Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 4/26/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5057
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5057 on page 7, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 4 though 35 with the following:
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4 | "(20 ILCS 105/4.12 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 4.12. Assistance to nursing home residents. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Department on Aging shall assist eligible nursing | ||||||
7 | home residents and their families to select long-term care | ||||||
8 | options that meet their needs and reflect their preferences. At | ||||||
9 | any time during the process, the resident or his or her | ||||||
10 | representative may decline further assistance. | ||||||
11 | (b) To provide assistance, the Department shall develop a | ||||||
12 | community reintegration program in selected areas of the State, | ||||||
13 | to be expanded statewide as funding becomes available. The | ||||||
14 | program shall be developed in consultation with nursing homes, | ||||||
15 | case managers, Area Agencies on Aging, and others interested in | ||||||
16 | the well-being of frail elderly Illinois residents. The | ||||||
17 | Department shall establish administrative rules pursuant to | ||||||
18 | the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act with respect to | ||||||
19 | resident eligibility, assessment of the resident's health, | ||||||
20 | cognitive and social needs, development of comprehensive | ||||||
21 | service transition plans, and the level of services that must | ||||||
22 | be available prior to reintegration of a resident into the | ||||||
23 | community. | ||||||
24 | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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1 | adding Section 5-5d as follows: | ||||||
2 | (305 ILCS 5/5-5d new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 5-5d. Community reintegration. The Department of | ||||||
4 | Public Aid shall apply for any necessary waivers pursuant to | ||||||
5 | Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act to facilitate | ||||||
6 | community reintegration. Nothing in this Section shall be | ||||||
7 | construed as limiting current reintegration programs by the | ||||||
8 | Departments of Human Services or the Department on Aging. "; and
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9 | on page 8, by deleting lines 1 through 27.
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