103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1374

 

Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Doris Turner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 105/4.02  from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02

    Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that, by January 1, 2024, the Department on Aging shall align the menu of services offered under the Community Care Program with the services offered under the Home Services Program administered by the Department of Human Services. Provides that the purpose of the amendatory Act is to ensure that persons 60 years of age and older who are enrolled in the Community Care Program have access to the same services available to persons 60 years of age and younger under the Home Services Program. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to limit the Department on Aging from providing additional services under the Community Care Program beyond those services provided under the Home Services Program.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
17limited to, any or all of the following:
18        (a) (blank);
19        (b) (blank);
20        (c) home care aide services;
21        (d) personal assistant services;
22        (e) adult day services;
23        (f) home-delivered meals;

 

 

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1        (g) education in self-care;
2        (h) personal care services;
3        (i) adult day health services;
4        (j) habilitation services;
5        (k) respite care;
6        (k-5) community reintegration services;
7        (k-6) flexible senior services;
8        (k-7) medication management;
9        (k-8) emergency home response;
10        (l) other nonmedical social services that may enable
11    the person to become self-supporting; or
12        (m) clearinghouse for information provided by senior
13    citizen home owners who want to rent rooms to or share
14    living space with other senior citizens.
15    The Department shall establish eligibility standards for
16such services. In determining the amount and nature of
17services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall
18not be given to the value of cash, property or other assets
19held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written
20agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate
21shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in a
22home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the
23marital property is not made available to the person seeking
24such services.
25    Beginning January 1, 2008, the Department shall require as
26a condition of eligibility that all new financially eligible

 

 

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1applicants apply for and enroll in medical assistance under
2Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with
3rules promulgated by the Department.
4    The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department
5of Public Aid (now Department of Healthcare and Family
6Services), seek appropriate amendments under Sections 1915 and
71924 of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the amendments
8shall be to extend eligibility for home and community based
9services under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security
10Act to persons who transfer to or for the benefit of a spouse
11those amounts of income and resources allowed under Section
121924 of the Social Security Act. Subject to the approval of
13such amendments, the Department shall extend the provisions of
14Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code to persons who, but
15for the provision of home or community-based services, would
16require the level of care provided in an institution, as is
17provided for in federal law. Those persons no longer found to
18be eligible for receiving noninstitutional services due to
19changes in the eligibility criteria shall be given 45 days
20notice prior to actual termination. Those persons receiving
21notice of termination may contact the Department and request
22the determination be appealed at any time during the 45 day
23notice period. The target population identified for the
24purposes of this Section are persons age 60 and older with an
25identified service need. Priority shall be given to those who
26are at imminent risk of institutionalization. The services

 

 

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1shall be provided to eligible persons age 60 and older to the
2extent that the cost of the services together with the other
3personal maintenance expenses of the persons are reasonably
4related to the standards established for care in a group
5facility appropriate to the person's condition. These
6non-institutional services, pilot projects or experimental
7facilities may be provided as part of or in addition to those
8authorized by federal law or those funded and administered by
9the Department of Human Services. The Departments of Human
10Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Public Health,
11Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce and Economic Opportunity and
12other appropriate agencies of State, federal and local
13governments shall cooperate with the Department on Aging in
14the establishment and development of the non-institutional
15services. The Department shall require an annual audit from
16all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting
17with the Department under this Section. The annual audit shall
18assure that each audited vendor's procedures are in compliance
19with Department's financial reporting guidelines requiring an
20administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as
21defined in administrative rules. The audit is a public record
22under the Freedom of Information Act. The Department shall
23execute, relative to the nursing home prescreening project,
24written inter-agency agreements with the Department of Human
25Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
26to effect the following: (1) intake procedures and common

 

 

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1eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving
2non-institutional services; and (2) the establishment and
3development of non-institutional services in areas of the
4State where they are not currently available or are
5undeveloped. On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing home
6prescreenings for individuals 60 years of age or older shall
7be conducted by the Department.
8    As part of the Department on Aging's routine training of
9case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may
10include information on family futures planning for persons who
11are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult
12children with developmental disabilities. The content of the
13training shall be at the Department's discretion.
14    The Department is authorized to establish a system of
15recipient copayment for services provided under this Section,
16such copayment to be based upon the recipient's ability to pay
17but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services
18provided. Additionally, any portion of a person's income which
19is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not
20be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
21The level of such copayment shall be adjusted whenever
22necessary to reflect any change in the officially designated
23federal poverty standard.
24    The Department, or the Department's authorized
25representative, may recover the amount of moneys expended for
26services provided to or in behalf of a person under this

