Rep. Lakesia Collins

Filed: 3/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3021

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3021 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5changing Section 4.02 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.02)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02)
7    Sec. 4.02. Community Care Program. The Department shall
8establish a program of services to prevent unnecessary
9institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of
10long term care or who are established as persons who suffer
11from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder under the
12Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act, thereby enabling them to
13remain in their own homes or in other living arrangements.
14Such preventive services, which may be coordinated with other
15programs for the aged and monitored by area agencies on aging
16in cooperation with the Department, may include, but are not

 

 

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1limited to, any or all of the following:
2        (a) (blank);
3        (b) (blank);
4        (c) home care aide services;
5        (d) personal assistant services;
6        (e) adult day services;
7        (f) home-delivered meals;
8        (g) education in self-care;
9        (h) personal care services;
10        (i) adult day health services;
11        (j) habilitation services;
12        (k) respite care;
13        (k-5) community reintegration services;
14        (k-6) flexible senior services;
15        (k-7) medication management;
16        (k-8) emergency home response;
17        (l) other nonmedical social services that may enable
18    the person to become self-supporting; or
19        (m) clearinghouse for information provided by senior
20    citizen home owners who want to rent rooms to or share
21    living space with other senior citizens.
22    The Department shall establish eligibility standards for
23such services. In determining the amount and nature of
24services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall
25not be given to the value of cash, property or other assets
26held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written

 

 

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1agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate
2shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in a
3home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the
4marital property is not made available to the person seeking
5such services.
6    Beginning January 1, 2008, the Department shall require as
7a condition of eligibility that all new financially eligible
8applicants apply for and enroll in medical assistance under
9Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with
10rules promulgated by the Department.
11    The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department
12of Public Aid (now Department of Healthcare and Family
13Services), seek appropriate amendments under Sections 1915 and
141924 of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the amendments
15shall be to extend eligibility for home and community based
16services under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security
17Act to persons who transfer to or for the benefit of a spouse
18those amounts of income and resources allowed under Section
191924 of the Social Security Act. Subject to the approval of
20such amendments, the Department shall extend the provisions of
21Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code to persons who, but
22for the provision of home or community-based services, would
23require the level of care provided in an institution, as is
24provided for in federal law. Those persons no longer found to
25be eligible for receiving noninstitutional services due to
26changes in the eligibility criteria shall be given 45 days

 

 

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1notice prior to actual termination. Those persons receiving
2notice of termination may contact the Department and request
3the determination be appealed at any time during the 45 day
4notice period. The target population identified for the
5purposes of this Section are persons age 60 and older with an
6identified service need. Priority shall be given to those who
7are at imminent risk of institutionalization. The services
8shall be provided to eligible persons age 60 and older to the
9extent that the cost of the services together with the other
10personal maintenance expenses of the persons are reasonably
11related to the standards established for care in a group
12facility appropriate to the person's condition. These
13non-institutional services, pilot projects or experimental
14facilities may be provided as part of or in addition to those
15authorized by federal law or those funded and administered by
16the Department of Human Services. The Departments of Human
17Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Public Health,
18Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce and Economic Opportunity and
19other appropriate agencies of State, federal and local
20governments shall cooperate with the Department on Aging in
21the establishment and development of the non-institutional
22services. The Department shall require an annual audit from
23all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting
24with the Department under this Section. The annual audit shall
25assure that each audited vendor's procedures are in compliance
26with Department's financial reporting guidelines requiring an

 

 

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1administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as
2defined in administrative rules. The audit is a public record
3under the Freedom of Information Act. The Department shall
4execute, relative to the nursing home prescreening project,
5written inter-agency agreements with the Department of Human
6Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
7to effect the following: (1) intake procedures and common
8eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving
9non-institutional services; and (2) the establishment and
10development of non-institutional services in areas of the
11State where they are not currently available or are
12undeveloped. On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing home
13prescreenings for individuals 60 years of age or older shall
14be conducted by the Department.
15    As part of the Department on Aging's routine training of
16case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may
17include information on family futures planning for persons who
18are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult
19children with developmental disabilities. The content of the
20training shall be at the Department's discretion.
21    The Department is authorized to establish a system of
22recipient copayment for services provided under this Section,
23such copayment to be based upon the recipient's ability to pay
24but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services
25provided. Additionally, any portion of a person's income which
26is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not

 

 

