Full Text of SB1726 101st General Assembly
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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 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 5.180 as follows:
| 6 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.180) (from Ch. 127, par. 141.180)
| 7 | | Sec. 5.180. The Alzheimer's Disease Research , Care, and | 8 | | Support Fund. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
| 10 | | Section 10. The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act is | 11 | | amended by changing Section 6 and by adding Section 8 as | 12 | | follows:
| 13 | | (410 ILCS 405/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6956)
| 14 | | Sec. 6. Alzheimer's Disease ADA Advisory Committee. | 15 | | (a) There is created the Alzheimer's
Disease Advisory | 16 | | Committee consisting of 17 23 voting members appointed by the
| 17 | | Director of the Department, as well as 5 nonvoting members as | 18 | | hereinafter
provided in this Section. The Director or his | 19 | | designee shall serve as one
of the 17 23 voting members and as
| 20 | | the Chairman of the Committee. Those appointed as voting | 21 | | members shall
include persons who are experienced in
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| 1 | | and the delivery of services to individuals with Alzheimer's | 2 | | disease or a related disorder and their families.
Such members | 3 | | shall include : | 4 | | (1) one individual from a statewide association | 5 | | dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research; | 6 | | (2) one individual from a non-governmental statewide | 7 | | organization that advocates for seniors; | 8 | | (3) the Dementia Coordinator of the Illinois | 9 | | Department of Public Health, or the Dementia Coordinator's | 10 | | designee; | 11 | | (4) one individual representing the Community Care | 12 | | Program's Home and Community Services Division; | 13 | | (5) one individual representing the Adult Protective | 14 | | Services Unit; | 15 | | (6) 3 individuals from Alzheimer's Disease Assistance | 16 | | Centers; | 17 | | (7) one individual from a statewide association | 18 | | representing an adult day service organization; | 19 | | (8) one individual from a statewide association | 20 | | representing home care providers; | 21 | | (9) one individual from a statewide trade organization | 22 | | representing the interests of physicians licensed to | 23 | | practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois; | 24 | | (10) one individual representing long-term care | 25 | | facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, an | 26 | | assisted living establishment licensed under the Assisted |
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| 1 | | Living and Shared Housing Act, or supportive living | 2 | | facilities; | 3 | | (11) one individual from a statewide association | 4 | | representing the interests of social workers; | 5 | | (12) one individual representing Area Agencies on | 6 | | Aging; | 7 | | (13) the Medicaid Director of the Department of | 8 | | Healthcare and Family Services, or the Medicaid Director's | 9 | | designee; | 10 | | (14) one individual from a statewide association | 11 | | representing health education and promotion and public | 12 | | health advocacy; and | 13 | | (15) one individual with medical or academic | 14 | | experience with early onset Alzheimer's disease or related | 15 | | disorders. 3 physicians licensed to practice medicine in | 16 | | all of
its branches, one
representative of a licensed | 17 | | hospital, one registered nurse with a specialty in | 18 | | geriatric or dementia care, one
representative of a long | 19 | | term care facility under the Nursing Home Care
Act, one | 20 | | representative of a long term care facility under the | 21 | | Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, one representative | 22 | | from a supportive living facility specially serving | 23 | | individuals with dementia, one representative of a home | 24 | | care agency serving individuals with dementia, one | 25 | | representative of a hospice with a specialty in palliative | 26 | | care for dementia, one representative of an area
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| 1 | | aging as defined by Section 3.07 of the Illinois Act on the
| 2 | | Aging, one representative from a leading advocacy | 3 | | organization serving individuals with Alzheimer's disease, | 4 | | one licensed social worker, one representative of law | 5 | | enforcement, 2 individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's | 6 | | disease, 3 family members or representatives of | 7 | | individuals with Alzheimer's
disease and related | 8 | | disorders, and 3 members of the general public. Among
the | 9 | | physician appointments shall be persons with specialties | 10 | | in the fields
of neurology, family medicine, psychiatry and | 11 | | pharmacology. Among the
general public members, at least 2 | 12 | | appointments shall include persons 65
years of age or | 13 | | older.
| 14 | | (b) In addition to the 17 23 voting members, the Directors | 15 | | of the following
State agencies or their designees who are | 16 | | qualified to represent each Department's programs and services | 17 | | for those with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders shall | 18 | | serve as nonvoting members:
Department on Aging, Department
of | 19 | | Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Public Health, | 20 | | Department of Human Services, and Guardianship and Advocacy | 21 | | Commission.
| 22 | | Each voting member appointed by the
Director of Public | 23 | | Health shall serve for a term of 2 years, and until his
| 24 | | successor is appointed and qualified. Members of the Committee | 25 | | shall not
be compensated but shall be reimbursed for expenses | 26 | | actually incurred in
the performance of their duties. No more |
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| 1 | | than 12 voting members may be of
the same political party. | 2 | | Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as
original | 3 | | appointments.
