Chapter 320 — AGING

(320 ILCS 25/3.01) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.01) Sec. 3.01. Claimant. "Claimant" means an individual who has filed a claim for a property tax relief grant under this Act. In appropriate contexts, "claimant" may also include a person who has applied for pharmaceutical assistance …

(320 ILCS 25/3.01a) Sec. 3.01a. Claim year. "Claim year" means the calendar year prior to the period of time during which a claimant may file an application for benefits under this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.02) Sec. 3.02. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2059. Repealed by P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.03) Sec. 3.03. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2059. Repealed by P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.03a) Sec. 3.03a. Federal Poverty Level. "Federal Poverty Level" means the federal poverty income guidelines as determined annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and updated periodically in the Federal Register by that Department under…

(320 ILCS 25/3.04) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.04) Sec. 3.04. Gross rent. "Gross rent" means the total amount paid solely for the right to occupy a residence. If the residence is a nursing or sheltered care home, "gross rent" means the amount paid in a taxable year that is attribu…

(320 ILCS 25/3.05) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.05) Sec. 3.05. Household. "Household" means a claimant or a claimant and his or her spouse, if any, living together in the same residence. An additional resident may be counted in determining household size. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff.…

(320 ILCS 25/3.05a) Sec. 3.05a. Additional resident. "Additional resident" means a person who (i) is living in the same residence with a claimant for the claim year and at the time of filing the claim, (ii) is not the spouse of the claimant, (iii) does not file a separate claim u…

(320 ILCS 25/3.06) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.06) Sec. 3.06. Household income. "Household income" means the combined income of the members of a household. The term does not include the income of any qualified additional resident who lives with the claimant. (Source: P.A. 96-804, …

(320 ILCS 25/3.07) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.07) Sec. 3.07. Income. "Income" means adjusted gross income, properly reportable for federal income tax purposes under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, modified by adding thereto the sum of the following amounts to the ext…

(320 ILCS 25/3.08) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.08) Sec. 3.08. Internal Revenue Code. "Internal Revenue Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law or laws relating to federal income taxes in effect for the year. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-1…

(320 ILCS 25/3.09) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.09) Sec. 3.09. Property taxes accrued. "Property taxes accrued" means the ad valorem property taxes extended against a residence, but does not include special assessments, interest or charges for service. In the case of real estate im…

(320 ILCS 25/3.10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.10) Sec. 3.10. Regulations. "Regulations" includes both rules promulgated and forms prescribed by the applicable Department. In this Act, references to the rules of the Department on Aging or the Department of Healthcare and Family Se…

(320 ILCS 25/3.11) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.11) Sec. 3.11. "Rent constituting property taxes accrued" means 25% of the amount of gross rent paid in a taxable year for a residence which was subject to ad valorem property taxes in that year under the Property Tax Code. (Source: P…

(320 ILCS 25/3.12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.12) Sec. 3.12. Residence. "Residence" means the principal dwelling place occupied in this State by a household and so much of the surrounding land as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, and includes rental prope…

(320 ILCS 25/3.13) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.13) Sec. 3.13. "Taxable year" means the calendar year during which ad valorem property taxes payable in the next succeeding calendar year were levied. (Source: P.A. 77-2059.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.14) Sec. 3.14. "Person with a disability" means a person unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted o…

(320 ILCS 25/3.15) Sec. 3.15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-528, eff. 1-1-04. Repealed by P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.16) Sec. 3.16. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-597, eff. 6-28-02. Repealed by P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.17) Sec. 3.17. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404) Sec. 4. Amount of Grant. (a) In general. Any individual 65 years or older or any individual who will become 65 years old during the calendar year in which a claim is filed, and any surviving spouse of such a claimant, who at the time of…

(320 ILCS 25/4.05) Sec. 4.05. Application. (a) The Department on Aging shall establish the content, required eligibility and identification information, use of social security numbers, and manner of applying for benefits in a simplified format under this Act. (b) An application m…

(320 ILCS 25/4.1) Sec. 4.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-519, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

(320 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405) Sec. 5. Procedure. (a) In general. Claims must be filed after January 1, on forms prescribed by the Department. No claim may be filed more than one year after December 31 of the year for which the claim is filed. (b) Claim is Personal. …

