Public Act 097-0448
 
HB1426 EnrolledLRB097 07247 KTG 47356 b


  
    AN ACT concerning aging.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Older Adult Services Act is amended  by 
changing Section 20 as follows:
 
    (320 ILCS 42/20)

    Sec. 20. Priority service areas; service expansion. 
    (a) The requirements of this Section are subject to the 
availability of funding.
    (b) The Department, subject to appropriation, shall expand 
older adult services that promote independence and permit older 
adults to remain in their own homes and communities.   Priority 
shall be given to both the expansion of services and the 
development of new services in priority service areas.
    (c) Inventory of services.  The Department shall develop and 
maintain an inventory and assessment of (i) the types and 
quantities of public older adult services and, to the extent 
possible, privately provided older adult services, including 
the unduplicated count, location, and characteristics of 
individuals served by each facility, program, or service and 
(ii) the resources supporting those services, no later than 
July 1, 2012. The Department shall investigate the cost of 
compliance with this provision and report these findings to the 
appropriation committees of both chambers assigned to hear the 
agency's budget no later than January 1, 2012. If the 
Department determines that compliance is cost prohibitive, it 
shall recommend action in the alternative to achieve the intent 
of this Section and identify priority service areas for the 
purpose of directing the allocation of new resources and the 
reallocation of existing resources to areas of greatest need. 
    (d) Priority service areas.  The Departments shall assess 
the current and projected need for older adult services 
throughout the State, analyze the results of the inventory, and 
identify priority service areas, which shall serve as the basis 
for a priority service plan to be filed with the Governor and 
the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2006, and every 5 
years thereafter. The January 1, 2012 report required under 
subsection (c) of this Section shall serve as compliance with 
the July 1, 2011 reporting requirement. 
    (e) Moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for the 
purpose of this Section, receipts from transfers, donations, 
grants, fees, or taxes that may accrue from any public or 
private sources to the Department for the purpose of providing 
services and care to older adults this Section, and savings 
attributable to the nursing home conversion program as 
calculated in subsection (h) shall be deposited into the 
Department on Aging State Projects Fund.  Interest earned by 
those moneys in the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
    (f) Moneys described in subsection (e) from the Department 
on Aging State Projects Fund shall be used for older adult 
services, regardless of where the older adult receives the 
service, with priority given to both the expansion of services 
and the development of new services in priority service areas.  
Fundable services shall include:
        (1) Housing, health services, and supportive services:
            (A) adult day care;
            (B) adult day care for persons with Alzheimer's 
        disease and related disorders;
            (C) activities of daily living;
            (D) care-related supplies and equipment;
            (E) case management;
            (F) community reintegration;
            (G)  companion;
            (H) congregate meals;
            (I) counseling and education;
            (J) elder abuse prevention and intervention;
            (K) emergency response and monitoring;
            (L) environmental modifications;
            (M) family caregiver support;
            (N) financial;
            (O) home delivered meals;

            (P) homemaker;
            (Q) home health;
            (R) hospice;
            (S) laundry;
            (T) long-term care ombudsman;
            (U) medication reminders;

            (V) money management;
            (W) nutrition services;

            (X) personal care;
            (Y) respite care;
            (Z) residential care;
            (AA) senior benefits outreach;
            (BB) senior centers;
            (CC) services provided under the Assisted Living 
        and Shared Housing Act, or sheltered care services that 
        meet the requirements of the Assisted Living and Shared 
        Housing Act, or services provided under Section 
        5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code (the Supportive 
        Living Facilities Program);
            (DD) telemedicine devices to monitor recipients in 
        their own homes as an alternative to hospital care, 
        nursing home care, or home visits;
            (EE) training for direct family caregivers;
            (FF) transition;
            (GG) transportation;
            (HH) wellness and fitness programs; and
            (II) other programs designed to assist older 
        adults in Illinois to remain independent and receive 
        services in the most integrated residential setting 
        possible for that person.
        (2) Older Adult Services Demonstration Grants, 
    pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section.
    (g)  Older Adult Services Demonstration Grants. The 
Department may shall establish a program of demonstration 
grants to assist in the restructuring of the delivery system 
for older adult services and provide funding for innovative 
service delivery models and system change and integration 
initiatives. The Department shall prescribe, by rule, the grant 
application process.  At a minimum, every application must 
include:
        (1) The type of grant sought;
        (2) A description of the project;
        (3) The objective of the project;
        (4) The likelihood of the project meeting identified 
    needs;
        (5) The plan for financing, administration, and 
    evaluation of the project;
        (6) The timetable for implementation;
        (7) The roles and capabilities of responsible 
    individuals and organizations;
        (8) Documentation of collaboration with other service 
    providers, local community government leaders, and other 
    stakeholders, other providers, and any other stakeholders 
    in the community;
        (9) Documentation of community support for the 
    project, including support by other service providers, 
    local community government leaders, and other 
    stakeholders;

        (10) The total budget for the project;
        (11) The financial condition of the applicant; and
        (12) Any other application requirements that may be 
    established by the Department by rule.
    Each project may include provisions for a designated staff 
person who is responsible for the development of the project 
and recruitment of providers.
    Projects may include, but are not limited to: adult family 
foster care; family adult day care; assisted living in a 
supervised apartment; personal services in a subsidized 
housing project; training for caregivers; specialized assisted 
living units; evening and weekend home care coverage; small 
incentive grants to attract new providers; money following the 
person; cash and counseling; managed long-term care; and at 
least one respite care projects that establish project that 
establishes a local coordinated network of volunteer and paid 
respite workers, coordinate coordinates assignment of respite 
workers to caregivers and older adults, ensure ensures the 
health and safety of the older adult, provide provides training 
for caregivers, and ensure ensures that support groups are 
available in the community.
    A demonstration project funded in whole or in part by an 
Older Adult Services Demonstration Grant is exempt from the 
requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.  To 
the extent applicable, however, for the purpose of maintaining 
the statewide inventory authorized by the Illinois Health 
Facilities Planning Act, the Department shall send to the 
Health Facilities and Services Review Board a copy of each 
grant award made under this subsection (g).
    The Department, in collaboration with the Departments of 
Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, shall 
evaluate the effectiveness of the projects receiving grants 
under this Section.
    (h) No later than July 1 of each year, the Department of 
Public Health shall provide information to the Department of 
Healthcare and Family Services to enable the Department of 
Healthcare and Family Services  to annually document and verify 
the savings attributable to the nursing home conversion program 
for the previous fiscal year to estimate an annual amount of 
such savings that may be appropriated to the Department on 
Aging State Projects Fund and notify the General Assembly, the 
Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services, and the 
Advisory Committee of the savings no later than October 1 of 
the same fiscal year.


(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09.)
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.