SB2874 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2874

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 772/20

Amends the Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants Act. Provides that the commission, in reviewing, ranking, and recommending applications for grants, may (now, shall) perform its duties in consultation with the medical school located at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. Requires that the member from AARP be a "representative" of AARP (now, a "citizen member" of AARP). Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning finance.

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

Section 5. The Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(30 ILCS 772/20)

Sec. 20. Award of grants.

(a) Applications for grants must be made on forms prescribed by the Director of Public Health.

(b) The applications must be reviewed, ranked, and recommended by a commission composed of the following:

(1) 5 representatives chosen from recommendations made by organizations representing long-term care facilities in Illinois; ,

(2) one representative a citizen member from AARP; ,

(3) one representative from a disabled advocacy organization; ,

(4) one representative from the statewide ombudsman organization; ,

(5) one representative from academia; ,

(6) the Director of Public Health; ,

(7) the Director of Aging; , and

(8) one representative selected by the leader of each legislative caucus. With the exception of legislative members, members shall be appointed by the Director of Public Health.

(b-5) The commission may shall perform its duties under this subsection (b) in consultation with the medical school located at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois.

(c) The commission shall rank applications according to the following criteria:

(1) improvement in direct care to residents;

(2) increased efficiency through the use of technology;

(3) improved quality of care through the use of technology;

(4) increased access and delivery of service;

(5) enhancement of nursing staff training;

(6) effectiveness of the project as a demonstration; and

(7) transferability of the project to other sites.

(d) The Director shall award grants based on the recommendations of the commission and after a thorough review of the compliance history of the long-term care facility.

(Source: P.A. 92-784, eff. 8-6-02.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.