependency.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)".
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