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LRB095 09779 CMK 29989 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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| adding Section 4.08 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 105/4.08 new) |
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| Sec. 4.08. Medication management program. Subject to |
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| appropriation, the Department shall establish a program to |
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| assist persons 60 years of age or older in managing their |
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| medications through agreements with local case coordination |
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| units. The case coordination units may contract with various |
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| community agencies or programs for medication management |
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| services, including but not limited to home health agencies, |
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| facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or the |
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| Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, public health |
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| departments, or hospitals. The Department shall establish |
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| guidelines and standards for the program by rule. The program |
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| may include but not be limited to the use of a licensed health |
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| care professional to provide such services as medication |
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| reminders, medication monitoring, medication set-up, and |
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| storage of medication. The licensed health care professional |
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| may also interface with the client's caregivers, pharmacist, |
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| and physicians. For the purposes of this Section, "licensed |