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1be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
2The level of such copayment shall be adjusted whenever
3necessary to reflect any change in the officially designated
4federal poverty standard.
5    The Department, or the Department's authorized
6representative, may recover the amount of moneys expended for
7services provided to or in behalf of a person under this
8Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the
9estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may
10be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,
11and then only at such time when there is no surviving child who
12is under age 21 or blind or who has a permanent and total
13disability. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,
14at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided to
15the person or in behalf of the person under this Section to
16which the person was not entitled; provided that such recovery
17shall not be enforced against any real estate while it is
18occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other
19dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed
20against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they
21remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the
22claimant to compel administration of the estate for the
23purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery from
24the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the
25Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid
26Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this

 

 

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1Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in behalf
2of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery
3from the deceased spouse's estate. "Homestead", as used in
4this paragraph, means the dwelling house and contiguous real
5estate occupied by a surviving spouse or relative, as defined
6by the rules and regulations of the Department of Healthcare
7and Family Services, regardless of the value of the property.
8    The Department shall increase the effectiveness of the
9existing Community Care Program by:
10        (1) ensuring that in-home services included in the
11    care plan are available on evenings and weekends;
12        (2) ensuring that care plans contain the services that
13    eligible participants need based on the number of days in
14    a month, not limited to specific blocks of time, as
15    identified by the comprehensive assessment tool selected
16    by the Department for use statewide, not to exceed the
17    total monthly service cost maximum allowed for each
18    service; the Department shall develop administrative rules
19    to implement this item (2);
20        (3) ensuring that the participants have the right to
21    choose the services contained in their care plan and to
22    direct how those services are provided, based on
23    administrative rules established by the Department;
24        (4) ensuring that the determination of need tool is
25    accurate in determining the participants' level of need;
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1    Older Adult Services Advisory Committee, shall institute a
2    study of the relationship between the Determination of
3    Need scores, level of need, service cost maximums, and the
4    development and utilization of service plans no later than
5    May 1, 2008; findings and recommendations shall be
6    presented to the Governor and the General Assembly no
7    later than January 1, 2009; recommendations shall include
8    all needed changes to the service cost maximums schedule
9    and additional covered services;
10        (5) ensuring that homemakers can provide personal care
11    services that may or may not involve contact with clients,
12    including but not limited to:
13            (A) bathing;
14            (B) grooming;
15            (C) toileting;
16            (D) nail care;
17            (E) transferring;
18            (F) respiratory services;
19            (G) exercise; or
20            (H) positioning;
21        (6) ensuring that homemaker program vendors are not
22    restricted from hiring homemakers who are family members
23    of clients or recommended by clients; the Department may
24    not, by rule or policy, require homemakers who are family
25    members of clients or recommended by clients to accept
26    assignments in homes other than the client;

 

 

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1        (7) ensuring that the State may access maximum federal
2    matching funds by seeking approval for the Centers for
3    Medicare and Medicaid Services for modifications to the
4    State's home and community based services waiver and
5    additional waiver opportunities, including applying for
6    enrollment in the Balance Incentive Payment Program by May
7    1, 2013, in order to maximize federal matching funds; this
8    shall include, but not be limited to, modification that
9    reflects all changes in the Community Care Program
10    services and all increases in the services cost maximum;
11        (8) ensuring that the determination of need tool
12    accurately reflects the service needs of individuals with
13    Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders;
14        (9) ensuring that services are authorized accurately
15    and consistently for the Community Care Program (CCP); the
16    Department shall implement a Service Authorization policy
17    directive; the purpose shall be to ensure that eligibility
18    and services are authorized accurately and consistently in
19    the CCP program; the policy directive shall clarify
20    service authorization guidelines to Care Coordination
21    Units and Community Care Program providers no later than
22    May 1, 2013;
23        (10) working in conjunction with Care Coordination
24    Units, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
25    the Department of Human Services, Community Care Program
26    providers, and other stakeholders to make improvements to

 

 

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1    the Medicaid claiming processes and the Medicaid
2    enrollment procedures or requirements as needed,
3    including, but not limited to, specific policy changes or
4    rules to improve the up-front enrollment of participants
5    in the Medicaid program and specific policy changes or
6    rules to insure more prompt submission of bills to the
7    federal government to secure maximum federal matching
8    dollars as promptly as possible; the Department on Aging
9    shall have at least 3 meetings with stakeholders by
10    January 1, 2014 in order to address these improvements;
11        (11) requiring home care service providers to comply
12    with the rounding of hours worked provisions under the
13    federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as set forth
14    in 29 CFR 785.48(b) by May 1, 2013;
15        (12) implementing any necessary policy changes or
16    promulgating any rules, no later than January 1, 2014, to
17    assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
18    moving as many participants as possible, consistent with
19    federal regulations, into coordinated care plans if a care
20    coordination plan that covers long term care is available
21    in the recipient's area; and
22        (13) maintaining fiscal year 2014 rates at the same
23    level established on January 1, 2013.
24    By January 1, 2009 or as soon after the end of the Cash and
25Counseling Demonstration Project as is practicable, the
26Department may, based on its evaluation of the demonstration

