Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 591 — AGING-CLIENT FOCUSED SERVICES

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that services provided, under the program established by the Department on Aging to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of long term care or who are established as persons who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, shall be consumer directed and client focused. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

537 added · 275 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 591 introduce a new eligibility standard for services aimed at older adults, specifically ensuring that a person's financial assessment does not include certain assets held by their spouse, as long as those assets aren't available to the person seeking help. This change allows individuals in need, particularly those at risk of institutionalization or suffering from dementia, to qualify for much-needed support without the burden of losing access to resources that belong to their spouse. Ultimately, this amendment is meant to provide greater financial security and accessibility to services for older adults, helping them to remain independent and avoid unnecessary institutional care.

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*LRB09510550CMK30768b* SB0591 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 SB0591 Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen.
SB0591 Engrossed LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b AN ACT concerning State government.
Louis S.
Viverito SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 105/4.02 from Ch.
23, par.
6104.02 Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging.
Provides that services provided, under the program established by the Department on Aging to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of long term care or who are established as persons who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder, shall be consumer directed and client focused.
Effective immediately.
LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b A BILL FOR SB0591 LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b AN ACT concerning State government.
The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by changing Section 4.02 as follows:
The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by changing Sections 4.02 and 4.12 as follows:
SB0591 - 2 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b (h) personal care services;
SB0591 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b (h) personal care services;
Services provided shall be consumer directed and client focused, as defined by Section 10 of the Older Adult Services Act.
SB0591 - 3 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Beginning July 1, 2002, the Department shall require as a condition of eligibility that all financially eligible applicants and recipients apply for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with rules promulgated by the Department.
Beginning July 1, 2002, the Department shall require as a condition of eligibility that all financially eligible applicants and recipients apply for medical assistance under SB0591 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with rules promulgated by the Department.
With the exception of the lengthened notice and time frame for the appeal request, the appeal process shall follow the normal SB0591 - 4 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b procedure.
With the exception of the lengthened notice and time frame for the appeal request, the appeal process shall follow the normal procedure.
In addition, each person affected regardless of the circumstances for discontinued eligibility shall be given notice and the opportunity to purchase the necessary services through the Community Care Program.
In addition, each person affected regardless of the circumstances for discontinued eligibility shall be given notice and the opportunity to purchase the necessary services SB0591 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b through the Community Care Program.
The annual SB0591 - 5 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b audit shall assure that each audited vendor’s procedures are in compliance with Department’s financial reporting guidelines requiring an administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in administrative rules.
The annual audit shall assure that each audited vendor’s procedures are in compliance with Department’s financial reporting guidelines requiring an administrative and employee wage and benefits cost SB0591 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b split as defined in administrative rules.
As part of the Department on Aging’s routine training of case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may include information on family futures planning for persons who are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult children with developmental disabilities.
As part of the Department on Aging’s routine training of care coordinators case managers and care coordinator case manager supervisors, the Department may include information on family futures planning for persons who are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult children with developmental disabilities.
The Department is authorized to establish a system of recipient copayment for services provided under this Section, such copayment to be based upon the recipient’s ability to pay but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services SB0591 - 6 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b provided.
No later than July 1, 2008, the Department’s case management program shall be transitioned to a fully integrated care coordination program.
Additionally, any portion of a person’s income which is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
The care coordination program shall incorporate the concepts of client direction and consumer focus and shall take into account the client’s needs and preferences.
Comprehensive care coordination shall include activities such SB0591 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b as:
(1) comprehensive assessment of the client;
(2) development and implementation of a service plan with the client to mobilize the formal and family resources and services identified in the assessment to meet the needs of the client, including coordination of the resources and services with (A) any other plans that exist for various formal services, such as hospital discharge plans, and (B) the information and assistance services;
(3) coordination and monitoring of formal and family service delivery, regardless of the funding source, including coordination and monitoring to ensure that services specified in the plan are being provided;
(4) assistance with the completion of applications for services, referrals to non-government funded services, health promotion, and ensuring continuity of care across care settings;
(5) periodic reassessment and revision of the status of the client with the client or, if necessary, the client’s designated representative;
and (6) in accordance with the wishes of the client, advocacy on behalf of the client for needed services or resources.
A comprehensive assessment shall be performed, using a holistic tool identified by the Department and supported by an electronic intake assessment and care planning system linked to a central location.
The comprehensive assessment process shall include a face to face interview in the client’s home or temporary overnight abode and shall determine the level of physical, functional, cognitive, psycho-social, financial, and SB0591 Engrossed - 7 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b social needs of the client.
Assessment interviews shall accommodate the scheduling needs of the client and the client’s representative or representatives, who shall participate at the discretion of the client.
The Department shall provide, by administrative rule, guidelines for determining the conditions under which a comprehensive assessment shall be performed and the activities of care coordination offered to each care recipient.
The care plan shall include the needs identified by the assessment and incorporate the goals and preferences of the client.
Care plans shall also include all services needed by the client regardless of the funding source and delineate between services provided, services unavailable, and services refused by the client.
