Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3716 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3716 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 45/Art. IV heading new210 ILCS 45/4-101 new210 ILCS 45/4-105 new Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a New Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to develop a 5-year plan to deinstitutionalize individuals who require long-term care consistent with the federal requirements of community integration. Provides that the Task Force shall create a plan so that every nursing-home eligible individual who can be cared for in the community at the same or lesser cost than the individual's care in a nursing home has programs available to allow them to choose such community care. Provides that the Task Force shall also identify the costs and service needs related to expanding the Task Force's plan to include that part of the nursing facility population that would be more expensive to house in the community. Provides for membership, compensation, and administrative support of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall constitute the Task Force no later than 3 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Task Force shall create a proposal for providing housing assistance payments to individuals receiving benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act who are facing placement in a facility or are unable to leave such a facility unless the individuals' have access to such a housing subsidy. LRB103 30277 CPF 56705 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3716 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 45/Art. IV heading new210 ILCS 45/4-101 new210 ILCS 45/4-105 new 210 ILCS 45/Art. IV heading new 210 ILCS 45/4-101 new 210 ILCS 45/4-105 new Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a New Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to develop a 5-year plan to deinstitutionalize individuals who require long-term care consistent with the federal requirements of community integration. Provides that the Task Force shall create a plan so that every nursing-home eligible individual who can be cared for in the community at the same or lesser cost than the individual's care in a nursing home has programs available to allow them to choose such community care. Provides that the Task Force shall also identify the costs and service needs related to expanding the Task Force's plan to include that part of the nursing facility population that would be more expensive to house in the community. Provides for membership, compensation, and administrative support of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall constitute the Task Force no later than 3 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Task Force shall create a proposal for providing housing assistance payments to individuals receiving benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act who are facing placement in a facility or are unable to leave such a facility unless the individuals' have access to such a housing subsidy. LRB103 30277 CPF 56705 b LRB103 30277 CPF 56705 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3716 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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7	7	Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a New Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to develop a 5-year plan to deinstitutionalize individuals who require long-term care consistent with the federal requirements of community integration. Provides that the Task Force shall create a plan so that every nursing-home eligible individual who can be cared for in the community at the same or lesser cost than the individual's care in a nursing home has programs available to allow them to choose such community care. Provides that the Task Force shall also identify the costs and service needs related to expanding the Task Force's plan to include that part of the nursing facility population that would be more expensive to house in the community. Provides for membership, compensation, and administrative support of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall constitute the Task Force no later than 3 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Task Force shall create a proposal for providing housing assistance payments to individuals receiving benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act who are facing placement in a facility or are unable to leave such a facility unless the individuals' have access to such a housing subsidy.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
17	17	5 the heading of Article IV and Sections 4-101 and 4-105 as
18	18	6 follows:
19	19	7 (210 ILCS 45/Art. IV heading new)
20	20	8 ARTICLE IV. LONG-TERM CARE TRANSITION.
21	21	9 (210 ILCS 45/4-101 new)
22	22	10 Sec. 4-101. Long-Term Care Transition Plan.
23	23	11 (a) The Department of Human Services shall convene a New
24	24	12 Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to
25	25	13 develop a 5-year plan to implement the long-standing policy of
26	26	14 the State of deinstitutionalizing individuals who require
27	27	15 long-term care, consistent with the requirements of community
28	28	16 integration in the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
29	29	17 12101, and the United States Supreme Court decision of
30	30	18 Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999).
31	31	19 (b) The Task Force shall create a plan so that every
32	32	20 nursing-home eligible individual who can be cared for in the
33	33	21 community at the same or lesser cost than the individual's
34	34	22 care in a nursing home has programs available to allow them to
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38	38	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3716 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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43	43	Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a New Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to develop a 5-year plan to deinstitutionalize individuals who require long-term care consistent with the federal requirements of community integration. Provides that the Task Force shall create a plan so that every nursing-home eligible individual who can be cared for in the community at the same or lesser cost than the individual's care in a nursing home has programs available to allow them to choose such community care. Provides that the Task Force shall also identify the costs and service needs related to expanding the Task Force's plan to include that part of the nursing facility population that would be more expensive to house in the community. Provides for membership, compensation, and administrative support of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall constitute the Task Force no later than 3 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Task Force shall create a proposal for providing housing assistance payments to individuals receiving benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act who are facing placement in a facility or are unable to leave such a facility unless the individuals' have access to such a housing subsidy.
