305 ILCS 5/12-1

(305 ILCS 5/12-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-1)

Sec. 12-1. Administration of Code; Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

(a) This Code shall be administered by the Department of Human
Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public
Aid)
as provided in the Department of Human Services Act.

(b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall be under the supervision and
direction of the
Director of Healthcare and Family Services, as provided in Section 5-20 of the
Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-20).  The Director shall be appointed pursuant
to the
provisions of Section 5-605 and meet the qualifications of Section
5-230 of
that Law.

The Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services, created by Section 5-165
of the
Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-165), shall be appointed pursuant to the
provisions
of Section 5-605 of that Law and shall meet the
qualifications
prescribed in
Section 5-230 of that Law.

The salaries of the Director and the Assistant Director shall be those
specified in Section 5-395 of the Departments of State
Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-395).

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services
						
shall comply with
other provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois which are
generally
applicable to the several departments of the State Government created by
that Code.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)