94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2374

 

Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. Lovana Jones

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
410 ILCS 220/7   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7007
410 ILCS 225/7   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7027

    Creates the Family Case Management Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a family case management program. The purpose of the program shall be to help low-income families obtain available health and human services needed for healthy growth and development, including but not limited to immunizations, lead screenings, nutritional support, and other specialized services for families with additional challenges and needs. Provides that under the program, case management shall involve individualized assessment of needs, planning of services, referral, monitoring, and advocacy to assist a client in gaining access to appropriate services. Provides that under the program, case management shall be an active and collaborative process involving a qualified case manager, the client, the client's family, and service providers in the community. Creates the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board to advise the Department in implementing the Act. Amends the Infant Mortality Reduction Act and the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Abolishes the Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Board, and provides that the Department shall consult with the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board (instead of the Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Board) in administering the Infant Mortality Reduction Act and the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family
5 Case Management Act.
 
6     Section 5. Legislative findings and purpose. The General
7 Assembly finds as follows:
8         (1) The statewide rate of infant mortality continues to
9     remain at an unacceptable level in regard to the national
10     average.
11         (2) Within the State of Illinois, certain areas and
12     populations continue to experience rates of infant
13     mortality far greater than either the statewide or national
14     averages.
15         (3) Family case management services are proven to be
16     effective in improving the health of women and infants and
17     in lowering the incidence of infant mortality and
18     morbidity, particularly those individuals linked to the
19     Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
20     and Children (WIC).
21         (4) Family case management improves the health and
22     development of children and families by providing the
23     earliest identification of their needs and promoting
24     linkages to address those needs.
25         (5) Data demonstrates significantly lower Medicaid
26     expenditures for pregnant and postpartum women and
27     children who have been enrolled in family case management
28     services than for Medicaid-eligible persons not receiving
29     case management services.
30     Therefore, as a critical component in delivering
31 comprehensive maternal and child health services in Illinois,
32 it is the purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment

 

 

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1 and recognition of a program of family case management to
2 ensure and provide wrap-around services targeted toward those
3 areas and populations within the State that continue to
4 experience high rates of infant mortality and morbidity.
 
5     Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
6     "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
7     "Eligible participant" means, at a minimum, any pregnant
8 woman or child through the age of 4 years enrolled in the
9 program of medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois
10 Public Aid Code or whose income is less than 200% of the
11 federal poverty level.
12     "Eligible organization" includes a unit of local
13 government, a public health agency, and a private nonprofit
14 health or human service agency.
15     "Family case management program" or "program" means the
16 program established under Section 15.
17     "Infant mortality rate" means the number of infant deaths
18 per 1,000 live births as reported on a calendar year basis by
19 the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
20     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services.
 
21     Section 15. Family case management program. The Department
22 shall establish and administer a family case management
23 program. The purpose of the program shall be to help low-income
24 families obtain available health and human services needed for
25 healthy growth and development, including but not limited to
26 immunizations, lead screenings, nutritional support, and other
27 specialized services for families with additional challenges
28 and needs. Under the program, case management shall involve
29 individualized assessment of needs, planning of services,
30 referral, monitoring, and advocacy to assist a client in
31 gaining access to appropriate services. Under the program, case
32 management shall be an active and collaborative process
33 involving a qualified case manager, the client, the client's
34 family, and service providers in the community.
 

 

 

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1     Section 20. Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board.
2     (a) The Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board ("the
3 Board") is created within the Department to advise the
4 Department on the implementation of this Act and other
5 activities related to maternal and child health and infant
6 mortality reduction programs in the State of Illinois. The
7 Board shall consist of: the Secretary (or his or her designee),
8 who shall serve as chairman, and one additional representative
9 of the Department designated by the Secretary; one
10 representative each from the Departments of Children and Family
11 Services, Public Health, and Public Aid; a representative from
12 the University of Illinois' Division of Specialized Care for
13 Children; a representative from the State Board of Education;
14 and 4 members of the Illinois General Assembly, one each
15 appointed by the President and Minority Leader of the Senate
16 and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
17 Representatives. In addition, the Governor shall appoint 12
18 additional members of the Board. Of the members appointed by
19 the Governor: 2 shall be physicians licensed to practice
20 medicine in all of its branches, one of whom shall be an
21 individual with a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology and
22 one of whom shall be an individual with a specialty in
23 pediatric medicine; one shall be an individual representing
24 hospitals licensed in Illinois; one shall be a representative
25 from a local health department; one shall be a social worker;
26 one shall be a nutritionist; one shall be a registered
27 professional nurse; 3 shall be individuals involved in programs
28 to reduce infant mortality; and 2 shall be members of the
29 general public.
30     Legislative members of the Board shall serve during their
31 term of office in the Illinois General Assembly. Members
32 appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of 3 years or
33 until their successors are appointed. Any member appointed to
34 fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term
35 for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be