(320 ILCS 25/5.1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405.1) Sec. 5.1. Eligibility to receive a grant pursuant to this Act shall not be affected by participation in the "Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Act", veto overridden November 2, 1983. (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

(320 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 406) Sec. 6. Administration. (a) In general. Upon receipt of a timely filed claim, the Department shall determine whether the claimant is a person entitled to a grant under this Act and the amount of grant to which he is entitled under this …

(320 ILCS 25/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 407) Sec. 7. Payment and denial of claims. (a) In general. The Director shall order the payment from appropriations made for that purpose of grants to claimants under this Act in the amounts to which the Department has determined they are en…

(320 ILCS 25/7.1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 407.1) Sec. 7.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(320 ILCS 25/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 408) Sec. 8. Records. Every claimant of a grant under this Act and, prior to July 1, 2012, every applicant for pharmaceutical assistance under this Act shall keep such records, render such statements, file such forms and comply with such rul…

(320 ILCS 25/8a) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 408.1) Sec. 8a. Confidentiality. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all information received by the Department of Revenue or its successors, the Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, from claim…

(320 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 409) Sec. 9. Fraud; error. (a) Any person who files a fraudulent claim for a grant under this Act, or who for compensation prepares a claim for a grant and knowingly enters false information on an application for any claimant under this Act,…

(320 ILCS 25/9.1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 409.1) Sec. 9.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-02.)

(320 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 451) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act". (Source: P.A. 83-895.)

(320 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Qualified Taxpayer" means an individual (i) who will be 65 years of age or older by June 1 of the year for which a tax deferral is claimed; (ii) who certifies that they have owned and occup…

(320 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 453) Sec. 3. A taxpayer may, on or before March 1 of each year, apply to the county collector of the county where his qualifying property is located, or to the official designated by a unit of local government to collect special assessments …

(320 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 454) Sec. 4. In the case of each tax deferral and recovery agreement entered into between the collector and the owner or owners of qualifying property, the collector shall forthwith cause to be recorded with the recorder of the county in whi…

(320 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 455) Sec. 5. The county collector shall note on his books each claim for deferral of real estate taxes which meets the requirements of Section 3 and, when taxes are extended, shall send to the Department the tax bills, including special asse…

(320 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 456) Sec. 6. All or any part of taxes deferred under this Act and the accrued interest thereon, which are not due under a valid deferral and recovery agreement, may be paid to the collector at any time by the taxpayer or his spouse, or, if n…

(320 ILCS 30/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 457) Sec. 7. When any deferred taxes, including interest, are collected, the moneys shall be credited to a special account in the treasury of the unit of local government and the collector shall notify the treasurer of the unit of local gove…

(320 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458) Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act (a) affects any provision of any mortgage or other instrument relating to land requiring a person to pay real estate taxes or (b) affects the eligibility of any person to receive any grant pursuant to the "Se…

(320 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6901) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. (Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

(320 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 6910) Sec. 10. Services for eligible persons. Within the context of the PACE program established under this Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may include any or all of the services in Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Cod…

(320 ILCS 40/15) (from Ch. 23, par. 6915) Sec. 15. Program implementation. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services must prepare and submit a PACE State Plan amendment no later than December 31, 2022 to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establi…

(320 ILCS 40/16) Sec. 16. Rates of payment. (a) The General Assembly shall make appropriations to the Department to fund services under this Act. The Department shall develop and pay capitation rates to organizations contracted to implement the PACE program as described in Sectio…

(320 ILCS 40/20) (from Ch. 23, par. 6920) Sec. 20. Duties of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a system for reimbursement for services to the PACE program. (b) The Department of Healthcare and Fami…

(320 ILCS 40/25) (from Ch. 23, par. 6925) Sec. 25. Rules and regulations. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(320 ILCS 40/30) Sec. 30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

(320 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6905) Sec. 5. Legislative declaration. The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the intent of this Act to replicate the On Lok program in San Francisco, California, that has proven to be cost-effective at both the state and federal lev…

(320 ILCS 40/6) Sec. 6. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. "PACE organization" means an entity as defined in 42 CFR 460.6. (Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

(320 ILCS 42/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Older Adult Services Act. (Source: P.A. 93-1031, eff. 8-27-04.)