Case coordination units shall be reimbursed for care coordination in a just and equitable manner reflective of the actual cost of providing care coordination.
By January 1, 2008, the Department shall develop a rate structure, in collaboration with case coordination units and advocates for care recipients, that reflects the activities of coordination provided.
The Department shall reevaluate the rate structure by July 2010.
The Department is authorized to establish a system of recipient copayment for services provided under this Section, such copayment to be based upon the recipient’s ability to pay but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services provided.
Additionally, any portion of a person’s income which is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not SB0591 Engrossed - 8 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
This paragraph shall not bar recovery from the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the SB0591 - 7 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Illinois Public Aid Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this Section in death.
This paragraph shall not bar recovery from the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this Section in death.
All moneys for services paid to or in behalf of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery from the deceased spouse’s estate.
All moneys for services SB0591 Engrossed - 9 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b paid to or in behalf of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery from the deceased spouse’s estate.
Persons engaged in the program authorized by this Section before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be issued a SB0591 - 8 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b certificate of all pre- and in-service training from his or her employer upon submitting the necessary information.
Persons engaged in the program authorized by this Section before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be issued a certificate of all pre- and in-service training from his or her employer upon submitting the necessary information.
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The employing agency shall be required to retain records of all staff pre- and in-service training, and shall provide such records to the Department upon request and upon termination of the employer’s contract with the Department.
The SB0591 Engrossed - 10 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b employing agency shall be required to retain records of all staff pre- and in-service training, and shall provide such records to the Department upon request and upon termination of the employer’s contract with the Department.
The Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to identify and SB0591 - 9 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b advise the Department on present and potential issues affecting the service delivery network, the program’s clients, and the Department and to recommend solution strategies.
The Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to identify and advise the Department on present and potential issues affecting the service delivery network, the program’s clients, and the SB0591 Engrossed - 11 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Department and to recommend solution strategies.
(b) at least 4 case coordination unit representatives;
(b) at least 4 care case coordination unit representatives;
The Director, or his or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the SB0591 - 10 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b advisory committee.
The Director, or his or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the advisory committee.
One other co-chair shall be nominated and approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
One other co-chair shall be nominated and SB0591 Engrossed - 12 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as SB0591 - 11 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and filing such additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization SB0591 Engrossed - 13 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Act and filing such additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
6-27-06.) Section 99.
6-27-06.) (20 ILCS 105/4.12) Sec.
4.12.
Assistance to nursing home residents.
(a) The Department on Aging shall assist eligible nursing home residents and their families to select long-term care options that meet their needs and reflect their preferences.
At any time during the process, the resident or his or her SB0591 Engrossed - 14 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b representative may decline further assistance.
(b) To provide assistance, the Department shall develop a program of transition services with follow-up in selected areas of the State, to be expanded statewide as funding becomes available.
The program shall be developed in consultation with nursing homes, care coordinators case managers, Area Agencies on Aging, and others interested in the well-being of frail elderly Illinois residents.
The Department shall establish administrative rules pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act with respect to resident eligibility, assessment of the resident’s health, cognitive, social, and financial needs, development of comprehensive service transition plans, and the level of services that must be available prior to transition of a resident into the community.
(Source:
P.A.
93-902, eff.
8-10-04.) Section 10.
The Older Adult Services Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
(320 ILCS 42/25) Sec.
25.
Older adult services restructuring.
No later than January 1, 2005, the Department shall commence the process of restructuring the older adult services delivery system.
Priority shall be given to both the expansion of services and the development of new services in priority service areas.
Subject to the availability of funding, the restructuring shall SB0591 Engrossed - 15 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Planning.
The Department shall develop a plan to restructure the State’s service delivery system for older adults.
The plan shall include a schedule for the implementation of the initiatives outlined in this Act and all other initiatives identified by the participating agencies to fulfill the purposes of this Act.
Financing for older adult services shall be based on the principle that "money follows the individual".
The plan shall also identify potential impediments to delivery system restructuring and include any known regulatory or statutory barriers.
(2) Comprehensive care coordination case management.
The Department shall implement a statewide system of holistic comprehensive case management.
The system shall include the identification and implementation of a universal, comprehensive assessment tool to be used statewide to determine the level of physical, functional, cognitive, psycho-social, social socialization, and financial needs of older adults.
This tool shall be supported by an electronic intake, assessment, and care planning system linked to a central location.
"Comprehensive care coordination case management" shall include activities such includes services and coordination such as (i) comprehensive assessment of the older adult (including the physical, functional, cognitive, psycho-social, and social needs of the individual);
(ii) development and implementation of a service plan with the older adult to SB0591 Engrossed - 16 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b mobilize the formal and family resources and services identified in the assessment to meet the needs of the older adult, including coordination of the resources and services with any other plans that exist for various formal services, such as hospital discharge plans, and with the information and assistance services;
(iii) coordination and monitoring of formal and family service delivery, regardless of the funding source, including coordination and monitoring to ensure that services specified in the plan are being provided;
(iv) assistance with completion of applications for services, referrals to non-government funded services, health promotion, and ensuring continuity of care across care settings;
