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1 | AN ACT concerning information systems.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 4.15 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 105/4.15 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4.15. Information system; aging population and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | incapacitated and dependent adults.
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9 | (a) The Department shall develop and maintain an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | information system concerning the State's aging population and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | incapacitated and dependent adults. The Department must | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | prepare, publish, and disseminate educational materials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | concerning the information system and must continuously | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | develop objective devices and research methodologies for use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | with the information system. To the fullest extent possible, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the Department must use existing sources of information to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | develop and maintain the information system. The information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | system must be available for use by the public, by State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | agencies, by political subdivisions of the State, and by public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | and private non-profit agencies. All State agencies and all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | other public or private agencies must comply with requests from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the Department for information that is to be included in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | information system. In developing and maintaining the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | information system, the Department must comply with State and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | federal confidentiality laws. To the extent that it is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | reasonable to do so, the information system must be compatible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | with federal information sharing standards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | (b) The information system shall have the following | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | functions:
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30 | (1) To conduct research concerning the cause and nature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | of problems related to the State's aging population and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | incapacitated and dependent adults.
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1 | (2) To collect, maintain, and disseminate data and | ||||||
2 | statistics related to the State's aging population and | ||||||
3 | incapacitated and dependent adults.
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4 | (3) To determine, through a detailed survey, the extent | ||||||
5 | of problems related to the State's aging population and | ||||||
6 | incapacitated and dependent adults and the needs and | ||||||
7 | priorities for solving those problems throughout the | ||||||
8 | State.
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9 | (4) To maintain an inventory of the types and | ||||||
10 | quantities of both public and private facilities, | ||||||
11 | programs, and services provided for the State's aging | ||||||
12 | population and incapacitated and dependent adults, | ||||||
13 | including: (i) the unduplicated count, location, and | ||||||
14 | characteristics of individuals served by each facility, | ||||||
15 | program, or service and (ii) the source of resources | ||||||
16 | supporting functions related to the State's aging | ||||||
17 | population and incapacitated and dependent adults.
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18 | (5) To continuously evaluate: (i) the impact, quality, | ||||||
19 | and value of facilities, programs, and services provided | ||||||
20 | for the State's aging population and incapacitated and | ||||||
21 | dependent adults, including the administrative adequacy | ||||||
22 | and capacity of those facilities, programs, and services, | ||||||
23 | and (ii) programs operated for the State's aging population | ||||||
24 | and incapacitated and dependent adults by or with the | ||||||
25 | assistance of the State or the federal government, | ||||||
26 | including, but not limited to, activities related to | ||||||
27 | education, employment, vocational services, income, | ||||||
28 | health, housing, transportation, community services, | ||||||
29 | social services, rehabilitation services, protective | ||||||
30 | services, public guardianship or conservatorship, | ||||||
31 | supplemental social security, Medicare, Medicaid, property | ||||||
32 | tax refunds, and licensing standards for nursing, | ||||||
33 | intermediate care, and boarding facilities.
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