 

 

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1project, promulgate rules concerning personal assistant
2services, to include, but need not be limited to,
3qualifications, employment screening, rights under fair labor
4standards, training, fiduciary agent, and supervision
5requirements. All applicants shall be subject to the
6provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
7    The Department shall develop procedures to enhance
8availability of services on evenings, weekends, and on an
9emergency basis to meet the respite needs of caregivers.
10Procedures shall be developed to permit the utilization of
11services in successive blocks of 24 hours up to the monthly
12maximum established by the Department. Workers providing these
13services shall be appropriately trained.
14    No Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of 1991, no person may perform in-home services
16chore/housekeeping and home care aide services under a program
17authorized by this Section unless that person has completed
18required pre-service training. Thereafter, no person may
19perform in-home services under a program authorized by this
20Section unless that person remains current on the annual
21in-service training. The employing agency is responsible for
22ensuring the employee is appropriately trained. To promote
23consistency in training and to meet these requirements of
24pre-service training and annual in-service training, on and
25after July 1, 2026, all pre-service and annual in-service
26training must be approved in advance by the Department. The

 

 

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1Department shall adopt rules, including, but not limited to,
2rules on the topics to be covered in pre-service and annual
3in-service training; the number of pre-service and annual
4in-service training hours required; a process to evaluate and
5approve training; and pre-service and annual in-service
6training documentation and recordkeeping requirements. been
7issued a certificate of pre-service to do so by his or her
8employing agency. Information gathered to effect such
9certification shall include (i) the person's name, (ii) the
10date the person was hired by his or her current employer, and
11(iii) the training, including dates and levels. Persons
12engaged in the program authorized by this Section before the
13effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be issued a
14certificate of all pre- and in-service training from his or
15her employer upon submitting the necessary information. The
16employing agency shall be required to retain records of all
17staff pre- and in-service training, and shall provide such
18records to the Department upon request and upon termination of
19the employer's contract with the Department. In addition, the
20employing agency is responsible for the issuance of
21certifications of in-service training completed to their
22employees.
23    The Department is required to develop a system to ensure
24that persons working as home care aides and personal
25assistants receive increases in their wages when the federal
26minimum wage is increased by requiring vendors to certify that

 

 

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1they are meeting the federal minimum wage statute for home
2care aides and personal assistants. An employer that cannot
3ensure that the minimum wage increase is being given to home
4care aides and personal assistants shall be denied any
5increase in reimbursement costs.
6    The Community Care Program Advisory Committee is created
7in the Department on Aging. The Director shall appoint
8individuals to serve in the Committee, who shall serve at
9their own expense. Members of the Committee must abide by all
10applicable ethics laws. The Committee shall advise the
11Department on issues related to the Department's program of
12services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. The
13Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to
14identify and advise the Department on present and potential
15issues affecting the service delivery network, including
16strategies to recruit, retain, and train the workforce, the
17program's clients, and the Department and to recommend
18solution strategies. Persons appointed to the Committee shall
19be appointed on, but not limited to, their own and their
20agency's experience with the program, geographic
21representation, and willingness to serve. The Director shall
22appoint members to the Committee to represent provider,
23advocacy, policy research, and other constituencies committed
24to the delivery of high quality home and community-based
25services to older adults. Representatives shall be appointed
26to ensure representation from community care providers

 

 

