Division 5-24. Cancer And Tumor Relief  

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24001)
    Sec. 5-24001. Funds for treatment of persons unable to pay. Each county of this State shall provide funds, in the manner hereinafter provided, for the treatment of persons in their respective counties afflicted with cancer or tumor who are unable to pay for such treatment.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24002)
    Sec. 5-24002. Applications for benefits. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the county board of each county, with the advice and consent of that county board, to appoint a duly licensed physician, hereinafter called the examiner, who is familiar with cancer and tumor cases, who shall maintain an office in some convenient place during the entire year for the purpose of examining applicants for the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
    Such examiner shall examine all applicants desiring to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division, referred to him by the county board and shall endorse on each such application a certificate to each such applicant, stating whether or not in his opinion such applicant is entitled to receive the benefits of the provisions of this Division.
    Such application may be filed with the county board by the person afflicted with cancer or tumor, and whenever it shall come to the notice of any public health nurse, any public health officer, or any physician of such county, that any person entitled to the benefits of this Division has not applied therefor, it shall be the duty of such nurse, health officer or physician to file such an application with such board on behalf of such afflicted person.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24003)
    Sec. 5-24003. Petition; hearing. Whenever an examiner certifies that an applicant is entitled to the benefits of this Division, such examiner shall file a petition on behalf of such applicant in the circuit court, which petition shall set forth such facts as are necessary under this Division to give the court jurisdiction of the subject-matter thereof and a full statement of the financial condition of the applicant. The court shall set a day for a hearing on such petition which shall be not less than 3 nor more than 10 days after the date of the filing thereof. The court may require such persons as it deems necessary to appear and testify at any such hearing and may direct that process be issued requiring the attendance at such hearing of any such persons.
    If the applicant is too ill to be present in the court room at the time of such hearing, the court may, in its discretion, hold all or part of such hearing at the home of the applicant or at such other place wherein the applicant may be confined.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24004)
    Sec. 5-24004. Order for payment for treatment by county. Upon the hearing of such a petition and the court being fully advised in the premises, and finding the facts therein alleged to be true, and that the applicant is financially unable to pay for such treatment and that no relative legally responsible therefor is financially able to pay for such treatment, may make an order upon the county board to pay for any such treatment for the applicant for any sum not in excess of $40 per month as the court deems necessary and reasonable considering the financial condition of the applicant, which sum may be used to provide necessary treatment, and in addition thereto, medicine, nursing care and food for such applicant, if such applicant is shown to be financially unable to pay for such medicine, care or food. It shall thereupon be the duty of the county board to see that such amount so fixed by the court is expended for treatment, or treatment and medicine, nursing care and food, as the case may be, for such applicant, until further order of the court.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24005)
    Sec. 5-24005. Residence requirements. Such relief shall not be granted by the court to any person who has not resided in the county where application is made at least one year next preceding such application.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24006)
    Sec. 5-24006. Application by person having custody. Any guardian or other person having the custody of any such afflicted person may file an application on behalf of such person.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24007)
    Sec. 5-24007. Fee for examination. The examiner shall be paid the sum of $5, by the county board, for each such examination of an applicant.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24008)
    Sec. 5-24008. Court order. The court upon ordering, in connection with any petition, that the county board provide a designated sum for treatment for any such person, may also provide that such applicant may be treated in some hospital in the county or in a home.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24009)
    Sec. 5-24009. Examination in State clinic or in hospital outside county; nursing care. In connection with any such petition, when it is called to the attention of the court that a proper and timely diagnosis of applicant's case cannot be had locally, the court may make such order as may be necessary and proper for sending the applicant to some hospital outside of such county for examination and for the payment of the necessary expense incident thereto. If the State is maintaining any clinic in such county, or in any other county within a reasonable distance of such county, for the purpose of treating cancer or tumor patients, the court shall send the applicant to such clinic instead of to a hospital. Whenever it is, in the opinion of the court, necessary for any such applicant to have the care of a nurse, either in a hospital or a home, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that because of the necessity of such nursing care, the sum of $40 per month as authorized under the provisions of Section 5-24004, is insufficient to adequately provide for the cost of such nursing care, the court may authorize the payment of not to exceed $20 per month for such care, in addition to such sum of $40.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24010)
    Sec. 5-24010. Payments by county treasurer. All payments to persons entitled to relief under the provisions of this Division shall be paid by the county treasurer after approval of the claim therefor by the county board.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24011)
    Sec. 5-24011. Termination of payments. Whenever a court, which has authorized relief under the provisions of this Division, is of the opinion that any recipient of such relief is cured, no longer in need of treatment, or that further treatments cannot benefit him or for any other reason the court may order that such recipient shall no longer receive payments under the provisions hereof.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24012)
    Sec. 5-24012. Adoption of Division. This Division shall not be effective in any county unless the proposition of its adoption is submitted to the voters of the county at any regular election and unless a majority of the votes cast at such election upon the proposition are in favor of its adoption.
    Whenever a petition signed by 200 or more legal voters of any county is presented to the county board requesting the submission of the proposition of whether or not the county should provide for the treatment of persons afflicted with cancer or tumor, the county board shall adopt a resolution for the submission of the proposition at the next regular election held in the county. The county board shall certify the resolution and the proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition at said election in accordance with the general election law.
    The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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    For the adoption of Division 5-24
of the Counties Code
(Cancer and Tumor Relief).
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    Against the adoption of Division 5-24
of the Counties Code
(Cancer and Tumor Relief).
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    If a majority of the legal voters of the county voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be deemed adopted.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-24013) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-24013)
    Sec. 5-24013. Discontinuance of treatment. Whenever a petition signed by 200 or more legal voters of a county which has adopted this Division, is presented to the county board, requesting the submission of a proposition whether or not the treatment of persons afflicted with cancer or tumor under the provisions of this Division be discontinued, the county board shall adopt a resolution providing for the submission of the proposition to the voters of the county in a similar manner as is hereinabove provided for the submission of the proposition for the adoption of the provisions of this Division. The county board shall certify the resolution and the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law.
    If a majority of the voters of the county voting upon the proposition are in favor thereof the proposition shall be deemed adopted and the treatment of persons afflicted with cancer or tumor and any tax levied therefor shall be discontinued in the county. If any funds remain to the credit of the Cancer and Tumor Fund, after such a tax has been discontinued, and no outstanding indebtedness exists against the county for the purpose of the treatment of persons afflicted with cancer or tumor, the remaining funds shall be paid into the general fund for county purposes in the county treasury.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)