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HB4818 Engrossed |
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LRB093 19969 DRJ 45713 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 3-2 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/3-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-2)
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| Sec. 3-2. Conditions for basic maintenance grants to |
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| persons receiving institutional
care.
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| A resident of a public or private home or institution |
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| maintained for the
care of persons who are sick, convalescent, |
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| infirm or chronically ill, may,
if otherwise qualified, be |
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| granted financial aid for basic maintenance,
subject to the |
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| rules and regulations of the Illinois Department, if the
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| facilities of the home or institution are in conformity with |
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| standards
prescribed by the Department of Public Health for |
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| safeguarding the health,
safety, and comfort of the residents |
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| thereof, and provide such services as
may be prescribed by the |
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| Illinois Department for enhancing their
rehabilitation or |
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| increasing their capacity for self-care. Beginning July 1, |
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| 2004, the financial aid for basic maintenance for these |
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| eligible residents shall be increased by 10%.
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| (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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