Bill Text: IL SB0417 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning supportive living facilities.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-04-28 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB0417 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0417-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 12-4.48 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/12-4.48)
Sec. 12-4.48 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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(i) The Task Force shall report its findings and
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
later than 2 years 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.
(Source: P.A. 98-825, eff. 8-1-14; revised 10-14-14.)