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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Director of Aging, in coordination with the Director of Public Aid and the Director of Public Health, to analyze the distribution of housing, health services, and supportive services for seniors in each geographic area of the State and to identify and designate critical access service areas. Provides that, at the end of each State fiscal year, any unspent and unencumbered General Revenue Fund appropriations for long-term care for seniors shall be deposited into the Alternative Long-Term Care Services for Seniors Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to fund specified alternative long-term care services with priority given to the distribution of funds for services in critical access service areas. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Alternative Long-Term Care Services for Seniors Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Director of Public Aid and the Director of Public Health and in consultation with the Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Coordinating Committee, to monitor and analyze the distribution of services for older adults in each geographic area of the State, identify service deficits or problems, and designate critical access service areas. Requires the Director of Aging to submit to the General Assembly an assessment of the availability of services that identifies service deficits or problems and includes a plan to address these deficits or problems. Provides that, at the end of each State fiscal year, any unexpended and unreserved General Revenue Fund appropriations for long-term care for older adults shall be deposited into the Long-term Care Services for Older Adults Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to fund specified alternative long-term care services with priority given to the distribution of funds for services in critical access service areas. Creates the Housing, Health, and Supportive Services of Older Adults Coordinating Committee. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Long-term Care Services for Older Adults Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and to exempt the Fund from provisions concerning transfers to the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
Fiscal Note (Department on Aging)
Fiscal implications include the following: Time necessary for staff research, analysis, and plan development related to the critical access service areas would be extensive. If done in-house, a minimum of two contractual staff would be necessary. If outsourced, the Department would consider contracting with the thirteen existing area agencies on aging. This effort is estimated to cost within the range of $100,000 to $275,000. The Department is concerned that the funding mechanism for the Alternative Long-Term Care Services for Seniors Fund could result in under-funding for the statewide entitlement Community Care Program, as well as State-funded institutional care for seniors.
Fiscal Note ((H-AM 1) Department on Aging)
Fiscal implications include the following: Departmental staffing and travel requirements related to the Coordinating Committee could be absorbed within existing appropriations. Time necessary for staff research, analysis, and plan development related to the critical access service areas would be extensive. If done in-house, a minimum of two contractual staff would be necessary. If outsourced, the Department would consider contracting with the thirteen existing Area Agencies on Aging. This effort is estimated to cost within the range of $100,000 to $275,000. The Department is concerned that the funding mechanism for the Alternative Long-Term Care Services for Older Adults Fund could result in under-funding for the statewide entitlement Community Care Program.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Creates the Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care Planning Committee to advise the Directors of Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health on all matters related to the redesign of the long-term care system and the delivery of services and care to older adults in general. Provides that the Departments of Aging, Public Health, and Public Aid shall cooperate with, seek the advice of, and collaborate with the Committee on all such matters. Requires the Departments to issue a joint report to the General Assembly on January 1 of each year on their progress and the recommendations of the Committee. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds 2 members selected from the recommendations of statewide trade or labor organizations to the Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care Planning Committee.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds 2 members to the Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care Planning Committee, one selected from recommendations submitted by organizations representing providers funded under the Community Care Program and one selected from recommendations submitted by the area agencies on aging. Provides that one of the members shall be selected from recommendations submitted by organizations representing nutrition providers (rather than providers) funded under the federal Older Americans Act.
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