Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Filed: 11/22/2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6063
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6063 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 4.02c as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (20 ILCS 105/4.02c) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 4.02c. Comprehensive Care in Residential Settings | ||||||
| 8 | Demonstration Project.
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| 9 | (a) The Department may establish and fund a demonstration | ||||||
| 10 | program of bundled services designed to support the specialized | ||||||
| 11 | needs of clients who qualify for Community Care Program | ||||||
| 12 | services and reside in projects designated by the Department as | ||||||
| 13 | Comprehensive Care Residential Settings. currently residing in | ||||||
| 14 | projects that were formerly designated as Community Based | ||||||
| 15 | Residential Facilities. Participating Designated projects must | ||||||
| 16 | hold a valid license, which remains unsuspended, unrevoked, and | ||||||
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| 1 | unexpired, under the provisions of the Assisted Living and | ||||||
| 2 | Shared Housing Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (b) The designated projects in the demonstration program | ||||||
| 4 | must include, at a minimum: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) 3 meals per day; | ||||||
| 6 | (2) routine housekeeping services; | ||||||
| 7 | (3) 24-hour-a-day security; | ||||||
| 8 | (4) an emergency response system; | ||||||
| 9 | (5) personal laundry and linen service; | ||||||
| 10 | (6) assistance with activities of daily living; | ||||||
| 11 | (7) medication management; and | ||||||
| 12 | (8) money management. | ||||||
| 13 | Optional services, such as transportation and social | ||||||
| 14 | activities, may be provided. | ||||||
| 15 | (c) Reimbursement for the program shall be based on the | ||||||
| 16 | client's level of need and functional impairment, as determined | ||||||
| 17 | by the Department. Clients must meet all eligibility | ||||||
| 18 | requirements established by rule. The Department may establish | ||||||
| 19 | a capitated reimbursement mechanism based on the client's level | ||||||
| 20 | of need and functional impairment. Reimbursement for program | ||||||
| 21 | must be made to the Department-contracted provider delivering | ||||||
| 22 | the services. | ||||||
| 23 | (d) The Department shall adopt rules and provide oversight | ||||||
| 24 | for the project, with assistance and advice provided by the | ||||||
| 25 | Community Care Program Advisory Committee Assisted Living and | ||||||
| 26 | Shared Housing Advisory Board and Assisted Living and Shared | ||||||
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| 1 | Housing Quality of Life Committee. | ||||||
| 2 | The project may be funded through the Department | ||||||
| 3 | appropriations that may include Medicaid waiver funds. | ||||||
| 4 | (e) The Department, in consultation with the Assisted | ||||||
| 5 | Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board, may report to the | ||||||
| 6 | General Assembly on the results of the demonstration project. | ||||||
| 7 | The report may include, without limitation, any | ||||||
| 8 | recommendations for changes or improvements, including changes | ||||||
| 9 | or improvements in the administration of the program and an | ||||||
| 10 | evaluation.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 96-918, eff. 6-9-10.)
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 13 | becoming law.".
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