Public Act 90-0404 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0404
SB327 Enrolled LRB9002552SMcw
AN ACT to amend the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act by
changing Sections 3, 4, and 7.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act is
amended by changing Sections 3, 4, and 7 as follows:
(410 ILCS 405/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6953)
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
(a) "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders" means a
health condition resulting from significant destruction of
brain tissue with resultant loss of brain function,
including, but not limited to, progressive, degenerative and
dementing illnesses including presenile and senile dementias,
including Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.
(b) "Regional Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center" or
"Regional ADA Center" means any a postsecondary higher
educational institution having a medical school in
affiliation with a medical center and having a National
Institutes of Health and National Institutes on Aging
sponsored Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, and designated as
such by the Illinois Department of Public Health under
Section 4 of this Act. Any Regional ADA Center which was
designated as having a National Alzheimer's Disease Core
Center but no longer carries such designation shall continue
to serve as a Regional ADA Center.
(c) "Primary Alzheimer's provider" means a licensed
hospital, a medical center under the supervision of a
physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
branches, or a medical center that provides medical
consultation, evaluation, referral and treatment to persons
who may be or who have been diagnosed as victims of
Alzheimer's disease or related disorders pursuant to
policies, standards, criteria and procedures adopted under an
affiliation agreement with a Regional ADA Center under this
Act.
(d) "Alzheimer's disease assistance network" or "ADA
network" means the various health, mental health and social
services agencies that provide referral, treatment and
support services under standards and plans adopted and
implemented in conjunction with a Regional ADA Center.
(e) "ADA Advisory Committee" or "Advisory Committee" or
"Committee" means the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee
created under Section 6 of this Act.
(f) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
Health.
(Source: P.A. 84-378; 84-513.)
(410 ILCS 405/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6954)
Sec. 4. Development of standards for a service network
and designation of regional centers and primary providers.
By January 1, 1987, the Department, in consultation with the
Advisory Committee, shall develop standards for the conduct
of research and for the identification, evaluation,
diagnosis, referral and treatment of victims of Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders and their families through the
ADA network of designated regional centers and other
providers of service under this Act. Such standards shall
include:
(a) A description of the specific populations and
geographic areas to be served through ADA networks that may
be established under this Act;
(b) Standards, criteria and procedures for designation
of Regional ADA Centers, which ensure the provision of
quality care to a broad segment of the population through
on-site facilities and services and through a network of
primary Alzheimer's providers and other providers of service
that may be available within the service area defined by the
Department. At least 2 one Regional ADA Centers Center shall
be conveniently located to serve the Chicago metropolitan
area and at least one Regional ADA Center shall be
conveniently located to serve the balance of the State. The
Regional ADA Centers shall provide at least the following:
(1) Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment facilities and
services which have (i) professional medical staff
specially-trained in geriatric medicine, neurology,
psychiatry and pharmacology, and the detection, diagnosis and
treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, (ii)
sufficient support staff who are trained as caregivers to
victims of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, (iii)
appropriate and adequate equipment necessary for diagnosis
and treatment, (iv) transportation services necessary for
outreach to the service area defined by the Department and
for assuring access of patients to available services, (v)
and such other support services, staff and equipment as may
be required;
(2) Consultation and referral services for victims and
their families to ensure informed consent to treatment and to
assist them in obtaining necessary assistance and support
services through primary Alzheimer's providers and various
private and public agencies that may otherwise be available
to provide services under this Act;
(3) Research programs and facilities to assist faculty
and students in discovering the cause of and the diagnosis,
cure and treatment for Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders;
(4) Training, consultation and continuing education for
caregivers, including families of those who are affected by
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
(5) Centralized data collection, processing and storage
that will serve as a clearinghouse of information to assist
victims, families and ADA Resources, and to facilitate
research; and
(6) Programs of scientific and medical research in
relation to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders that
are designed and conducted in a manner that may enable such
center to qualify for Federal financial participation in the
cost of such programs.
(c) Procedures for recording and reporting research and
treatment results by primary Alzheimer's providers and other
affiliated providers of service that are within the ADA
network to the Regional ADA Center and to the Department;
(d) Policies, procedures and minimum standards and
criteria to be included in affiliation agreements between
primary Alzheimer's providers and the Regional ADA Center in
the conduct of any research and in the diagnosis, referral
and treatment of victims of Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders and their families; and
(e) Policies, procedures, standards and criteria,
including medical and financial eligibility factors,
governing admission to and utilization of the programs,
facilities and services available through the ADA network by
persons who may be or who have been diagnosed as victims of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, including forms
and procedures for obtaining necessary patient consents to
participation in research, and in the reporting and
processing of appropriate information in a patient's medical
records in relation to consultations, referrals and
treatments by the various providers of service within the ADA
network.
(Source: P.A. 84-378; 84-513.)
(410 ILCS 405/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6957)
Sec. 7. Regional ADA center grants-in-aid. Pursuant to
appropriations enacted by the General Assembly, the
Department shall provide grants-in-aid to each Regional ADA
Center Centers for necessary research and for the development
and maintenance of services for victims of Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders and families in accordance with
the State Alzheimer's Assistance Plan. The first $2,000,000
of any grants-in-aid appropriated by the General Assembly for
Regional ADA Centers in any State fiscal year shall be
distributed in equal portions to those Regional ADA Centers
receiving the appropriated grants-in-aid for the State fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1996. The first $400,000 appropriated
by the General Assembly in excess of $2,000,000 in any State
fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1997 shall be
distributed in equal portions to those Regional ADA Centers
receiving the appropriated grants-in-aid for the State fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1996. Any monies appropriated by the
General Assembly in excess of $2,400,000 for any State fiscal
year beginning on or after July 1, 1997 shall be distributed
in equal portions to each Regional ADA Center. The Department
shall promulgate rules and procedures governing the
distribution and specific purposes for such grants, including
any contributions of recipients of services toward the cost
of care.
(Source: P.A. 84-378; 84-513.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.