093_HB1101
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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 Department of Human Services Act is
5 amended by adding Section 10-35 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 1305/10-35 new)
7 Sec. 10-35. Long-term care services grants.
8 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department may make
9 grants to community-based organizations from the Long-term
10 Care Services Fund for the purposes of long-term care
11 services. Grant proposals must be evaluated on demonstrated
12 need and merit. More than one community-based organization
13 may make a joint grant proposal, but must designate a single
14 organization to receive and administer the grant. Priority
15 must be given to proposals that use the Internet and related
16 information technologies to provide to clients referral
17 services, other information regarding local long-term care
18 services, and needs assessments. To receive a grant under
19 this Section, a community-based organization must at least
20 partially match the State grant with money or other resources
21 obtained from a nongovernmental entity, from a local
22 government, or if the community-based organization is a local
23 government, from fees or taxes collected by the local
24 government.
25 (b) The Long-term Care Services Fund is created as a
26 special fund in the State treasury. The General Assembly may
27 make appropriations to the Fund. Other amounts, from any
28 legal source, may be deposited into the Fund.
29 (c) The Department must adopt rules to implement this
30 Section.
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1 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
2 Section 5.595 as follows:
3 (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new)
4 Sec. 5.595. The Long-term Care Services Fund.