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Public Act 095-0037
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| HB0209 Enrolled |
LRB095 04577 DRJ 24632 b |
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
adding Section 5-26 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/5-26 new) |
Sec. 5-26. Federal Family Opportunity Act. |
(a) As used in this Section, "the federal Act" means the |
federal Family Opportunity Act, enacted as part of the Deficit |
Reduction Act of 2005.
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(b) The Department of Human Services, in conjunction with |
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall |
implement the Medical Assistance provisions of the federal Act |
as soon as possible after the effective date of this amendatory |
Act of the 95th General Assembly. |
(c) As soon as possible after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Department of |
Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of |
Healthcare and Family Services, shall take all necessary and |
appropriate steps to try to secure (i) any available federal |
funds for a demonstration project regarding home and |
community-based alternatives to psychiatric residential |
treatment facilities for children, as authorized by the federal |