Public Act 096-1141
 
HB5124 EnrolledLRB096 18454 KTG 33833 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
by adding Section 37 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 505/37 new)
    Sec. 37. Internal oversight review and unified report. As
required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human Services
Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review and work
in conjunction with the Department of Human Services and other
State human services agencies in the development of a unified
report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
related to these contracts; licensing and training
requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
duplication.
 
    Section 10. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
by adding Section 1-37 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1305/1-37 new)
    Sec. 1-37. Streamlined auditing and accreditation system.
    (a) As used in this Section, "State human services agency"
means the Department of Children and Family Services, the
Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services, and the Department of Public Health.
    (b) Each State human services agency shall conduct an
internal review and coordinate with other State human services
agencies to file a unified report with the General Assembly
summarizing the provider contracts issued by the agencies;
auditing requirements related to these contracts; licensing
and training requirements subject to audits; mandated
reporting requirements for grant recipients and contractual
providers; the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or
result in duplication; and proposed actions to address the
redundancy or duplication. The proposed actions shall seek to
accomplish the development of a streamlined auditing and
accreditation system and the streamlining of agency rules to
reduce administrative costs associated with multiple and
duplicative program and accreditation audits and duplication
in agency oversight. To the extent feasible, the report shall
include (i) necessary statutory changes and (ii) proposed rule
changes needed to implement the proposed actions. The
Department of Human Services shall serve as the lead agency in
the development of the unified report.
    (c) In addition to the information required by subsection
(b), the portion of the report related to the Department of
Human Services shall also include recommendations on how to
address potential inefficiencies in the current oversight of
agency providers and the potential outcomes from implementing
system changes related to the following:
        (1) Addressing redundant checks of policies and
    procedures which have already been reviewed for a
    particular provider, with the focus of the review instead
    on any changes which may have been made to policies or
    procedures.
        (2) The use of consumer rights statements with
    terminology that is not consumer friendly and the need for
    a statewide, standardized consumer rights statement.
        (3) Streamlining of review of individualized service
    plan requirements to ensure that sufficient review of plans
    occurs while eliminating the need for redundant reviews.
        (4) The need for flexibility in scheduling service plan
    meetings to allow for time extensions in circumstances
    where a guardian may not be able to attend due to illness
    or other temporary reasons.
        (5) Standardization of staff training curriculum to
    expedite the review of curriculum and training previously
    approved by the Department of Human Services.
        (6) The current use of random review of staff training
    documents instead of focusing reviews on newly hired
    individuals, which results in multiple reviews of the same
    file year after year.
        (7) The use of redundant surveys for providers who
    consistently demonstrate compliance in previous surveys
    instead of focusing survey efforts on agencies with
    on-going compliance issues.
    (d) Recommendations in the report shall include a primary
focus on developing a coordinated, non-redundant process for
providing quality, effective, and efficient oversight of grant
recipients and contractual providers in a manner which ensures
patient safety, the provision of quality treatment, and the
limitation of fraud and abuse.
    (e) The final unified report shall be filed with the
General Assembly by January 1, 2011.
 
    Section 15. The Department of Healthcare and Family
Services Law is amended by adding Section 2205-15 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15 new)
    Sec. 2205-15. Internal oversight review and unified
report. As required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human
Services Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review
and work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services
and other State human services agencies in the development of a
unified report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
related to these contracts; licensing and training
requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
duplication.
 
    Section 20. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law is amended by adding Section 2310-12 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-12 new)
    Sec. 2310-12. Internal oversight review and unified
report. As required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human
Services Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review
and work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services
and other State human services agencies in the development of a
unified report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
related to these contracts; licensing and training
requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
duplication.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.