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| Public Act 096-1141 | ||||
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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 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.
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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. | ||