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| | SB1353 Engrossed | | LRB100 05844 KTG 15869 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 5-35 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-35 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance. For a person who is a |
| 8 | | resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care |
| 9 | | Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure |
| 10 | | and Certification Act, the Specialized Mental Health |
| 11 | | Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments |
| 12 | | are made under this Article throughout a month and who is |
| 13 | | determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this |
| 14 | | Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the |
| 15 | | minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under |
| 16 | | Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 |
| 17 | | U.S.C. 1396(q)) so that the person's total monthly personal |
| 18 | | needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $60.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law. |