HB5572 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB104 18151 RPS 31590 b

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5572

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

320 ILCS 40/22 new

Amends the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. Establishes a PACE Advisory Board to consult with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services on the administration of the Act. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall appoint the membership of the Advisory Board. Provides that the Advisory Board shall advise the Department on all aspects of its responsibilities under the Act, including, but not limited to, the format and content of any rules adopted by the Department and the development of capitation rate methodologies. Provides that any such rules, except emergency rules, adopted without obtaining the advice of the Advisory Board are null and void. Provides that, during its review of rules or rate methodologies, the Advisory Board shall analyze the economic and regulatory impact of those actions on the sustainability of PACE organizations and the quality of care provided to participants. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership of the Advisory Board and meetings of the Advisory Board.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning aging.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act is amended by adding Section 22 as follows:

(320 ILCS 40/22 new)

Sec. 22. PACE Advisory Board.

(a) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall appoint a PACE Advisory Board to consult with the Department on the administration of this Act.

(b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of the following persons:

(1) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson, ex officio, and as a nonvoting member;

(2) one representative each of the Department on Aging and the Department of Human Services, as nonvoting members;

(3) three members who shall be selected from the recommendations of a statewide organization representing PACE providers;

(4) two members who represent the general public and who have no responsibility for management or formation of policy or financial interest in a PACE organization;

(5) one member who is a PACE participant or a participant's legal guardian; and

(6) one member who shall be selected from the recommendations of consumer organizations that engage in advocacy on behalf of the elderly.

(c) The Advisory Board shall meet as frequently as the chairperson deems necessary, but not less than 4 times each year. Upon request by 4 or more members, the chairperson shall call a meeting of the Advisory Board. The affirmative vote of a simple majority of the appointed voting members shall be necessary for Advisory Board action. A quorum shall be a majority of the appointed voting members. A member of the Advisory Board may designate a replacement to serve at the Advisory Board meeting and vote in place of the member by submitting a letter of designation to the chairperson prior to or at the Advisory Board meeting.

(d) The Advisory Board shall advise the Department on all aspects of its responsibilities under this Act, including, but not limited to, the format and content of any rules adopted by the Department and the development of capitation rate methodologies. Any such rules, except emergency rules adopted under Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, adopted without obtaining the advice of the Advisory Board are null and void. If the Department fails to follow the advice of the Advisory Board, the Department shall, prior to the adoption of the rules, transmit a written explanation of the reason therefor to the Advisory Board. During its review of rules or rate methodologies, the Advisory Board shall analyze the economic and regulatory impact of those actions on the sustainability of PACE organizations and the quality of care provided to participants. If the Advisory Board, having been asked for its advice, fails to advise the Department within 90 days, the rules shall be considered acted upon.