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73	73	1 choose such community care. To achieve that goal, the plan
74	74	2 shall:
75	75	3 (1) survey current nursing facility residents to
76	76	4 determine the number who would prefer to live in the
77	77	5 community if sufficient and appropriate community services
78	78	6 were available;
79	79	7 (2) quantify the amount of nursing home costs that are
80	80	8 attributable to providing shelter as opposed to nursing
81	81	9 services, medical care, or support with activities of
82	82	10 daily living;
83	83	11 (3) estimate the percentage of the current nursing
84	84	12 facility population that could be served at the same or
85	85	13 lesser cost if the services they required were available
86	86	14 in the community;
87	87	15 (4) specify timetables for achieving recommended
88	88	16 programmatic changes with estimates of the numbers of
89	89	17 nursing home residents made eligible for care in the
90	90	18 community by each change;
91	91	19 (5) specify a procedure for educating people in
92	92	20 nursing facilities and people considering entering nursing
93	93	21 facilities about their community care options;
94	94	22 (6) estimate the funding redistribution needed to meet
95	95	23 that timetable;
96	96	24 (7) identify programs that allow less congregated and
97	97	25 less restrictive care than those currently available;
98	98	26 (8) identify gaps in program coordination that, if
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109	109	1 properly coordinated, could assist in achieving the goal;
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111	111	3 (9) propose a process for ensuring a just transition
112	112	4 for nursing home staff displaced by the plan.
113	113	5 (c) The Task Force shall also identify the costs and
114	114	6 service needs related to expanding the Task Force's plan to
115	115	7 include that part of the nursing facility population that
116	116	8 would be more expensive to house in the community. The plan
117	117	9 shall also identify which specific additional programs are
118	118	10 most likely to allow the largest number of individuals in this
119	119	11 group to live in the community and the cost associated with
120	120	12 each program.
121	121	13 (d) The Task Force shall consist of the following
122	122	14 individuals, appointed by the Governor:
123	123	15 (1) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and
124	124	16 Family Services, or the Director's designee;
125	125	17 (2) the Director of the Department of Health, or the
126	126	18 Director's designee;
127	127	19 (3) the Director of the Department on Aging, or the
128	128	20 Director's designee;
129	129	21 (4) the Secretary of the Department of Human Services,
130	130	22 or the Secretary's designee;
131	131	23 (5) one member from the majority party of the Senate
132	132	24 of the General Assembly;
133	133	25 (6) one member from the minority party of the Senate
134	134	26 of the General Assembly;
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145	145	1 (7) one member from the majority party of the House of
146	146	2 Representatives of the General Assembly;
147	147	3 (8) one member from the minority party of the House of
148	148	4 Representatives of the General Assembly;
149	149	5 (9) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's
150	150	6 designee;
151	151	7 (10) two members representing statewide trade or labor
152	152	8 unions that represent workers in long-term care settings;
153	153	9 (11) three members representing the Statewide
154	154	10 Independent Living Council;
155	155	11 (12) three members from the community of persons with
156	156	12 disabilities, nominated by the Statewide Independent
157	157	13 Living Council;
158	158	14 (13) three members from the community of seniors and
159	159	15 senior advocates, nominated by the Statewide Independent
160	160	16 Living Council;
161	161	17 (14) one member each from each of the nursing home
162	162	18 industry associations;
163	163	19 (15) one member representing a national network of
164	164	20 advocates for independent living, nominated by the
165	165	21 Statewide Independent Living Council; and
166	166	22 (16) one member of the Protection and Advocacy System
167	167	23 for the State.
168	168	24 (e) The Task Force members shall elect a chairperson from
169	169	25 among the members. Task Force members shall serve without
170	170	26 compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses
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181	181	1 incurred in carrying out the members' duties.
182	182	2 (f) The Department of Human Services shall provide
183	183	3 administrative support to the Task Force.
184	184	4 (g) The Department of Human Services shall constitute the
185	185	5 Task Force no later than 3 months after the effective date of
186	186	6 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. The Task
187	187	7 Force shall issue its plan no later than one year after the
188	188	8 Task Force is constituted.
189	189	9 (210 ILCS 45/4-105 new)
190	190	10 Sec. 4-105. Facility Transition Housing Program.
191	191	11 (a) Within 6 months of the effective date of this
192	192	12 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Task Force
193	193	13 shall create a proposal for providing housing assistance
194	194	14 payments to individuals receiving benefits under Title XVI of
195	195	15 the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1381, who are
196	196	16 facing placement in a facility or are unable to leave such a
197	197	17 facility unless the individuals' have access to such a housing
198	198	18 subsidy.
199	199	19 (b) The proposal shall be designed to provide housing
200	200	20 assistance payments sufficient to allow eligible individuals
201	201	21 to live in the community, but in any event shall provide an
202	202	22 amount of assistance not less than the assistance provided
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204	204	24 Urban Development Section 8 housing program.
205	205	25 (c) When designing the program, the Task Force shall
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216	216	1 consider the cost savings of living in the community in
217	217	2 comparison with the expense of living in a facility.
218	218	3 (d) The proposal shall identify estimated total costs,
219	219	4 estimated savings connected to housing individuals with a
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