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1including, but not limited to, adult day service providers,
2homemaker providers, case coordination and case management
3units, emergency home response providers, statewide trade or
4labor unions that represent home care aides and direct care
5staff, area agencies on aging, adults over age 60, membership
6organizations representing older adults, and other
7organizational entities, providers of care, or individuals
8with demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of home
9and community care as determined by the Director.
10    Nominations may be presented from any agency or State
11association with interest in the program. The Director, or his
12or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the
13advisory committee. One other co-chair shall be nominated and
14approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
15Committee members' terms of appointment shall be for 4 years
16with one-quarter of the appointees' terms expiring each year.
17A member shall continue to serve until his or her replacement
18is named. The Department shall fill vacancies that have a
19remaining term of over one year, and this replacement shall
20occur through the annual replacement of expiring terms. The
21Director shall designate Department staff to provide technical
22assistance and staff support to the committee. Department
23representation shall not constitute membership of the
24committee. All Committee papers, issues, recommendations,
25reports, and meeting memoranda are advisory only. The
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1as requested by the Committee, regarding issues before the
2Committee.
3    The Department on Aging and the Department of Human
4Services shall cooperate in the development and submission of
5an annual report on programs and services provided under this
6Section. Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor
7and the General Assembly on or before September 30 each year.
8    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
9shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
10by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
11filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
12Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
13under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
14    Those persons previously found eligible for receiving
15non-institutional services whose services were discontinued
16under the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 1992, and who do
17not meet the eligibility standards in effect on or after July
181, 1992, shall remain ineligible on and after July 1, 1992.
19Those persons previously not required to cost-share and who
20were required to cost-share effective March 1, 1992, shall
21continue to meet cost-share requirements on and after July 1,
221992. Beginning July 1, 1992, all clients will be required to
23meet eligibility, cost-share, and other requirements and will
24have services discontinued or altered when they fail to meet
25these requirements.
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1services" refers to services that require one-time or periodic
2expenditures including, but not limited to, respite care, home
3modification, assistive technology, housing assistance, and
4transportation.
5    The Department shall implement an electronic service
6verification based on global positioning systems or other
7cost-effective technology for the Community Care Program no
8later than January 1, 2014.
9    The Department shall require, as a condition of
10eligibility, enrollment in the medical assistance program
11under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code (i) beginning
12August 1, 2013, if the Auditor General has reported that the
13Department has failed to comply with the reporting
14requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
15Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor General has
16reported that the Department has not undertaken the required
17actions listed in the report required by subsection (a) of
18Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
19    The Department shall delay Community Care Program services
20until an applicant is determined eligible for medical
21assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code (i)
22beginning August 1, 2013, if the Auditor General has reported
23that the Department has failed to comply with the reporting
24requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
25Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor General has
26reported that the Department has not undertaken the required

 

 

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1actions listed in the report required by subsection (a) of
2Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
3    The Department shall implement co-payments for the
4Community Care Program at the federally allowable maximum
5level (i) beginning August 1, 2013, if the Auditor General has
6reported that the Department has failed to comply with the
7reporting requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State
8Auditing Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor
9General has reported that the Department has not undertaken
10the required actions listed in the report required by
11subsection (a) of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
12Act.
13    The Department shall continue to provide other Community
14Care Program reports as required by statute.
15    The Department shall conduct a quarterly review of Care
16Coordination Unit performance and adherence to service
17guidelines. The quarterly review shall be reported to the
18Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader
19of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate,
20and the Minority Leader of the Senate. The Department shall
21collect and report longitudinal data on the performance of
22each care coordination unit. Nothing in this paragraph shall
23be construed to require the Department to identify specific
24care coordination units.
25    In regard to community care providers, failure to comply
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1disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,
2disqualification from serving Community Care Program clients.
3Each provider, upon submission of any bill or invoice to the
4Department for payment for services rendered, shall include a
5notarized statement, under penalty of perjury pursuant to
6Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the
7provider has complied with all Department policies.
8    The Director of the Department on Aging shall make
9information available to the State Board of Elections as may
10be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has
11entered into with a multi-state voter registration list
12maintenance system.
13    Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of
14Public Act 100-23), rates shall be increased to $18.29 per
15hour, for the purpose of increasing, by at least $.72 per hour,
16the wages paid by those vendors to their employees who provide
17homemaker services. The Department shall pay an enhanced rate
18under the Community Care Program to those in-home service
19provider agencies that offer health insurance coverage as a
20benefit to their direct service worker employees consistent
21with the mandates of Public Act 95-713. For State fiscal years
222018 and 2019, the enhanced rate shall be $1.77 per hour. The
23rate shall be adjusted using actuarial analysis based on the
24cost of care, but shall not be set below $1.77 per hour. The
25Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under
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1Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of
2this paragraph.
3    The General Assembly finds it necessary to authorize an
4aggressive Medicaid enrollment initiative designed to maximize
5federal Medicaid funding for the Community Care Program which
6produces significant savings for the State of Illinois. The
7Department on Aging shall establish and implement a Community
8Care Program Medicaid Initiative. Under the Initiative, the
9Department on Aging shall, at a minimum: (i) provide an
10enhanced rate to adequately compensate care coordination units
11to enroll eligible Community Care Program clients into
12Medicaid; (ii) use recommendations from a stakeholder
13committee on how best to implement the Initiative; and (iii)
14establish requirements for State agencies to make enrollment
15in the State's Medical Assistance program easier for seniors.
16    The Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight
17Subcommittee is created as a subcommittee of the Older Adult
18Services Advisory Committee established in Section 35 of the
19Older Adult Services Act to make recommendations on how best
20to increase the number of medical assistance recipients who
21are enrolled in the Community Care Program. The Subcommittee
22shall consist of all of the following persons who must be
23appointed within 30 days after the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly:
25        (1) The Director of Aging, or his or her designee, who
26    shall serve as the chairperson of the Subcommittee.