(v) periodic reassessment and revision of the status of the older adult with the older adult or, if necessary, the older adult’s designated representative;
and (vi) (v) in accordance with the wishes of the older adult, advocacy on behalf of the older adult for needed services or resources.
(3) Coordinated point of entry.
The Department shall implement and publicize a statewide coordinated point of entry using a uniform name, identity, logo, and toll-free number.
(4) Public web site.
The Department shall develop a public web site that provides links to available services, resources, and reference materials concerning caregiving, diseases, and best practices for use by professionals, older adults, and family caregivers.
(5) Expansion of older adult services.
The Department shall SB0591 Engrossed - 17 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b expand older adult services that promote independence and permit older adults to remain in their own homes and communities.
(6) Consumer-directed home and community-based services.
The Department shall expand the range of service options available to permit older adults to exercise maximum choice and control over their care.
(7) Comprehensive delivery system.
The Department shall expand opportunities for older adults to receive services in systems that integrate acute and chronic care.
(8) Enhanced transition and follow-up services.
The Department shall implement a program of transition from one residential setting to another and follow-up services, regardless of residential setting, pursuant to rules with respect to (i) resident eligibility, (ii) assessment of the resident’s health, cognitive, social, and financial needs, (iii) development of transition plans, and (iv) the level of services that must be available before transitioning a resident from one setting to another.
(9) Family caregiver support.
The Department shall develop strategies for public and private financing of services that supplement and support family caregivers.
(10) Quality standards and quality improvement.
The Department shall establish a core set of uniform quality standards for all providers that focus on outcomes and take into consideration consumer choice and satisfaction, and the SB0591 Engrossed - 18 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b Department shall require each provider to implement a continuous quality improvement process to address consumer issues.
The continuous quality improvement process must benchmark performance, be person-centered and data-driven, and focus on consumer satisfaction.
(11) Workforce.
The Department shall develop strategies to attract and retain a qualified and stable worker pool, provide living wages and benefits, and create a work environment that is conducive to long-term employment and career development.
Resources such as grants, education, and promotion of career opportunities may be used.
(12) Coordination of services.
The Department shall identify methods to better coordinate service networks to maximize resources and minimize duplication of services and ease of application.
(13) Barriers to services.
The Department shall identify barriers to the provision, availability, and accessibility of services and shall implement a plan to address those barriers.
The plan shall:
(i) identify barriers, including but not limited to, statutory and regulatory complexity, reimbursement issues, payment issues, and labor force issues;
(ii) recommend changes to State or federal laws or administrative rules or regulations;
(iii) recommend application for federal waivers to improve efficiency and reduce cost and paperwork;
(iv) develop innovative service delivery models;
and (v) recommend application for federal or private service grants.
SB0591 Engrossed - 19 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b (14) Reimbursement and funding.
The Department shall investigate and evaluate costs and payments by defining costs to implement a uniform, audited provider cost reporting system to be considered by all Departments in establishing payments.
To the extent possible, multiple cost reporting mandates shall not be imposed.
(15) Medicaid nursing home cost containment and Medicare utilization.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid), in collaboration with the Department on Aging and the Department of Public Health and in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall propose a plan to contain Medicaid nursing home costs and maximize Medicare utilization.
The plan must not impair the ability of an older adult to choose among available services.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to, (i) techniques to maximize the use of the most cost-effective services without sacrificing quality and (ii) methods to identify and serve older adults in need of minimal services to remain independent, but who are likely to develop a need for more extensive services in the absence of those minimal services.
(16) Bed reduction.
The Department of Public Health shall implement a nursing home conversion program to reduce the number of Medicaid-certified nursing home beds in areas with excess beds.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall investigate changes to the Medicaid nursing facility reimbursement system in order to reduce beds.
Such changes may SB0591 Engrossed - 20 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b include, but are not limited to, incentive payments that will enable facilities to adjust to the restructuring and expansion of services required by the Older Adult Services Act, including adjustments for the voluntary closure or layaway of nursing home beds certified under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.
Any savings shall be reallocated to fund home-based or community-based older adult services pursuant to Section 20.
(17) Financing.
The Department shall investigate and evaluate financing options for older adult services and shall make recommendations in the report required by Section 15 concerning the feasibility of these financing arrangements.
These arrangements shall include, but are not limited to:
(A) private long-term care insurance coverage for older adult services;
(B) enhancement of federal long-term care financing initiatives;
(C) employer benefit programs such as medical savings accounts for long-term care;
(D) individual and family cost-sharing options;
(E) strategies to reduce reliance on government programs;
(F) fraudulent asset divestiture and financial planning prevention;
and (G) methods to supplement and support family and community caregiving.
SB0591 Engrossed - 21 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b (18) Older Adult Services Demonstration Grants.
The Department shall implement a program of demonstration grants that will assist in the restructuring of the older adult services delivery system, and shall provide funding for innovative service delivery models and system change and integration initiatives pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 20.
(19) Bed need methodology update.
For the purposes of determining areas with excess beds, the Departments shall provide information and assistance to the Health Facilities Planning Board to update the Bed Need Methodology for Long-Term Care to update the assumptions used to establish the methodology to make them consistent with modern older adult services.
(20) Affordable housing.
The Departments shall utilize the recommendations of Illinois’ Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan, as developed by the Affordable Housing Task Force through the Governor’s Executive Order 2003-18, in their efforts to address the affordable housing needs of older adults.
The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee shall investigate innovative and promising practices operating as demonstration or pilot projects in Illinois and in other states.
The Department on Aging shall provide the Older Adult Services Advisory Committee with a list of all demonstration or pilot projects funded by the Department on Aging, including those specified by rule, law, policy memorandum, or funding SB0591 Engrossed - 22 - LRB095 10550 CMK 30768 b arrangement.
The Committee shall work with the Department on Aging to evaluate the viability of expanding these programs into other areas of the State.
(Source:
P.A.
93-1031, eff.
8-27-04;
94-236, eff.
7-14-05;
94-766, eff.
1-1-07.) Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules

