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1 | AN ACT concerning aging.
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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 4.12 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 105/4.12 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4.12. Long-term care quality profiles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Quality profiles. The Department on Aging, in
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9 | cooperation with the departments of Public Health, Public Aid, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | and Human Services, shall develop and
implement a quality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | profile system for facilities licensed under the Nursing Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Care Act and,
beginning not later than July 1, 2005, facilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | licensed as assisted living establishments under the Assisted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Living and Shared Housing Act. The system must be developed and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | implemented to
the extent possible without the collection of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | significant
amounts of new data. To the extent possible, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | system must
incorporate or be coordinated with information on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | quality
maintained by the Department on Aging, the departments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of Public Health, Public Aid, or Human Services, area agencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | on aging, the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | established under Section 4.04, long-term care trade
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22 | associations, and other entities. The system must be designed
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23 | to provide information on quality of facilities and services to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | (1) Consumers of long-term care services and their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | families, to facilitate informed
choices of service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | providers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | (2) Providers of long-term care services, to enable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | them to measure the results of
their quality improvement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | efforts and compare quality
achievements with other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | service providers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | (3) Public and private purchasers of long-term care
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1 | services, to enable them to purchase high-quality care. | ||||||
2 | The system must be developed in consultation with
area | ||||||
3 | agencies on aging and with
representatives of consumers of | ||||||
4 | long-term care services, providers of long-term care services, | ||||||
5 | and labor unions.
Within the limits of available | ||||||
6 | appropriations, the Department on Aging
may employ consultants | ||||||
7 | to assist with this project. | ||||||
8 | (b) Quality measurement tools. The
Department on Aging | ||||||
9 | shall identify and apply existing quality
measurement tools to | ||||||
10 | do the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) Emphasize quality of care and its relationship to
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12 | quality of life. | ||||||
13 | (2) Address the needs of various users of long-term | ||||||
14 | care
services, including, but not limited to, short-stay | ||||||
15 | residents,
persons with behavioral problems, persons with | ||||||
16 | dementia, and
persons who are members of minority groups. | ||||||
17 | The tools must be identified and applied, to the extent
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18 | possible, without requiring providers to supply information
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19 | beyond current State and federal requirements. | ||||||
20 | (c) Consumer surveys. Following identification
of the | ||||||
21 | quality measurement tools under subsection (b), the Department | ||||||
22 | on Aging shall conduct
surveys of consumers of long-term care | ||||||
23 | services to develop quality
profiles of providers of long-term | ||||||
24 | care services. To the extent possible, the surveys must be
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25 | conducted face-to-face by State employees or contractors. At
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26 | the discretion of the Department, the surveys may be conducted | ||||||
27 | by
telephone or by provider staff. Surveys must be conducted
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28 | periodically to update quality profiles of individual service
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29 | providers. | ||||||
30 | (d) Dissemination of profiles. By July
1, 2005, the | ||||||
31 | Department on Aging shall implement a system to
disseminate the | ||||||
32 | quality profiles developed under this Section. The profiles may | ||||||
33 | be
disseminated through the Department to consumers,
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34 | providers, and purchasers of long-term care services through | ||||||
35 | all
feasible printed and electronic outlets. The Department may
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36 | conduct a public awareness campaign to inform potential users |
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1 | of long-term care services
regarding profile contents and | ||||||
2 | potential uses.
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