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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0966
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging may operate a 24-hour emergency home response service designed to connect the client with a professionally staffed support center via a two-way voice communication system. Provides that the Department may create a demonstration program that allows participants to receive automated calls on a daily or weekly basis.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0966 |
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LRB095 09019 HLH 29210 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by |
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| changing Section 8.07 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 105/8.07)
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| Sec. 8.07. Emergency home response system. Upon initial |
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| determination or
any redetermination for eligibility for |
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| community care
program services
provided by the
Department on |
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| Aging, the Department shall make a determination of need as to
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| whether the applicant or recipient of services is in need of an |
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| emergency home
response system.
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| The Department may operate an emergency home response |
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| service to improve the independence and safety of clients in |
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| their own homes and to reduce the need for nursing home care. |
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| The service will be available on a statewide basis, in |
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| accordance with rules adopted by the Department. For the |
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| purpose of this Section, "emergency home response service" is a |
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| 24-hour emergency communication link designed to connect the |
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| client with a professionally staffed support center via a |
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| two-way voice communication system.
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| In addition, the Department may create a demonstration |
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| program that allows participants to receive automated calls on |