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 1        AN ACT in relation to aging.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The Elder Abuse and Neglect Act is amended  by
 5    changing Section 3 as follows:

 6        (320 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 6603)
 7        Sec. 3.  Responsibilities.
 8        (a)  The  Department shall establish, design and manage a
 9    program of response and services for persons 60 years of  age
10    and  older  who  have  been, or are alleged to be, victims of
11    abuse, neglect, or financial  exploitation.   The  Department
12    shall  contract  with  or  fund  or,  contract with and fund,
13    regional administrative agencies, provider agencies, or both,
14    for the provision of  those  functions,  and,  contingent  on
15    adequate  funding,  with attorneys or legal services provider
16    agencies for the provision of legal  assistance  pursuant  to
17    this Act.
18        (b)  Each  regional administrative agency shall designate
19    provider agencies within its planning and service  area  with
20    prior approval by the Department on Aging, monitor the use of
21    services,   provide  technical  assistance  to  the  provider
22    agencies and be involved in program development activities.
23        (c)  Provider  agencies  shall  assist,  to  the   extent
24    possible,  eligible  adults who need agency services to allow
25    them to continue to function independently.  Such  assistance
26    shall  include  but  not  be  limited to receiving reports of
27    alleged   or   suspected   abuse,   neglect,   or   financial
28    exploitation, conducting  face-to-face  assessments  of  such
29    reported   cases,   determination   of  substantiated  cases,
30    referral  of  substantiated  cases  for   necessary   support
31    services,  referral of criminal conduct to law enforcement in
 
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 1    accordance with Department guidelines, and provision of  case
 2    work and follow-up services on substantiated cases.
 3        (d)  The   Department  shall  establish  and  maintain  a
 4    clearinghouse for all reports of  elder  abuse,  neglect,  or
 5    financial exploitation. Every State agency must report to the
 6    clearinghouse all cases of confirmed elder abuse, neglect, or
 7    financial  exploitation  known to the agency. As used in this
 8    subsection, "State agency" has the meaning attributed to that
 9    term in the Illinois State Auditing Act.
10    (Source: P.A. 90-628, eff. 1-1-99.)

11        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
12    becoming law.