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HB6845 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT concerning long-term care.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 2-201.5 as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5)
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| Sec. 2-201.5. Screening prior to nursing facility
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| admission. |
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| (a) All persons age 18 or older seeking admission to a |
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| nursing
facility must be screened to
determine the need for |
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| nursing facility services prior to being admitted,
regardless |
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| of income, assets, or funding source. The screening must |
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| include consultation on other care options that may be |
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| available. Exceptions to the prescreening requirement, such as |
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| emergency placements, may be defined by administrative rule.
In |
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| addition, any person who
seeks to become eligible for medical |
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| assistance from the Medical Assistance
Program under the |
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| Illinois Public Aid Code to pay for long term care services
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| while residing in a facility must be screened prior to |
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| receiving those
benefits. Screening for nursing facility |
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| services shall be administered
through procedures established |
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| by administrative rule. Screening may be done
by agencies other |
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| than the Department as established by administrative rule.
This |
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| Section applies on and after July 1, 1996.
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| (b) Preadmission screening must be provided (i) by the |
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| Department on Aging for persons age 60 or older, (ii) by the |
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| Department of Human Services for persons with developmental |
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| disabilities or mental illness, regardless of their age, and |
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| for persons under age 60, and (iii) by the Department of Public |
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| Aid in the case of screenings conducted in connection with a |
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| determination of eligibility for medical assistance under |
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| Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Each agency involved |