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90_HB3645
320 ILCS 25/3.14 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.14
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property
Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act by making a
technical change in the Section defining "disabled person".
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1 AN ACT to amend the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
2 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act by
3 changing Section 3.14.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
7 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
8 amended by changing Section 3.14 as follows:
9 (320 ILCS 25/3.14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.14)
10 Sec. 3.14. "Disabled person" means a person unable to
11 engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a
12 medically determinable physical or mental impairment that
13 which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can
14 be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
15 12 months. Disabled persons filing claims under this Act
16 shall submit proof of disability in such form and manner as
17 the Department shall by rule and regulation prescribe. Proof
18 that a claimant is eligible to receive disability benefits
19 under the Federal Social Security Act shall constitute proof
20 of disability for purposes of this Act. Issuance of an
21 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card stating that the
22 claimant is under a Class 2 disability, as defined in Section
23 4A of The Illinois Identification Card Act, shall constitute
24 proof that the person named thereon is a disabled person for
25 purposes of this Act. A disabled person not covered under
26 the Federal Social Security Act and not presenting a Disabled
27 Person Identification Card stating that the claimant is under
28 a Class 2 disability shall be examined by a physician
29 designated by the Department, and his status as a disabled
30 person determined using the same standards as used by the
31 Social Security Administration. The costs of any required
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1 examination shall be borne by the claimant.
2 (Source: P.A. 83-1421.)