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90_SB0320 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a stylistic change in provisions regarding the purpose of the Article. LRB9001689SMcw LRB9001689SMcw 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing 2 Section 5-1. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 6 changing Section 5-1 as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1) 8 Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. 9 It is the purpose of this Article to provide a program of 10 essential medical care and rehabilitative services for 11 persons receiving basic maintenance grants under this Code 12 and for other persons who are unable, because of inadequate 13 resources, to meet their essential medical needs. 14 Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and 15 correction of handicapping conditions for persons requiring 16 maintenance support are essential if they are to have an 17 opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain a greater 18 capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically 19 indigent but otherwise able to provide themselves with a 20 livelihood, it is of particularspecialimportance to 21 maintain their incentives for continued independence and 22 preserve their limited resources for ordinary maintenance 23 needs to prevent their total or substantial dependency. 24 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)