SB0417 EngrossedLRB099 03249 KTG 23257 b



1    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:



 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-4.48 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.48)
7    Sec. 12-4.48 12-4.47. Long-Term Services and Supports 
8Disparities Task Force.
9    (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
10establish a Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task 
11Force.
12    (b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed by the 
13Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
14and shall include representatives of the following agencies, 
15organizations,  or groups:
16        (1) The Governor's office.
17        (2) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
18        (3) The Department of Human Services.
19        (4) The Department on Aging.
20        (5) The Department of Human Rights.
21        (6) Area Agencies on Aging.
22        (7) The Department of Public Health.
23        (8) Managed Care Plans.
 
 
SB0417 Engrossed- 2 -LRB099 03249 KTG 23257 b

1        (9) The for-profit urban nursing home or assisted 
2    living industry.
3        (10) The for-profit rural nursing home or assisted 
4    living industry.
5        (11) The not-for-profit nursing home or assisted 
6    living industry.
7        (12) The home care association or home care industry.
8        (13) The adult day care association or adult day care 
9    industry.
10        (14) An association representing workers who provide 
11    long-term services and supports.
12        (15) A representative of providers that serve the 
13    predominantly ethnic minority populations.
14        (16) Case Management Organizations. 
15        (17) Three consumer representatives which may include 
16    a consumer of long-term services and supports or an 
17    individual who advocates for such consumers. For purposes 
18    of this provision, "consumer representative" means a 
19    person who is not an elected official and who has no 
20    financial interest in a health or long-term care delivery 
21    system. 
22    (c) The Task Force shall not meet unless all consumer 
23representative positions are filled.  The Task Force shall 
24reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender.
25    (d) The Chair of the Task Force shall be appointed by the 
26Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
 
 
SB0417 Engrossed- 3 -LRB099 03249 KTG 23257 b

1    (e) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family 
2Services shall assign appropriate staff and resources to 
3support the efforts of the Task Force.  The Task Force shall 
4meet as often as necessary but not less than 4 times per 
5calendar year.
6    (f) The Task Force shall promote and facilitate 
7communication, coordination, and collaboration among relevant 
8State agencies and communities of color, limited 
9English-speaking communities, and the private and public 
10entities providing services to those communities.
11    (g)      The Task Force shall do all of the following:
12        (1) Document the number and types of Long-Term Services 
13    and Supports (LTSS)  providers in the State and the number 
14    of clients served in each setting.
15        (2) Document the number and racial profiles of 
16    residents using LTSS, including, but not limited to, 
17    residential nursing facilities, assisted living 
18    facilities, adult day care, home health services, and other 
19    home and community based long-term care services.
20        (3) Document the number and profiles of  family or 
21    informal caregivers who provide care for minority elders.
22        (4) Compare data over multiple years to identify trends 
23    in the delivery of LTSS for each racial or ethnic category 
24    including: Alaskan Native or American Indian, Asian or 
25    Pacific Islander, black or African American, Hispanic, or 
26    white.
 
 
SB0417 Engrossed- 4 -LRB099 03249 KTG 23257 b

1        (5) Identify any racial disparities in the provision of 
2    care in various LTSS settings and determine factors that 
3    might influence the disparities found.
4        (6) Identify any disparities uniquely experienced in 
5    metropolitan or rural areas and make recommendations to 
6    address these areas.
7        (7) Assess whether the LTSS industry, including 
8    managed care plans and independent providers, is equipped 
9    to offer culturally sensitive, competent, and 
10    linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of a 
11    diverse aging population and their informal and formal 
12    caregivers.
13        (8) Consider whether to recommend that the State 
14    require all home and community based services as a 
15    condition of licensure to report data similar to that 
16    gathered under the Minimum Data Set and required when a new 
17    resident is admitted to a nursing home.
18        (9) Identify and prioritize recommendations for 
19    actions to be taken by the State to address disparity 
20    issues identified in the course of these studies.
21        (10) Monitor the progress of the State in eliminating 
22    racial disparities in the delivery of LTSS.
23    (h)      The Task Force shall conduct public hearings, 
24inquiries, studies, and other forms of information gathering to 
25identify how the actions of State government contribute to or 
26reduce racial disparities in long-term care settings.
 
 
SB0417 Engrossed- 5 -LRB099 03249 KTG 23257 b

1    (i)      The Task Force shall report its findings and 
2recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no 
3later than 2 years one year after the effective date of this 
4amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.  Annual reports 
5shall be issued every year thereafter and shall include 
6documentation of progress made to eliminate disparities in 
7long-term care service settings.

8(Source: P.A. 98-825, eff. 8-1-14; revised 10-14-14.)