103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0545 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Medical Assistance Article. LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0545 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Medical Assistance Article. LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0545 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Medical Assistance Article. LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b A BILL FOR HB0545LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b HB0545 LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b HB0545 LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 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 17 capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically indigent 18 but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it 19 is of special importance to maintain their incentives for 20 continued independence and preserve their limited resources 21 for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent their total or 22 substantial dependency. 23 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0545 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Medical Assistance Article. LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b A BILL FOR 305 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-1 LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b HB0545 LRB103 04115 KTG 49121 b