| 4 | | The Committee shall review all State programs and services | 5 | | provided by State agencies that are directed toward persons | 6 | | with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and by | 7 | | consensus recommend changes to improve the State's response to | 8 | | this serious health problem. Such recommendations shall be | 9 | | included in the State plan described in this Act. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-768, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 11 | | (410 ILCS 405/8 new) | 12 | | Sec. 8. Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support | 13 | | Fund; support. The Department, in coordination with the members | 14 | | of the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee, shall make | 15 | | reasonable efforts to promote the Alzheimer's Disease | 16 | | Research, Care, and Support Fund during relevant times, | 17 | | including, but not limited to, periods of time when tax returns | 18 | | are typically received. Ways to promote the Fund include, but | 19 | | are not limited to, issuing press releases and posting on | 20 | | social media. | 21 | | Section 15. The Alzheimer's Disease Research Act is amended | 22 | | by changing Sections 1, 2, 3, and by adding Sections 3.1, 3.2 | 23 | | and 3.3 as follows:
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| 1 | | (410 ILCS 410/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6901)
| 2 | | Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be | 3 | | cited as the Alzheimer's Disease Research , Care, and Support | 4 | | Fund Act.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 84-324.)
| 6 | | (410 ILCS 410/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6902)
| 7 | | Sec. 2. Contributions on tax returns. Each individual | 8 | | taxpayer required to file a return pursuant to the
Illinois | 9 | | Income Tax Act desiring to contribute to the Alzheimer's | 10 | | Disease Research , Care, and Support
Fund may do so by stating | 11 | | the amount of such contribution (not less than
$1) on such | 12 | | return. This Section shall not apply to an amended return.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 86-678 .)
| 14 | | (410 ILCS 410/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6903)
| 15 | | Sec. 3. Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support | 16 | | Fund. | 17 | | (a) There is created the Alzheimer's Disease Research , | 18 | | Care, and Support Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury.
| 19 | | (b) The Department of Public Health shall deposit any | 20 | | donations
received for the grant program created pursuant to | 21 | | this Act in the
Alzheimer's Disease Research , Care, and Support | 22 | | Fund.
| 23 | | (c) The General Assembly may appropriate moneys monies in | 24 | | the Alzheimer's
Disease Research , Care, and Support Fund to the |
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| 1 | | Department of Public Health for the purpose of complying with | 2 | | the requirements under Section 4 of awarding
grants pursuant to | 3 | | this Act.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 84-1265.)
| 5 | | (410 ILCS 410/3.1 new) | 6 | | Sec. 3.1. Dementia Coordinator. | 7 | | (a) The full-time position of Dementia Coordinator is | 8 | | created within the Department of Public Health. The Dementia | 9 | | Coordinator shall be funded out of the Alzheimer's Disease | 10 | | Research, Care, and Support Fund. The Dementia Coordinator is | 11 | | responsible only for activities associated with and relevant to | 12 | | the successful implementation of the State of Illinois | 13 | | Alzheimer's Disease State Plan, including, but not limited to: | 14 | | (1) coordinating quality dementia services in the | 15 | | State to ensure dementia capability; | 16 | | (2) using dementia-related data to coordinate with the | 17 | | Department to improve public health outcomes; | 18 | | (3) increasing awareness and creating | 19 | | dementia-specific training; | 20 | | (4) providing access to quality coordinated care for | 21 | | individuals with dementia in the most integrated setting | 22 | | available; | 23 | | (5) establishing and maintaining relationships with | 24 | | other agencies and organizations within the State in order | 25 | | to meet the needs of the affected population and prevent |
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| 1 | | duplication of services; | 2 | | (6) identifying and managing grants to assist in the | 3 | | funding of the position of Dementia Coordinator and other | 4 | | programs and services to assist Illinois in becoming | 5 | | dementia-capable; | 6 | | (7) working with the Department's Behavioral Risk | 7 | | Factor Surveillance System Coordinator and the Alzheimer's | 8 | | Disease Advisory Committee in identifying available funds | 9 | | to execute appropriate modules for critical data | 10 | | collection and research, if and when necessary; moneys | 11 | | appropriated to the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, | 12 | | and Support Fund may be considered; | 13 | | (8) building and maintaining effective working | 14 | | relationships with other departments and organizations to | 15 | | ensure coordination between and the support of dementia | 16 | | services; | 17 | | (9) maintaining and applying knowledge of current | 18 | | developments and trends in the assigned area of expertise | 19 | | by reading appropriate journals, books, and other | 20 | | professional literature, and attending related | 21 | | conferences, seminars, and trainings; | 22 | | (10) providing support for the Alzheimer's Disease | 23 | | Advisory Committee's activities, including co-drafting the | 24 | | State plan; and | 25 | | (11) compiling and publishing an annual report on the | 26 | | state of dementia care in Illinois, including, but not |
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| 1 | | limited to, the status of Illinois in becoming a | 2 | | dementia-capable state. | 3 | | (410 ILCS 410/3.2 new) | 4 | | Sec. 3.2. Use of moneys in the Fund. Moneys in the | 5 | | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund shall be | 6 | | used by the Department of Public Health to cover costs | 7 | | associated with this Act, including, but not limited to, the | 8 | | following: | 9 | | (1) salary and benefits for the full-time position of | 10 | | Dementia Coordinator within the Department; and | 11 | | (2) other expenses contingent with the | 12 | | responsibilities of the Dementia Coordinator, including, | 13 | | but not limited to, travel and professional development | 14 | | opportunities. | 15 | | (410 ILCS 410/3.3 new) | 16 | | Sec. 3.3. Administrative support. The Department of Public | 17 | | Health shall be responsible for providing the Dementia | 18 | | Coordinator with work space, supplies, and other | 19 | | administrative office materials, as needed, through existing | 20 | | resources and not with moneys from the Alzheimer's Disease | 21 | | Research, Care, and Support Fund.
| 22 | | (410 ILCS 410/4 rep.) | 23 | | Section 20. The Alzheimer's Disease Research Act is amended |
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| 1 | | by repealing Section 4.
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