Aging Committee
Filed: 03/04/04
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6845
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6845 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 2-201.5 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5)
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7 | Sec. 2-201.5. Screening prior to nursing facility
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8 | admission. | ||||||
9 | (a) All persons age 18 or older seeking admission to a | ||||||
10 | nursing
facility must be screened to
determine the need for | ||||||
11 | nursing facility services prior to being admitted,
regardless | ||||||
12 | of income, assets, or funding source. The screening must | ||||||
13 | include consultation on other care options that may be | ||||||
14 | available. Exceptions to the prescreening requirement, such as | ||||||
15 | emergency placements, may be defined by administrative rule.
In | ||||||
16 | addition, any person who
seeks to become eligible for medical | ||||||
17 | assistance from the Medical Assistance
Program under the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Public Aid Code to pay for long term care services
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19 | while residing in a facility must be screened prior to | ||||||
20 | receiving those
benefits. Screening for nursing facility | ||||||
21 | services shall be administered
through procedures established | ||||||
22 | by administrative rule. Screening may be done
by agencies other | ||||||
23 | than the Department as established by administrative rule.
This | ||||||
24 | Section applies on and after July 1, 1996.
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1 | (b) Preadmission screening must be provided (i) by the | ||||||
2 | Department on Aging for persons age 60 or older, (ii) by the | ||||||
3 | Department of Human Services for persons with developmental | ||||||
4 | disabilities or mental illness, regardless of their age, and | ||||||
5 | for persons under age 60, and (iii) by the Department of Public | ||||||
6 | Aid in the case of screenings conducted in connection with a | ||||||
7 | determination of eligibility for medical assistance under | ||||||
8 | Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Each agency involved | ||||||
9 | in the screening process must coordinate prescreening | ||||||
10 | activities to ensure that persons are served in the most | ||||||
11 | integrated setting possible appropriate to their needs and have | ||||||
12 | the necessary information to make informed choices about care | ||||||
13 | options. In addition, each agency may also conduct periodic | ||||||
14 | follow-up screenings of persons who choose to be admitted to a | ||||||
15 | nursing facility, including screenings of nursing facility | ||||||
16 | residents who seek to become eligible for medical assistance | ||||||
17 | under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, which may | ||||||
18 | assist in rebalancing the long-term care system.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 91-467, eff. 1-1-00.)".
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