 

 

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1Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the
2estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may
3be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,
4and then only at such time when there is no surviving child who
5is under age 21 or blind or who has a permanent and total
6disability. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,
7at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided to
8the person or in behalf of the person under this Section to
9which the person was not entitled; provided that such recovery
10shall not be enforced against any real estate while it is
11occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other
12dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed
13against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they
14remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the
15claimant to compel administration of the estate for the
16purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery from
17the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the
18Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid
19Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this
20Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in behalf
21of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery
22from the deceased spouse's estate. "Homestead", as used in
23this paragraph, means the dwelling house and contiguous real
24estate occupied by a surviving spouse or relative, as defined
25by the rules and regulations of the Department of Healthcare
26and Family Services, regardless of the value of the property.

 

 

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1    The Department shall increase the effectiveness of the
2existing Community Care Program by:
3        (1) ensuring that in-home services included in the
4    care plan are available on evenings and weekends;
5        (2) ensuring that care plans contain the services that
6    eligible participants need based on the number of days in
7    a month, not limited to specific blocks of time, as
8    identified by the comprehensive assessment tool selected
9    by the Department for use statewide, not to exceed the
10    total monthly service cost maximum allowed for each
11    service; the Department shall develop administrative rules
12    to implement this item (2);
13        (3) ensuring that the participants have the right to
14    choose the services contained in their care plan and to
15    direct how those services are provided, based on
16    administrative rules established by the Department;
17        (4) ensuring that the determination of need tool is
18    accurate in determining the participants' level of need;
19    to achieve this, the Department, in conjunction with the
20    Older Adult Services Advisory Committee, shall institute a
21    study of the relationship between the Determination of
22    Need scores, level of need, service cost maximums, and the
23    development and utilization of service plans no later than
24    May 1, 2008; findings and recommendations shall be
25    presented to the Governor and the General Assembly no
26    later than January 1, 2009; recommendations shall include

 

 

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1    all needed changes to the service cost maximums schedule
2    and additional covered services;
3        (5) ensuring that homemakers can provide personal care
4    services that may or may not involve contact with clients,
5    including but not limited to:
6            (A) bathing;
7            (B) grooming;
8            (C) toileting;
9            (D) nail care;
10            (E) transferring;
11            (F) respiratory services;
12            (G) exercise; or
13            (H) positioning;
14        (6) ensuring that homemaker program vendors are not
15    restricted from hiring homemakers who are family members
16    of clients or recommended by clients; the Department may
17    not, by rule or policy, require homemakers who are family
18    members of clients or recommended by clients to accept
19    assignments in homes other than the client;
20        (7) ensuring that the State may access maximum federal
21    matching funds by seeking approval for the Centers for
22    Medicare and Medicaid Services for modifications to the
23    State's home and community based services waiver and
24    additional waiver opportunities, including applying for
25    enrollment in the Balance Incentive Payment Program by May
26    1, 2013, in order to maximize federal matching funds; this

 

 

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1    shall include, but not be limited to, modification that
2    reflects all changes in the Community Care Program
3    services and all increases in the services cost maximum;
4        (8) ensuring that the determination of need tool
5    accurately reflects the service needs of individuals with
6    Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders;
7        (9) ensuring that services are authorized accurately
8    and consistently for the Community Care Program (CCP); the
9    Department shall implement a Service Authorization policy
10    directive; the purpose shall be to ensure that eligibility
11    and services are authorized accurately and consistently in
12    the CCP program; the policy directive shall clarify
13    service authorization guidelines to Care Coordination
14    Units and Community Care Program providers no later than
15    May 1, 2013;
16        (10) working in conjunction with Care Coordination
17    Units, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
18    the Department of Human Services, Community Care Program
19    providers, and other stakeholders to make improvements to
20    the Medicaid claiming processes and the Medicaid
21    enrollment procedures or requirements as needed,
22    including, but not limited to, specific policy changes or
23    rules to improve the up-front enrollment of participants
24    in the Medicaid program and specific policy changes or
25    rules to insure more prompt submission of bills to the
26    federal government to secure maximum federal matching

 

 