 

 

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1 appointed for the remainder of such term. Members of the Board
2 shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for
3 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
4     (b) The Board shall advise the Secretary on efforts related
5 to maternal and child health programs, including infant
6 mortality reduction, in the State of Illinois. In addition, the
7 Board shall review and make recommendations to the Department
8 and the Governor in regard to the system for maternal and child
9 health programs, collaboration, interrelation between and
10 delivery of programs including but not limited to Family Case
11 Management, Targeted Intensive Prenatal Case Management,
12 KidCare, Healthy Families Illinois and HealthWorks. In
13 performing its duties, the Board may hold hearings throughout
14 the State and advise and receive advice from any local advisory
15 bodies created to address the infant mortality problem.
16     (c) The Board shall report to the General Assembly, on or
17 before April 15 of each year, a description of the activities
18 conducted pursuant to this Act and other efforts to address
19 maternal and child health and infant mortality in Illinois.
 
20     Section 25. Rules. Within one year after the effective date
21 of this Act, the Department shall adopt rules to implement this
22 Act. In developing the rules, the Department shall consult with
23 and obtain the approval of the Maternal and Child Health
24 Advisory Board.
 
25     Section 90. The Infant Mortality Reduction Act is amended
26 by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
27     (410 ILCS 220/7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7007)
28     Sec. 7. Advisory board consultation. For the purpose of
29 receiving advice and recommendations concerning infant
30 mortality programs, the Department shall consult with the
31 Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board created under the
32 Family Case Management Act. The Infant Mortality Reduction
33 Advisory Board is abolished. (a) There is created within the

 

 

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1 Department an Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Board to
2 advise the Department on the implementation of this Act and
3 other activities related to the reduction of infant mortality
4 in the State of Illinois. The Board shall consist of the
5 Secretary of Human Services (or his or her designee), who shall
6 serve as chairman, and one additional representative of the
7 Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary; one
8 representative each from the Departments of Children and Family
9 Services, Public Health, and Public Aid; a representative from
10 the University of Illinois' Division of Specialized Care for
11 Children; a representative from the State Board of Education
12 and 4 members of the Illinois General Assembly, one each
13 appointed by the President and Minority Leader of the Senate
14 and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
15 Representatives. In addition, the Governor shall appoint 4
16 physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
17 branches, one of whom shall be an individual with a specialty
18 in obstetrics and gynecology, one of whom shall be an
19 individual with a specialty in perinatal medicine, one of whom
20 shall be an individual with a specialty in neonatal medicine
21 and one of whom shall be an individual with a specialty in
22 pediatrics; the director of a perinatal center; a hospital
23 administrator; a representative from a local health
24 department; a social worker; a nutritionist; a registered
25 professional nurse; 4 individuals involved in programs to
26 reduce infant mortality and 2 public members, one of whom shall
27 be a senior citizen 60 years of age or older.
28     Each legislative member shall serve during his term of
29 office in the Illinois General Assembly. Each member appointed
30 by the Governor shall serve a term of 3 years or until his
31 successor is appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
32 occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his
33 predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder
34 of such term. Members of the Board shall serve without
35 compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses
36 incurred in the performance of their duties.

 

 

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1     (b) The Board shall advise the Secretary on efforts to
2 reduce infant mortality in the State of Illinois. In addition,
3 the Board shall review the formula developed pursuant to
4 Section 4 and make such recommendations as it deems
5 appropriate. In performing its duties the Board may hold
6 hearings throughout the State and advise and receive advice
7 from any local advisory bodies created to address the infant
8 mortality problem.
9     (c) The Board shall report to the General Assembly on or
10 before April 15th of each year, a listing of activities taken
11 to address infant mortality and a annual summary of data
12 collected under Section 4 of this Act.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
14     Section 95. The Prenatal and Newborn Care Act is amended by
15 changing Section 7 as follows:
 
16     (410 ILCS 225/7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7027)
17     Sec. 7. Advisory board consultation. The Department shall
18 consult with the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board
19 created under the Family Case Management Act the Infant
20 Mortality Reduction Advisory Board, established pursuant to
21 the Infant Mortality Reduction Act, as amended, regarding the
22 implementation of this program. In addition, the Board shall
23 advise the Department on the coordination of services provided
24 under this program with services provided under the Infant
25 Mortality Reduction Act and the Problem Pregnancy Health
26 Services and Care Act.
27 (Source: P.A. 86-860.)
 
28     Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.