Full Text of HB5058 093rd General Assembly
HB5058eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning seniors.
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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 | 5 |
| adding Section 8.08 as follows: | 6 |
| (20 ILCS 105/8.08 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 8.08. Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care | 8 |
| Planning Committee. | 9 |
| (a) The purpose of this Section is to promote cooperation | 10 |
| and consultation on the incremental redesign of Illinois' | 11 |
| long-term care system to provide services to older adults among | 12 |
| the Directors of Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health; | 13 |
| providers of care and services; and older adults and those who | 14 |
| advocate on their behalf. It is envisioned that the long-term | 15 |
| goal of this redesign will be the development, availability, | 16 |
| and accessibility of a comprehensive, affordable, and | 17 |
| sustainable long-term care system in Illinois. It is envisioned | 18 |
| that the redesign will encompass all aspects of the delivery of | 19 |
| services and care to older adults whether the services and care | 20 |
| are provided in the home, community, or a residential facility. | 21 |
| (b) The Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care | 22 |
| Planning Committee is hereby created to advise the Directors of | 23 |
| Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health on all matters related to | 24 |
| the redesign of the long-term care system and the delivery of | 25 |
| services and care to older adults in general. | 26 |
| (c) The Committee shall be comprised of the following: | 27 |
| (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who | 28 |
| shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and | 29 |
| nonvoting member. | 30 |
| (2) The Director of Public Aid and the Director of | 31 |
| Public Health or their designees, who shall serve as | 32 |
| vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and nonvoting members. |
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| (3) One representative each of the Department of Public | 2 |
| Aid, the Department of Public Health, the Department of | 3 |
| Veterans Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the | 4 |
| Department of Insurance, the Department of Commerce and | 5 |
| Economic Affairs, the Department on Aging, the Office of | 6 |
| the State Ombudsman, and the Illinois Housing Finance | 7 |
| Authority, who shall be selected by their Director and | 8 |
| shall be ex officio and nonvoting members. | 9 |
| (4) Thirteen members appointed by the Director of Aging | 10 |
| in collaboration with the Directors of Public Health and | 11 |
| Public Aid as follows: | 12 |
| (A) one member selected from recommendations | 13 |
| submitted by organizations representing providers | 14 |
| funded under the Community Care Program pursuant to | 15 |
| this Act; | 16 |
| (B) one member selected from recommendations | 17 |
| submitted by organizations representing providers | 18 |
| funded under the federal Older Americans Act; | 19 |
| (C) one member selected from recommendations | 20 |
| submitted by organizations representing providers | 21 |
| funded by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act | 22 |
| (Medicare); | 23 |
| (D) one member selected from recommendations | 24 |
| submitted by organizations representing home and | 25 |
| community care providers funded only with general | 26 |
| revenue funds or other levied funds; | 27 |
| (E) one member selected from recommendations | 28 |
| submitted by organizations representing facilities | 29 |
| licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; | 30 |
| (F) one member selected from recommendations | 31 |
| submitted by organizations representing establishments | 32 |
| licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing | 33 |
| Act; | 34 |
| (G) one member selected from recommendations | 35 |
| submitted by organizations representing facilities | 36 |
| certified under the Supportive Living Facilities |
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| Program (Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid | 2 |
| Code); | 3 |
| (H) one member selected from recommendations | 4 |
| submitted by organizations representing community | 5 |
| based residential facilities; | 6 |
| (I) two members selected from recommendations | 7 |
| submitted by membership based statewide senior | 8 |
| advocacy groups, who do not receive state funds; | 9 |
| (J) one member with special expertise in | 10 |
| gerontology research or in health law; and | 11 |
| (K) two members who are Illinois residents over age | 12 |
| 65. | 13 |
| (d) In selecting voting members of the Committee, the | 14 |
| Directors shall attempt to ensure that the Committee includes | 15 |
| representation from urban and rural areas and different | 16 |
| geographical areas. No more than one voting member shall be | 17 |
| selected from the recommendations of any single organization | 18 |
| and no more than one voting member shall be employed by the | 19 |
| same agency, organization, association, or employer. | 20 |
| (e) Voting members of the Committee shall serve for a term | 21 |
| of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All members shall | 22 |
| be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of the initial | 23 |
| appointees, 4 members shall serve a term of one year; 4 shall | 24 |
| serve for a term of 2 years; and 5 shall serve for a term of 3 | 25 |
| years. A member's term does not expire until a successor is | 26 |
| appointed by the Director of Aging. Any member appointed to | 27 |
| fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term | 28 |
| for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be | 29 |
| appointed for the remainder of that term. The Committee shall | 30 |
| meet at least quarterly and more frequently at the call of the | 31 |
| Chair. A simple majority of those appointed shall constitute a | 32 |
| quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of those present and | 33 |
| voting shall be necessary for committee action. Members of the | 34 |
| Committee shall receive no compensation for their services.
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| Director on Aging, in collaboration with the Directors of | 36 |
| Public Health and Public Aid, may form subcommittees comprised |
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| of individuals recommended by advocacy groups, trade | 2 |
| associations, and other stakeholders. Subcommittee membership | 3 |
| is not limited to Committee members. Members of any | 4 |
| subcommittee formed under this Act shall receive no | 5 |
| compensation for their services. | 6 |
| (f) The Departments of Aging, Public Health, and Public Aid | 7 |
| shall cooperate with, seek the advice of, and collaborate with | 8 |
| the Committee on all matters relative to this Section. The | 9 |
| Department on Aging and the Departments of Public Health and | 10 |
| Public Aid shall enter into written inter-agency agreements to | 11 |
| implement this Section. The Department on Aging shall be the | 12 |
| lead agency, but the Departments of Public Health and Public | 13 |
| Aid shall assist in providing resources to support the work of | 14 |
| this Committee. | 15 |
| (g) The Departments shall issue a joint report to the | 16 |
| General Assembly on January 1 of each year on their progress | 17 |
| relative to this Section and the recommendations of the | 18 |
| Committee.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 |
| becoming law.
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