95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB2869


 
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














305 ILCS 5/5-16.1
  from Ch. 23, par. 5-16.1







    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning case management services.
















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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
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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 Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 5-16.1 as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/5-16.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5-16.1)



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    Sec. 5-16.1. Case Management Services. The Illinois 
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Department may
develop, implement and evaluate a Case 
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Management Services Program which
provides services consistent 
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with the provisions of this Section, and the
Inter-Agency 
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Agreement between the Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) and the
Department 
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of Public Health, for a targeted population on a less than

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Statewide basis in the State of Illinois.  The purpose of this 
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Case
Management Services Program shall be to assist eligible 
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participants in
gaining access to needed medical, social, 
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educational and other services
thereby reducing the likelihood 
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of long-term welfare dependency.  The Case
Management Services 
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Program shall have the following characteristics:


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        (a) It shall be conducted for a period of no less than 
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    5 consecutive
fiscal years in one urban area containing a 
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    high proportion, as determined
by Department of Healthcare 
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    and Family Services
Public Aid and Department of Public 
 


 






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    Health records, of
Medicaid eligible pregnant or parenting 
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    girls under 17 years of age at the
time of the initial 
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    assessment and in one rural area containing a high

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    proportion, as determined by Department of Healthcare and 
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    Family Services
Public Aid and Department of
Public Health 
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    records, of Medicaid eligible pregnant or parenting girls

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    under 17 years of age at the time of the initial 
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    assessment.


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        (b) Providers participating in the program shall be 
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    paid an amount per
patient per month, to be set by the 
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    Illinois Department, for the case
management services 
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    provided.


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        (c) Providers eligible to participate in the program 
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    shall be nurses or
social workers, licensed to practice in 
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    Illinois, who comply with the rules
and regulations 
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    established by the Illinois Department and the 
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    Inter-Agency
Agreement between the Department of 
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    Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of 
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    Public Aid) and the Department of Public
Health.  The 
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    Illinois Department may terminate a provider's 
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    participation
in the program if the provider is determined 
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    to have failed to comply with
any applicable program 
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    standard or procedure established by the Illinois

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    Department.


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        (d) Each eligible participant in an area where the Case 
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    Management
Services Program is being conducted may 
 


 






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    voluntarily designate a case
manager, of her own choosing 
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    to assume responsibility for her care.


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        (e) A participant may change her designated case 
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    manager provided that
she informs the Illinois Department 
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    by the 20th day of the month in order
for the change to be 
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    effective in the following month.


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        (f) The Illinois Department shall, by rule, establish 
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    procedures for
providing case management services when the 
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    designated source becomes
unavailable or wishes to 
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    withdraw from any obligation as case management
services 
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    provider.


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        (g) In accordance with rules adopted by the Illinois 
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    Department, a
participant may discontinue participation in 
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    the program upon timely notice
to the Illinois Department, 
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    in which case the participant shall remain
eligible for 
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    assistance under all applicable provisions of Article V of

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    this Code.

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    The Illinois Department shall take any necessary steps to 
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obtain
authorization or waiver under federal law to implement a 
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Case Management
Services Program.  Participation shall be 
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voluntary for the provider and
the recipient.

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(Source: P.A. 87-685; revised 12-15-05.)