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HB2423 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2423 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2423 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 5-1 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the the purpose of | ||||||
| 8 | this Article to provide a program of essential medical care | ||||||
| 9 | and rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic | ||||||
| 10 | maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who | ||||||
| 11 | are unable, because of inadequate resources, to meet their | ||||||
| 12 | essential medical needs. | ||||||
| 13 | Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and | ||||||
| 14 | correction of disabling conditions for persons requiring | ||||||
| 15 | maintenance support are essential if they are to have an | ||||||
| 16 | opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain a greater | ||||||
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| 1 | capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically indigent | ||||||
| 2 | but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it | ||||||
| 3 | is of special importance to maintain their incentives for | ||||||
| 4 | continued independence and preserve their limited resources | ||||||
| 5 | for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent their total or | ||||||
| 6 | substantial dependency. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)". | ||||||