Public Act 097-0448
 
HB1426 EnrolledLRB097 07247 KTG 47356 b

    AN ACT concerning aging.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
changing Section 20 as follows:
 
    (320 ILCS 42/20)
    Sec. 20. Priority service areas; service expansion.
    (a) The requirements of this Section are subject to the
availability of funding.
    (b) The Department, subject to appropriation, shall expand
older adult services that promote independence and permit older
adults to remain in their own homes and communities. Priority
shall be given to both the expansion of services and the
development of new services in priority service areas.
    (c) Inventory of services. The Department shall develop and
maintain an inventory and assessment of (i) the types and
quantities of public older adult services and, to the extent
possible, privately provided older adult services, including
the unduplicated count, location, and characteristics of
individuals served by each facility, program, or service and
(ii) the resources supporting those services, no later than
July 1, 2012. The Department shall investigate the cost of
compliance with this provision and report these findings to the
appropriation committees of both chambers assigned to hear the
agency's budget no later than January 1, 2012. If the
Department determines that compliance is cost prohibitive, it
shall recommend action in the alternative to achieve the intent
of this Section and identify priority service areas for the
purpose of directing the allocation of new resources and the
reallocation of existing resources to areas of greatest need.
    (d) Priority service areas. The Departments shall assess
the current and projected need for older adult services
throughout the State, analyze the results of the inventory, and
identify priority service areas, which shall serve as the basis
for a priority service plan to be filed with the Governor and
the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2006, and every 5
years thereafter. The January 1, 2012 report required under
subsection (c) of this Section shall serve as compliance with
the July 1, 2011 reporting requirement.
    (e) Moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for the
purpose of this Section, receipts from transfers, donations,
grants, fees, or taxes that may accrue from any public or
private sources to the Department for the purpose of providing
services and care to older adults this Section, and savings
attributable to the nursing home conversion program as
calculated in subsection (h) shall be deposited into the
Department on Aging State Projects Fund. Interest earned by
those moneys in the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
    (f) Moneys described in subsection (e) from the Department
on Aging State Projects Fund shall be used for older adult
services, regardless of where the older adult receives the
service, with priority given to both the expansion of services
and the development of new services in priority service areas.
Fundable services shall include:
        (1) Housing, health services, and supportive services:
            (A) adult day care;
            (B) adult day care for persons with Alzheimer's
        disease and related disorders;
            (C) activities of daily living;
            (D) care-related supplies and equipment;
            (E) case management;
            (F) community reintegration;
            (G) companion;
            (H) congregate meals;
            (I) counseling and education;
            (J) elder abuse prevention and intervention;
            (K) emergency response and monitoring;
            (L) environmental modifications;
            (M) family caregiver support;
            (N) financial;
            (O) home delivered meals;
            (P) homemaker;
            (Q) home health;
            (R) hospice;
            (S) laundry;
            (T) long-term care ombudsman;
            (U) medication reminders;
            (V) money management;
            (W) nutrition services;
            (X) personal care;
            (Y) respite care;
            (Z) residential care;
            (AA) senior benefits outreach;
            (BB) senior centers;
            (CC) services provided under the Assisted Living
        and Shared Housing Act, or sheltered care services that
        meet the requirements of the Assisted Living and Shared
        Housing Act, or services provided under Section
        5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code (the Supportive
        Living Facilities Program);
            (DD) telemedicine devices to monitor recipients in
        their own homes as an alternative to hospital care,
        nursing home care, or home visits;
            (EE) training for direct family caregivers;
            (FF) transition;
            (GG) transportation;
            (HH) wellness and fitness programs; and
            (II) other programs designed to assist older
        adults in Illinois to remain independent and receive
        services in the most integrated residential setting
        possible for that person.
        (2) Older Adult Services Demonstration Grants,
    pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section.
    (g) Older Adult Services Demonstration Grants. The
Department may shall establish a program of demonstration
grants to assist in the restructuring of the delivery system
for older adult services and provide funding for innovative
service delivery models and system change and integration
initiatives. The Department shall prescribe, by rule, the grant
application process. At a minimum, every application must
include:
        (1) The type of grant sought;
        (2) A description of the project;
        (3) The objective of the project;
        (4) The likelihood of the project meeting identified
    needs;
        (5) The plan for financing, administration, and
    evaluation of the project;
        (6) The timetable for implementation;
        (7) The roles and capabilities of responsible
    individuals and organizations;
        (8) Documentation of collaboration with other service
    providers, local community government leaders, and other
    stakeholders, other providers, and any other stakeholders
    in the community;
        (9) Documentation of community support for the
    project, including support by other service providers,
    local community government leaders, and other
    stakeholders;
        (10) The total budget for the project;
        (11) The financial condition of the applicant; and
        (12) Any other application requirements that may be
    established by the Department by rule.
    Each project may include provisions for a designated staff
person who is responsible for the development of the project
and recruitment of providers.
    Projects may include, but are not limited to: adult family
foster care; family adult day care; assisted living in a
supervised apartment; personal services in a subsidized
housing project; training for caregivers; specialized assisted
living units; evening and weekend home care coverage; small
incentive grants to attract new providers; money following the
person; cash and counseling; managed long-term care; and at
least one respite care projects that establish project that
establishes a local coordinated network of volunteer and paid
respite workers, coordinate coordinates assignment of respite
workers to caregivers and older adults, ensure ensures the
health and safety of the older adult, provide provides training
for caregivers, and ensure ensures that support groups are
available in the community.
    A demonstration project funded in whole or in part by an
Older Adult Services Demonstration Grant is exempt from the
requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. To
the extent applicable, however, for the purpose of maintaining
the statewide inventory authorized by the Illinois Health
Facilities Planning Act, the Department shall send to the
Health Facilities and Services Review Board a copy of each
grant award made under this subsection (g).
    The Department, in collaboration with the Departments of
Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, shall
evaluate the effectiveness of the projects receiving grants
under this Section.
    (h) No later than July 1 of each year, the Department of
Public Health shall provide information to the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services to enable the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services to annually document and verify
the savings attributable to the nursing home conversion program
for the previous fiscal year to estimate an annual amount of
such savings that may be appropriated to the Department on
Aging State Projects Fund and notify the General Assembly, the
Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services, and the
Advisory Committee of the savings no later than October 1 of
the same fiscal year.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/19/2011