HB4809ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Human Services Committee

Filed: 3/10/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4809

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

on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 12 the following:

""Caregiver identification card" means a caregiver photo identification card issued by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling a holder of the card to use a LINK card to obtain food stamp benefits or cash on behalf of a person entitled to benefits funded under the federal Food Stamp Program.

"Caregiver" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961."; and

on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 13 the following:

""Facility provider" means an individual representing a facility that provides residential services to persons who are developmentally disabled.

"Guardian" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 10 of the Health Care Surrogate Act."; and

on page 2, by inserting immediately below line 1 the following:

"(d) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Department of Human Services shall issue a caregiver identification card to the facility provider, guardian, or caregiver of a person entitled to benefits funded under the federal Food Stamp Program. Every caregiver identification card must include on its face a current photo of the facility provider, guardian, or caregiver of the person entitled to benefits, the name of the person entitled to benefits, and a statement that clearly identifies the card holder as having the legal capacity to use the named person's LINK card. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a facility provider, guardian, or caregiver must present a valid caregiver identification card when using a LINK card to obtain food stamp benefits or cash on behalf of a person entitled to benefits funded under the federal Food Stamp Program.".