 

 

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1        (2) One representative of the Department of Healthcare
2    and Family Services, appointed by the Director of
3    Healthcare and Family Services.
4        (3) One representative of the Department of Human
5    Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.
6        (4) One individual representing a care coordination
7    unit, appointed by the Director of Aging.
8        (5) One individual from a non-governmental statewide
9    organization that advocates for seniors, appointed by the
10    Director of Aging.
11        (6) One individual representing Area Agencies on
12    Aging, appointed by the Director of Aging.
13        (7) One individual from a statewide association
14    dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research,
15    appointed by the Director of Aging.
16        (8) One individual from an organization that employs
17    persons who provide services under the Community Care
18    Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
19        (9) One member of a trade or labor union representing
20    persons who provide services under the Community Care
21    Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
22        (10) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
23    co-chairperson, appointed by the President of the Senate.
24        (11) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
25    co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
26    Senate.

 

 

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1        (12) One member of the House of Representatives, who
2    shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Speaker of
3    the House of Representatives.
4        (13) One member of the House of Representatives, who
5    shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority
6    Leader of the House of Representatives.
7        (14) One individual appointed by a labor organization
8    representing frontline employees at the Department of
9    Human Services.
10    The Subcommittee shall provide oversight to the Community
11Care Program Medicaid Initiative and shall meet quarterly. At
12each Subcommittee meeting the Department on Aging shall
13provide the following data sets to the Subcommittee: (A) the
14number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
15service area, who are receiving services under the Community
16Care Program and are enrolled in the State's Medical
17Assistance Program; (B) the number of Illinois residents,
18categorized by planning and service area, who are receiving
19services under the Community Care Program, but are not
20enrolled in the State's Medical Assistance Program; and (C)
21the number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
22service area, who are receiving services under the Community
23Care Program and are eligible for benefits under the State's
24Medical Assistance Program, but are not enrolled in the
25State's Medical Assistance Program. In addition to this data,
26the Department on Aging shall provide the Subcommittee with

 

 

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1plans on how the Department on Aging will reduce the number of
2Illinois residents who are not enrolled in the State's Medical
3Assistance Program but who are eligible for medical assistance
4benefits. The Department on Aging shall enroll in the State's
5Medical Assistance Program those Illinois residents who
6receive services under the Community Care Program and are
7eligible for medical assistance benefits but are not enrolled
8in the State's Medicaid Assistance Program. The data provided
9to the Subcommittee shall be made available to the public via
10the Department on Aging's website.
11    The Department on Aging, with the involvement of the
12Subcommittee, shall collaborate with the Department of Human
13Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
14on how best to achieve the responsibilities of the Community
15Care Program Medicaid Initiative.
16    The Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,
17and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
18coordinate and implement a streamlined process for seniors to
19access benefits under the State's Medical Assistance Program.
20    The Subcommittee shall collaborate with the Department of
21Human Services on the adoption of a uniform application
22submission process. The Department of Human Services and any
23other State agency involved with processing the medical
24assistance application of any person enrolled in the Community
25Care Program shall include the appropriate care coordination
26unit in all communications related to the determination or

 

 

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1status of the application.
2    The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall
3provide targeted funding to care coordination units to help
4seniors complete their applications for medical assistance
5benefits. On and after July 1, 2019, care coordination units
6shall receive no less than $200 per completed application,
7which rate may be included in a bundled rate for initial intake
8services when Medicaid application assistance is provided in
9conjunction with the initial intake process for new program
10participants.
11    The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall cease
12operation 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory
13Act of the 100th General Assembly, after which the
14Subcommittee shall dissolve.
15(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)".