Rep. Susana Mendoza
Filed: 3/25/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5058
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5058, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||
6 | adding Section 8.08 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 105/8.08 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 8.08. Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care | ||||||
9 | Planning Committee. | ||||||
10 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to promote cooperation | ||||||
11 | and consultation on the incremental redesign of Illinois' | ||||||
12 | long-term care system to provide services to older adults among | ||||||
13 | the Directors of Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health; | ||||||
14 | providers of care and services; and older adults and those who | ||||||
15 | advocate on their behalf. It is envisioned that the long-term | ||||||
16 | goal of this redesign will be the development, availability, | ||||||
17 | and accessibility of a comprehensive, affordable, and | ||||||
18 | sustainable long-term care system in Illinois. It is envisioned | ||||||
19 | that the redesign will encompass all aspects of the delivery of | ||||||
20 | services and care to older adults whether the services and care | ||||||
21 | are provided in the home, community, or a residential facility. | ||||||
22 | (b) The Comprehensive Older Adults Services and Care | ||||||
23 | Planning Committee is hereby created to advise the Directors of | ||||||
24 | Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health on all matters related to |
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1 | the redesign of the long-term care system and the delivery of | ||||||
2 | services and care to older adults in general. | ||||||
3 | (c) The Committee shall be comprised of the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who | ||||||
5 | shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and | ||||||
6 | nonvoting member. | ||||||
7 | (2) The Director of Public Aid and the Director of | ||||||
8 | Public Health or their designees, who shall serve as | ||||||
9 | vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and nonvoting members. | ||||||
10 | (3) One representative each of the Department of Public | ||||||
11 | Aid, the Department of Public Health, the Department of | ||||||
12 | Veterans Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the | ||||||
13 | Department of Insurance, the Department of Commerce and | ||||||
14 | Economic Affairs, the Department on Aging, the Office of | ||||||
15 | the State Ombudsman, and the Illinois Housing Finance | ||||||
16 | Authority, who shall be selected by their Director and | ||||||
17 | shall be ex officio and nonvoting members. | ||||||
18 | (4) Thirteen members appointed by the Director of Aging | ||||||
19 | in collaboration with the Directors of Public Health and | ||||||
20 | Public Aid as follows: | ||||||
21 | (A) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
22 | submitted by organizations representing providers | ||||||
23 | funded under the Community Care Program pursuant to | ||||||
24 | this Act; | ||||||
25 | (B) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
26 | submitted by organizations representing providers | ||||||
27 | funded under the federal Older Americans Act; | ||||||
28 | (C) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
29 | submitted by organizations representing providers | ||||||
30 | funded by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act | ||||||
31 | (Medicare); | ||||||
32 | (D) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
33 | submitted by organizations representing home and | ||||||
34 | community care providers funded only with general |
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1 | revenue funds or other levied funds; | ||||||
2 | (E) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
3 | submitted by organizations representing facilities | ||||||
4 | licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; | ||||||
5 | (F) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
6 | submitted by organizations representing establishments | ||||||
7 | licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing | ||||||
8 | Act; | ||||||
9 | (G) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
10 | submitted by organizations representing facilities | ||||||
11 | certified under the Supportive Living Facilities | ||||||
12 | Program (Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid | ||||||
13 | Code); | ||||||
14 | (H) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
15 | submitted by organizations representing community | ||||||
16 | based residential facilities; | ||||||
17 | (I) two members selected from recommendations | ||||||
18 | submitted by membership based statewide senior | ||||||
19 | advocacy groups, who do not receive state funds; | ||||||
20 | (J) one member with special expertise in | ||||||
21 | gerontology research or in health law; and | ||||||
22 | (K) two members who are Illinois residents over age | ||||||
23 | 65. | ||||||
24 | (d) In selecting voting members of the Committee, the | ||||||
25 | Directors shall attempt to ensure that the Committee includes | ||||||
26 | representation from urban and rural areas and different | ||||||
27 | geographical areas. No more than one voting member shall be | ||||||
28 | selected from the recommendations of any single organization | ||||||
29 | and no more than one voting member shall be employed by the | ||||||
30 | same agency, organization, association, or employer. | ||||||
31 | (e) Voting members of the Committee shall serve for a term | ||||||
32 | of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All members shall | ||||||
33 | be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of the initial | ||||||
34 | appointees, 4 members shall serve a term of one year; 4 shall |
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1 | serve for a term of 2 years; and 5 shall serve for a term of 3 | ||||||
2 | years. A member's term does not expire until a successor is | ||||||
3 | appointed by the Director of Aging. Any member appointed to | ||||||
4 | fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term | ||||||
5 | for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be | ||||||
6 | appointed for the remainder of that term. The Committee shall | ||||||
7 | meet at least quarterly and more frequently at the call of the | ||||||
8 | Chair. A simple majority of those appointed shall constitute a | ||||||
9 | quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of those present and | ||||||
10 | voting shall be necessary for committee action. Members of the | ||||||
11 | Committee shall receive no compensation for their services.
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12 | The Director on Aging, in collaboration with the Directors of | ||||||
13 | Public Health and Public Aid, may form subcommittees comprised | ||||||
14 | of individuals recommended by advocacy groups, trade | ||||||
15 | associations, and other stakeholders. Subcommittee membership | ||||||
16 | is not limited to Committee members. Members of any | ||||||
17 | subcommittee formed under this Act shall receive no | ||||||
18 | compensation for their services. | ||||||
19 | (f) The Departments of Aging, Public Health, and Public Aid | ||||||
20 | shall cooperate with, seek the advice of, and collaborate with | ||||||
21 | the Committee on all matters relative to this Section. The | ||||||
22 | Department on Aging and the Departments of Public Health and | ||||||
23 | Public Aid shall enter into written inter-agency agreements to | ||||||
24 | implement this Section. The Department on Aging shall be the | ||||||
25 | lead agency, but the Departments of Public Health and Public | ||||||
26 | Aid shall assist in providing resources to support the work of | ||||||
27 | this Committee. | ||||||
28 | (g) The Departments shall issue a joint report to the | ||||||
29 | General Assembly on January 1 of each year on their progress | ||||||
30 | relative to this Section and the recommendations of the | ||||||
31 | Committee.
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32 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
33 | becoming law.".
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