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1    dollars as promptly as possible; the Department on Aging
2    shall have at least 3 meetings with stakeholders by
3    January 1, 2014 in order to address these improvements;
4        (11) requiring home care service providers to comply
5    with the rounding of hours worked provisions under the
6    federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as set forth
7    in 29 CFR 785.48(b) by May 1, 2013;
8        (12) implementing any necessary policy changes or
9    promulgating any rules, no later than January 1, 2014, to
10    assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
11    moving as many participants as possible, consistent with
12    federal regulations, into coordinated care plans if a care
13    coordination plan that covers long term care is available
14    in the recipient's area; and
15        (13) maintaining fiscal year 2014 rates at the same
16    level established on January 1, 2013.
17    By January 1, 2024, the Department on Aging shall align
18the menu of services offered under the Community Care Program
19with the services offered under the Home Services Program
20under Section 3 of the Rehabilitation of Persons with
21Disabilities Act. The purpose of this paragraph is to ensure
22that persons 60 years of age and older who are enrolled in the
23Community Care Program have access to the same services
24available to persons 60 years of age and younger under the Home
25Services Program. However, nothing in this paragraph shall be
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1additional services under the Community Care Program beyond
2those services provided under the Home Services Program.
3    By January 1, 2009 or as soon after the end of the Cash and
4Counseling Demonstration Project as is practicable, the
5Department may, based on its evaluation of the demonstration
6project, promulgate rules concerning personal assistant
7services, to include, but need not be limited to,
8qualifications, employment screening, rights under fair labor
9standards, training, fiduciary agent, and supervision
10requirements. All applicants shall be subject to the
11provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
12    The Department shall develop procedures to enhance
13availability of services on evenings, weekends, and on an
14emergency basis to meet the respite needs of caregivers.
15Procedures shall be developed to permit the utilization of
16services in successive blocks of 24 hours up to the monthly
17maximum established by the Department. Workers providing these
18services shall be appropriately trained.
19    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
201991, no person may perform chore/housekeeping and home care
21aide services under a program authorized by this Section
22unless that person has been issued a certificate of
23pre-service to do so by his or her employing agency.
24Information gathered to effect such certification shall
25include (i) the person's name, (ii) the date the person was
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1including dates and levels. Persons engaged in the program
2authorized by this Section before the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of 1991 shall be issued a certificate of all
4pre- and in-service training from his or her employer upon
5submitting the necessary information. The employing agency
6shall be required to retain records of all staff pre- and
7in-service training, and shall provide such records to the
8Department upon request and upon termination of the employer's
9contract with the Department. In addition, the employing
10agency is responsible for the issuance of certifications of
11in-service training completed to their employees.
12    The Department is required to develop a system to ensure
13that persons working as home care aides and personal
14assistants receive increases in their wages when the federal
15minimum wage is increased by requiring vendors to certify that
16they are meeting the federal minimum wage statute for home
17care aides and personal assistants. An employer that cannot
18ensure that the minimum wage increase is being given to home
19care aides and personal assistants shall be denied any
20increase in reimbursement costs.
21    The Community Care Program Advisory Committee is created
22in the Department on Aging. The Director shall appoint
23individuals to serve in the Committee, who shall serve at
24their own expense. Members of the Committee must abide by all
25applicable ethics laws. The Committee shall advise the
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1services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. The
2Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to
3identify and advise the Department on present and potential
4issues affecting the service delivery network, the program's
5clients, and the Department and to recommend solution
6strategies. Persons appointed to the Committee shall be
7appointed on, but not limited to, their own and their agency's
8experience with the program, geographic representation, and
9willingness to serve. The Director shall appoint members to
10the Committee to represent provider, advocacy, policy
11research, and other constituencies committed to the delivery
12of high quality home and community-based services to older
13adults. Representatives shall be appointed to ensure
14representation from community care providers including, but
15not limited to, adult day service providers, homemaker
16providers, case coordination and case management units,
17emergency home response providers, statewide trade or labor
18unions that represent home care aides and direct care staff,
19area agencies on aging, adults over age 60, membership
20organizations representing older adults, and other
21organizational entities, providers of care, or individuals
22with demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of home
23and community care as determined by the Director.
24    Nominations may be presented from any agency or State
25association with interest in the program. The Director, or his
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1advisory committee. One other co-chair shall be nominated and
2approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
3Committee members' terms of appointment shall be for 4 years
4with one-quarter of the appointees' terms expiring each year.
5A member shall continue to serve until his or her replacement
6is named. The Department shall fill vacancies that have a
7remaining term of over one year, and this replacement shall
8occur through the annual replacement of expiring terms. The
9Director shall designate Department staff to provide technical
10assistance and staff support to the committee. Department
11representation shall not constitute membership of the
12committee. All Committee papers, issues, recommendations,
13reports, and meeting memoranda are advisory only. The
14Director, or his or her designee, shall make a written report,
15as requested by the Committee, regarding issues before the
16Committee.
17    The Department on Aging and the Department of Human
18Services shall cooperate in the development and submission of
19an annual report on programs and services provided under this
20Section. Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor
21and the General Assembly on or before September 30 each year.
22    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
23shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
24by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
25filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
26Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required

