(30 ILCS 105/6z-140) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-588) Sec. 6z-140. Professions Licensure Fund. The Professions Licensure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund may receive revenue from any authorized source, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, awards, transfers, and appropriations. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may use moneys in the Fund for costs directly associated with the procurement of electronic data processing software, licenses, or any other information technology system products and for the ongoing costs of electronic data processing software, licenses, or other information technology system products related to the granting, renewal, or administration of all licenses under the Department's jurisdiction. (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-647) Sec. 6z-140. Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program Fund. The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and expended exclusively for the Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program to provide grant funding to a nonprofit medical debt relief coordinator to be used to discharge the medical debt of eligible residents as defined in the Medical Debt Relief Act. Based on a budget approved by the Department, the grant funding may also be used for any administrative services provided by the nonprofit medical debt relief coordinator to discharge the medical debt of eligible residents.(Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24.) |