  3. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  4. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  5. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-August 4, 2007

  9. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  17. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000

  18. 3/5 Vote Required

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  21. Second Reading - Short Debate

  22. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  23. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 009-000-000

  24. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee

  27. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee

  28. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) August 4, 2007

  29. Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed

  30. Assigned to Aging Committee

  31. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire

  32. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  33. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  34. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  35. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007

  36. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007

  37. Assigned to Executive Committee

  38. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  39. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  40. Referred to Rules Committee

  41. First Reading

  42. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  43. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  44. Arrived in House

  45. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  46. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Viverito

  49. Recalled to Second Reading

  50. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks

  51. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  52. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000

  53. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services

  54. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2007

  55. Second Reading

  56. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  57. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  58. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  59. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  60. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  61. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs

  62. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

  63. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  64. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen

  65. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007

  66. Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 010-000-000

  67. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  68. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services

  69. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson

  70. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  71. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  72. Postponed - Human Services

  73. Assigned to Human Services

  74. Referred to Rules

  75. First Reading

  76. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

Sponsors

  • Louis S. Viverito · Cosponsor
  • Sandra M. Pihos · Cosponsor
  • Carolyn H. Krause · Cosponsor
  • Jerry L. Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Patricia R. Bellock · Cosponsor
  • Sidney H. Mathias · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Joyce · Cosponsor
  • Napoleon Harris III · Cosponsor

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Third Reading

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 870018
Republican 4000
Democrat 9000
Total 1000018
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Lang — Yea
Krause — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Reis — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Lyons — Not Voting
Meyer — Not Voting
Molaro — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Schock — Not Voting
Scully — Not Voting
Verschoore — Not Voting
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Coladipietro — Not Voting
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunn — Not Voting
Franks — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Not Voting
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Not Voting
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Not Voting
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Not Voting
McAuliffe — Not Voting
Froehlich — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Not Voting
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49000
Democrat 7002
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Brady — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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What does SB 591 do?
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that services provided, under the program established by the Department on Aging to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of long term care or who are established as persons who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, shall be consumer directed and client focused. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 591?
SB 591 is sponsored by Louis S. Viverito, Sandra M. Pihos, Carolyn H. Krause, Jerry L. Mitchell, Patricia R. Bellock, Sidney H. Mathias, Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat), and Napoleon Harris III (Democrat).
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This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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