 

 

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1under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
2    Those persons previously found eligible for receiving
3non-institutional services whose services were discontinued
4under the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 1992, and who do
5not meet the eligibility standards in effect on or after July
61, 1992, shall remain ineligible on and after July 1, 1992.
7Those persons previously not required to cost-share and who
8were required to cost-share effective March 1, 1992, shall
9continue to meet cost-share requirements on and after July 1,
101992. Beginning July 1, 1992, all clients will be required to
11meet eligibility, cost-share, and other requirements and will
12have services discontinued or altered when they fail to meet
13these requirements.
14    For the purposes of this Section, "flexible senior
15services" refers to services that require one-time or periodic
16expenditures including, but not limited to, respite care, home
17modification, assistive technology, housing assistance, and
18transportation.
19    The Department shall implement an electronic service
20verification based on global positioning systems or other
21cost-effective technology for the Community Care Program no
22later than January 1, 2014.
23    The Department shall require, as a condition of
24eligibility, enrollment in the medical assistance program
25under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code (i) beginning
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1Department has failed to comply with the reporting
2requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
3Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor General has
4reported that the Department has not undertaken the required
5actions listed in the report required by subsection (a) of
6Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
7    The Department shall delay Community Care Program services
8until an applicant is determined eligible for medical
9assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code (i)
10beginning August 1, 2013, if the Auditor General has reported
11that the Department has failed to comply with the reporting
12requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
13Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor General has
14reported that the Department has not undertaken the required
15actions listed in the report required by subsection (a) of
16Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
17    The Department shall implement co-payments for the
18Community Care Program at the federally allowable maximum
19level (i) beginning August 1, 2013, if the Auditor General has
20reported that the Department has failed to comply with the
21reporting requirements of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State
22Auditing Act; or (ii) beginning June 1, 2014, if the Auditor
23General has reported that the Department has not undertaken
24the required actions listed in the report required by
25subsection (a) of Section 2-27 of the Illinois State Auditing
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1    The Department shall continue to provide other Community
2Care Program reports as required by statute.
3    The Department shall conduct a quarterly review of Care
4Coordination Unit performance and adherence to service
5guidelines. The quarterly review shall be reported to the
6Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader
7of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate,
8and the Minority Leader of the Senate. The Department shall
9collect and report longitudinal data on the performance of
10each care coordination unit. Nothing in this paragraph shall
11be construed to require the Department to identify specific
12care coordination units.
13    In regard to community care providers, failure to comply
14with Department on Aging policies shall be cause for
15disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,
16disqualification from serving Community Care Program clients.
17Each provider, upon submission of any bill or invoice to the
18Department for payment for services rendered, shall include a
19notarized statement, under penalty of perjury pursuant to
20Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the
21provider has complied with all Department policies.
22    The Director of the Department on Aging shall make
23information available to the State Board of Elections as may
24be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has
25entered into with a multi-state voter registration list
26maintenance system.

 

 

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1    Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of
2Public Act 100-23), rates shall be increased to $18.29 per
3hour, for the purpose of increasing, by at least $.72 per hour,
4the wages paid by those vendors to their employees who provide
5homemaker services. The Department shall pay an enhanced rate
6under the Community Care Program to those in-home service
7provider agencies that offer health insurance coverage as a
8benefit to their direct service worker employees consistent
9with the mandates of Public Act 95-713. For State fiscal years
102018 and 2019, the enhanced rate shall be $1.77 per hour. The
11rate shall be adjusted using actuarial analysis based on the
12cost of care, but shall not be set below $1.77 per hour. The
13Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules under
14subsections (y) and (bb) of Section 5-45 of the Illinois
15Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of
16this paragraph.
17    The General Assembly finds it necessary to authorize an
18aggressive Medicaid enrollment initiative designed to maximize
19federal Medicaid funding for the Community Care Program which
20produces significant savings for the State of Illinois. The
21Department on Aging shall establish and implement a Community
22Care Program Medicaid Initiative. Under the Initiative, the
23Department on Aging shall, at a minimum: (i) provide an
24enhanced rate to adequately compensate care coordination units
25to enroll eligible Community Care Program clients into
26Medicaid; (ii) use recommendations from a stakeholder

