Illinois Administrative Code › Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION › Part 1100 - PUBLIC INFORMATION, RULEMAKING AND ORGANIZATION › Subpart C - ORGANIZATION › Section 1100.300 - Department Organization and Functions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Major Functions
An executive agency of State government, the Department
				  administers programs of financial aid, social services, medical assistance, and
				  food stamps through the administrative structure described in paragraph (b) of
				  this Section. It is authorized to receive and disburse Federal and State funds
				  made available for public assistance purposes, as well as funds made available
				  through other sources.
b)
				Administrative Structure
1) Department
				programs are administered through headquarters offices in Chicago and
				Springfield, 8 regional offices, 101 county offices downstate, 23 district
				offices in Cook County, and several special offices throughout the State. The
				Department is headed by a Director and Assistant Director. Within the Office of
				the Director are located the Offices of Legal Affairs, headed by the General
				Counsel of the Department, and the Office of Public Information. The Assistant
				Director has primary responsibility for Community Relations, Welfare Services
				Committees, and programs assigned to the Special Units Office.
2) The major administrative units of the
				Department are as follows:
A) General Services
				Administration
Headed by the General Services Administrator, this
				  administration consists of the bureaus and offices which supply organizational
				  support, personnel, data processing, statistical analysis, and management
				  planning services to the Department. In addition, all of the Department's
				  fiscal activities are located in the General Services Administration within the
				  Bureau of Fiscal Operations.
B) Policy and Planning Administration
Headed by the Policy and Planning Administrator, this
				  administration is responsible for the planning and evaluation of agency
				  programs and policies, for program development, for handling inquiries and
				  complaints from the public at large, and for central administration of the Food
				  Stamp Program.
C) Medical
				Assistance Program Administration
This Administration, through a Medical Assistance Program
				  Administrator and several bureaus under his supervision, is responsible for
				  claims processing, contact with providers, medical audit and utilization
				  control activities, and general oversight of the Department's Medical
				  Assistance Program.
D)
				Division of Social Services
The Division is headed by a Deputy Director for Social
				  Services. It is responsible for coordination and supervision of the
				  Department's Title XX of the Social Security Act services program, its
				  self-support programs, and services provided directly by the Department
E) Division of Field Operations
The Division, under the guidance of the Chief Assistant to
				  the Director for Field Operations, is responsible for supervision of local
				  office program operations through regional offices, county department offices
				  and district offices. In addition, in Cook County, the Division includes the
				  Hospital Assistance District Office and the Cook County Hospital District
				  Office.