HB5574 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5574

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

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

320 ILCS 40/18 new

Amends the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department on Aging and contracted PACE organizations, to develop and maintain comprehensive, high-quality educational and outreach materials designed to inform eligible persons, their families, and caregivers about the PACE program. Provides that the materials shall be produced in a professional, easy-to-read, and visually engaging format and at a minimum contain information that explains the integrated, interdisciplinary model of care provided by PACE, details the eligibility requirements and the voluntary enrollment process, outlines the specific benefits, and provides contact information for all active PACE organizations in the State. Requires the materials to be in both printed and electronic formats and translated into the 3 most commonly spoken languages in the State other than English. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to distribute the materials to Area Agencies on Aging, local health departments, and hospitals in PACE covered service areas; and to require each contracted PACE organization to maintain a supply for public distribution.

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 18 as follows:

(320 ILCS 40/18 new)

Sec. 18. Outreach and public education.

(a) The Department, in consultation with the Department on Aging and contracted PACE organizations, shall develop and maintain comprehensive, high-quality educational and outreach materials designed to inform eligible persons, their families, and caregivers about the PACE program.

(b) The materials required under subsection (a) shall be produced in a professional, easy-to-read, and visually engaging format. At a minimum, these materials shall:

(1) explain the integrated, interdisciplinary model of care provided by PACE;

(2) detail the eligibility requirements and the voluntary enrollment process;

(3) outline the specific benefits, including medical, social, and long-term care services; and

(4) provide contact information for all active PACE organizations in the State.

(c) The Department shall ensure these materials are available in both printed and electronic formats and are translated into the 3 most commonly spoken languages in the State other than English.

(d) The Department shall distribute these materials to Area Agencies on Aging, local health departments, and hospitals in PACE covered service areas, and shall require each contracted PACE organization to maintain a supply for public distribution.