093_HB2373

                                     LRB093 07746 DRJ 07934 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to public aid.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Public Aid Code is amended by
 5    changing Section 5-1 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
 7        Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose of Article.  It  is  the
 8    purpose  of  this  Article  to provide a program of essential
 9    medical  care  and  rehabilitative   services   for   persons
10    receiving  basic  maintenance  grants under this Code and for
11    other  persons  who  are  unable,   because   of   inadequate
12    resources, to meet their essential medical needs.
13        Preservation  of  health,  alleviation  of  sickness, and
14    correction of handicapping 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
17    capacity  for  self-care.   For  persons  who  are  medically
18    indigent  but  otherwise  able  to  provide themselves with a
19    livelihood, it is of special  importance  to  maintain  their
20    incentives  for  continued  independence  and  preserve their
21    limited resources for ordinary maintenance needs  to  prevent
22    their total or substantial dependency.
23    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)