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| Public Act 098-0825 | ||||
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||
adding Section 12-4.47 as follows: | ||||
(305 ILCS 5/12-4.47 new) | ||||
Sec. 12-4.47. Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities | ||||
Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | ||||
establish a Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task | ||||
Force. | ||||
(b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed by the | ||||
Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||
and shall include representatives of the following agencies, | ||||
organizations, or groups: | ||||
(1) The Governor's office. | ||||
(2) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | ||||
(3) The Department of Human Services. | ||||
(4) The Department on Aging. | ||||
(5) The Department of Human Rights. | ||||
(6) Area Agencies on Aging. | ||||
(7) The Department of Public Health. | ||||
(8) Managed Care Plans. | ||||
(9) The for-profit urban nursing home or assisted | ||
living industry. | ||
(10) The for-profit rural nursing home or assisted | ||
living industry. | ||
(11) The not-for-profit nursing home or assisted | ||
living industry. | ||
(12) The home care association or home care industry. | ||
(13) The adult day care association or adult day care | ||
industry. | ||
(14) An association representing workers who provide | ||
long-term services and supports. | ||
(15) A representative of providers that serve the | ||
predominantly ethnic minority populations. | ||
(16) Case Management Organizations. | ||
(17) Three consumer representatives which may include | ||
a consumer of long-term services and supports or an | ||
individual who advocates for such consumers. For purposes | ||
of this provision, "consumer representative" means a | ||
person who is not an elected official and who has no | ||
financial interest in a health or long-term care delivery | ||
system. | ||
(c) The Task Force shall not meet unless all consumer | ||
representative positions are filled. The Task Force shall | ||
reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender. | ||
(d) The Chair of the Task Force shall be appointed by the | ||
Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | ||
(e) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||
Services shall assign appropriate staff and resources to | ||
support the efforts of the Task Force. The Task Force shall | ||
meet as often as necessary but not less than 4 times per | ||
calendar year. | ||
(f) The Task Force shall promote and facilitate | ||
communication, coordination, and collaboration among relevant | ||
State agencies and communities of color, limited | ||
English-speaking communities, and the private and public | ||
entities providing services to those communities. | ||
(g) The Task Force shall do all of the following: | ||
(1) Document the number and types of Long-Term Services | ||
and Supports (LTSS) providers in the State and the number | ||
of clients served in each setting. | ||
(2) Document the number and racial profiles of | ||
residents using LTSS including, but not limited to, | ||
residential nursing facilities, assisted living | ||
facilities, adult day care, home health services, and other | ||
home and community based long-term care services. | ||
(3) Document the number and profiles of family or | ||
informal caregivers who provide care for minority elders. | ||
(4) Compare data over multiple years to identify trends | ||
in the delivery of LTSS for each racial or ethnic category | ||
including: Alaskan Native or American Indian, Asian or | ||
Pacific Islander, black or African American, Hispanic, or | ||
white. | ||
(5) Identify any racial disparities in the provision of | ||
care in various LTSS settings and determine factors that | ||
might influence the disparities found. | ||
(6) Identify any disparities uniquely experienced in | ||
metropolitan or rural areas and make recommendations to | ||
address these areas. | ||
(7) Assess whether the LTSS industry, including | ||
managed care plans and independent providers, is equipped | ||
to offer culturally sensitive, competent, and | ||
linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of a | ||
diverse aging population and their informal and formal | ||
caregivers. | ||
(8) Consider whether to recommend that the State | ||
require all home and community based services as a | ||
condition of licensure to report data similar to that | ||
gathered under the Minimum Data Set and required when a new | ||
resident is admitted to a nursing home. | ||
(9) Identify and prioritize recommendations for | ||
actions to be taken by the State to address disparity | ||
issues identified in the course of these studies. | ||
(10) Monitor the progress of the State in eliminating | ||
racial disparities in the delivery of LTSS. | ||
(h) The Task Force shall conduct public hearings, | ||
inquiries, studies, and other forms of information gathering to | ||
identify how the actions of State government contribute to or | ||
reduce racial disparities in long-term care settings. | ||
(i) The Task Force shall report its findings and | ||
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | ||
later than one year after the effective date of this amendatory | ||
Act of the 98th General Assembly. Annual reports shall be | ||
issued every year thereafter and shall include documentation of | ||
progress made to eliminate disparities in long-term care | ||
service settings.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2014.
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