093_HB2503
LRB093 10669 DRJ 11011 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. It is the purpose of
8 this Article to provide a program of essential medical care
9 and rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
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. It is the purpose of this Article to
13 provide full funding of the costs of services to meet those
14 essential medical needs.
15 Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and
16 correction of handicapping conditions for persons requiring
17 maintenance support are essential if those personsthey are
18 to have an opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain
19 a greater capacity for self-care. For persons who are
20 medically indigent but otherwise able to provide themselves
21 with a livelihood, it is of special importance to maintain
22 their incentives for continued independence and preserve
23 their limited resources for ordinary maintenance needs to
24 prevent their total or substantial dependency.
25 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)