 

 

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1committee on how best to implement the Initiative; and (iii)
2establish requirements for State agencies to make enrollment
3in the State's Medical Assistance program easier for seniors.
4    The Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight
5Subcommittee is created as a subcommittee of the Older Adult
6Services Advisory Committee established in Section 35 of the
7Older Adult Services Act to make recommendations on how best
8to increase the number of medical assistance recipients who
9are enrolled in the Community Care Program. The Subcommittee
10shall consist of all of the following persons who must be
11appointed within 30 days after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly:
13        (1) The Director of Aging, or his or her designee, who
14    shall serve as the chairperson of the Subcommittee.
15        (2) One representative of the Department of Healthcare
16    and Family Services, appointed by the Director of
17    Healthcare and Family Services.
18        (3) One representative of the Department of Human
19    Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.
20        (4) One individual representing a care coordination
21    unit, appointed by the Director of Aging.
22        (5) One individual from a non-governmental statewide
23    organization that advocates for seniors, appointed by the
24    Director of Aging.
25        (6) One individual representing Area Agencies on
26    Aging, appointed by the Director of Aging.

 

 

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1        (7) One individual from a statewide association
2    dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research,
3    appointed by the Director of Aging.
4        (8) One individual from an organization that employs
5    persons who provide services under the Community Care
6    Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
7        (9) One member of a trade or labor union representing
8    persons who provide services under the Community Care
9    Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
10        (10) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
11    co-chairperson, appointed by the President of the Senate.
12        (11) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
13    co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
14    Senate.
15        (12) One member of the House of Representatives, who
16    shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Speaker of
17    the House of Representatives.
18        (13) One member of the House of Representatives, who
19    shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority
20    Leader of the House of Representatives.
21        (14) One individual appointed by a labor organization
22    representing frontline employees at the Department of
23    Human Services.
24    The Subcommittee shall provide oversight to the Community
25Care Program Medicaid Initiative and shall meet quarterly. At
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1provide the following data sets to the Subcommittee: (A) the
2number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
3service area, who are receiving services under the Community
4Care Program and are enrolled in the State's Medical
5Assistance Program; (B) the number of Illinois residents,
6categorized by planning and service area, who are receiving
7services under the Community Care Program, but are not
8enrolled in the State's Medical Assistance Program; and (C)
9the number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
10service area, who are receiving services under the Community
11Care Program and are eligible for benefits under the State's
12Medical Assistance Program, but are not enrolled in the
13State's Medical Assistance Program. In addition to this data,
14the Department on Aging shall provide the Subcommittee with
15plans on how the Department on Aging will reduce the number of
16Illinois residents who are not enrolled in the State's Medical
17Assistance Program but who are eligible for medical assistance
18benefits. The Department on Aging shall enroll in the State's
19Medical Assistance Program those Illinois residents who
20receive services under the Community Care Program and are
21eligible for medical assistance benefits but are not enrolled
22in the State's Medicaid Assistance Program. The data provided
23to the Subcommittee shall be made available to the public via
24the Department on Aging's website.
25    The Department on Aging, with the involvement of the
26Subcommittee, shall collaborate with the Department of Human

 

 

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1Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
2on how best to achieve the responsibilities of the Community
3Care Program Medicaid Initiative.
4    The Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,
5and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
6coordinate and implement a streamlined process for seniors to
7access benefits under the State's Medical Assistance Program.
8    The Subcommittee shall collaborate with the Department of
9Human Services on the adoption of a uniform application
10submission process. The Department of Human Services and any
11other State agency involved with processing the medical
12assistance application of any person enrolled in the Community
13Care Program shall include the appropriate care coordination
14unit in all communications related to the determination or
15status of the application.
16    The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall
17provide targeted funding to care coordination units to help
18seniors complete their applications for medical assistance
19benefits. On and after July 1, 2019, care coordination units
20shall receive no less than $200 per completed application,
21which rate may be included in a bundled rate for initial intake
22services when Medicaid application assistance is provided in
23conjunction with the initial intake process for new program
24participants.
25    The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall cease
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1Act of the 100th General Assembly, after which the
2Subcommittee shall dissolve.
3(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)