94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2874


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














30 ILCS 772/20









    Amends the Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants Act. Provides that the commission, in reviewing, ranking, and recommending applications for grants, may (now, shall) perform its duties in
consultation with the
medical school located at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of
Illinois. Requires that the member from AARP be a "representative" of AARP (now, a "citizen member" of AARP). Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning finance.

 
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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 Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants 
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Act is amended  by changing Section 20 as follows:
 



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    (30 ILCS 772/20)



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    Sec. 20. Award of grants. 

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    (a) Applications for grants must be made on forms 
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prescribed by the
Director of Public Health.

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    (b) The applications must be reviewed, ranked, and 
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recommended by
a commission composed of the following:
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        (1)
5 representatives chosen from recommendations made 
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    by organizations
representing long-term care facilities in 
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    Illinois; ,
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        (2) one representative
a citizen member from AARP; ,
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        (3) one representative from a disabled
advocacy 
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    organization; ,

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        (4) one representative from the statewide ombudsman

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    organization; ,
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        (5) one representative from academia; ,
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        (6) the Director of Public Health; ,
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        (7)
the Director of Aging; , and 
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        (8) one representative selected by the leader of each

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    legislative caucus. 
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With the exception of legislative members, members
shall be 
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appointed by the Director of Public Health.
 
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    (b-5) The commission may
shall perform its duties under 
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this subsection (b) in
consultation with the
medical school 
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located at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of

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Illinois.

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    (c) The commission shall rank applications according to the

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following criteria:


 


 






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        (1) improvement in direct care to residents;


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        (2) increased efficiency through the use of 
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    technology;


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        (3) improved quality of care through the use of 
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    technology;


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        (4) increased access and delivery of service;


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        (5) enhancement of nursing staff training;


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        (6) effectiveness of the project as a demonstration; 
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    and


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        (7) transferability of the project to other sites.

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    (d) The Director shall award grants based on the

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recommendations of the commission and after a thorough review 
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of the
compliance history of the long-term care facility.

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(Source: P.A. 92-784, eff. 8-6-02.)

 

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