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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB2381
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Sen. Terry Link SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Creates the Extended Community Care Options pilot program to be provided by Catholic Charities within Lake County. Provides that the program will enter into contracts with local vendors to provide services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of the elderly. Provides that the Department on Aging shall evaluate the program and prepare a report for the General Assembly. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2381 |
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LRB094 18087 HLH 53392 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by |
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| adding Section 8.08 as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 105/8.08 new) |
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| Sec. 8.08. Extended Community Care Options Program; |
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| creation. The Extended Community Care Options pilot program is |
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| hereby created. This program is to be provided by Catholic |
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| Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago within Lake County. The |
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| Extended Community Care Options pilot program will contract |
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| with local vendors to provide an array of services designed to |
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| prevent unnecessary institutionalization of elderly persons. |
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| The program will provide a wider variety of services than those |
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| provided by the Department. |
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| The Department shall evaluate the program for the following |
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| initiatives including, but not limited to, function, |
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| cost-efficiency, quality, and service variation. The |
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| Department shall report to the General Assembly on its findings |
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| by January 1, 2007. If the report demonstrates that the |
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| Extended Community Care Options Program is cost-effective and |
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| is a model for other areas of Illinois, the Department shall |
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| develop a plan to expand the program to other areas of the |
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| State. Expansion to other areas shall begin by July 1, 2007.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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