Aging Committee
Filed: 03/04/04
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6845




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6845 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 2-201.5 as follows:
 



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    (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5)



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    Sec. 2-201.5. Screening prior to nursing facility

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admission. 
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    (a) All persons age 18 or older seeking admission to a 
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nursing
facility must be screened to
determine the need for 
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nursing facility services prior to being admitted,
regardless 
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of income, assets, or funding source.  The screening must 
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include consultation on other care options that may be 
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available.  Exceptions to the prescreening requirement, such as 
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emergency placements, may be defined by administrative rule.
In 
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addition, any person who
seeks to become eligible for medical 
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assistance from the Medical Assistance
Program under the 
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Illinois Public Aid Code to pay for long term care services

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while residing in a facility must be screened prior to 
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receiving those
benefits.  Screening for nursing facility 
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services shall be administered
through procedures established 
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by administrative rule.  Screening may be done
by agencies other 
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than the Department as established by administrative rule.
This 
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Section applies on and after July 1, 1996.

 


 






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    (b) Preadmission screening must be provided (i) by the 
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Department on Aging for persons age 60 or older, (ii) by the 
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Department of Human Services for persons with developmental 
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disabilities or mental illness, regardless of their age, and 
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for persons under age 60, and (iii) by the Department of Public 
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Aid  in the case of screenings conducted in connection with a 
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determination of eligibility for medical assistance under 
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Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Each agency involved 
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in the screening process must coordinate prescreening 
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activities to ensure that persons are served in the most 
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integrated setting possible appropriate to their needs and have 
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the necessary information to make informed choices about care 
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options.  In addition, each agency may also  conduct periodic 
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follow-up screenings of persons who choose to be admitted to a  
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nursing facility, including screenings of nursing facility 
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residents who seek to become eligible for medical assistance 
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under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, which may 
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assist in rebalancing the long-term care system.

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(Source: P.A. 91-467, eff. 1-1-00.)".