Human Services Committee
Filed: 3/10/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4809




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4809 as follows:


 
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on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 12 the 
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following:
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    ""Caregiver identification card" means a caregiver photo 
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identification card issued by the Department of Human Services 
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for the purpose of enabling a holder of the card to use a LINK 
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card to obtain food stamp benefits or cash on behalf of a 
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person entitled to benefits funded under the federal Food Stamp 
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Program.
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    "Caregiver" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in 
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Section 12-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961."; and 
 
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on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 13 the 
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following:
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    ""Facility provider" means an individual representing a 
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facility that provides residential services to persons who are 
 


 






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developmentally disabled.
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    "Guardian" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in 
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Section 10 of the Health Care Surrogate Act."; and
 
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on page 2, by inserting immediately below line 1 the following:
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    "(d) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 96th General Assembly, the Department of Human Services 
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shall issue a caregiver identification card to the facility 
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provider, guardian, or caregiver of a person entitled to 
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benefits funded under the federal Food Stamp Program. Every 
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caregiver identification card must include on its face a 
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current photo of the facility provider, guardian, or caregiver 
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of the person entitled to benefits, the name of the person 
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entitled to benefits, and a statement that clearly identifies 
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the card holder as having the legal capacity to use the named 
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person's LINK card. Beginning on the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a facility 
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provider, guardian, or caregiver must present a valid caregiver 
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identification card when using a LINK card to obtain food stamp 
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benefits or cash on behalf of a person entitled to benefits 
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funded under the federal Food Stamp Program.".