Bill Text: IL HB0032 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends provisions of the Illinois Act on the Aging concerning home-delivered meal services to Illinois residents who qualify under the federal Older Americans Act. Provides that, on an annual basis, each recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive a fact sheet developed by the Department on Aging with a current list of toll-free numbers to access information on various health conditions, elder abuse, and programs for persons 60 years of age and older. Provides that the fact sheet shall be written in a language that the client understands, if possible. Provides that each recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive updates on any new program for which persons 60 years of age and older may be eligible. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0253 [HB0032 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0032-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-0253 | ||||
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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 Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||
changing Section 4.07 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 105/4.07)
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Sec. 4.07. Home-delivered meals. | ||||
(a) Every citizen of the State of Illinois
who qualifies | ||||
for home-delivered meals under the federal Older Americans Act
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shall be provided services, subject to appropriation. The | ||||
Department shall
file a report with the General Assembly and | ||||
the Illinois
Council on
Aging by January 1 of each year. The | ||||
report shall include, but not be limited
to, the
following | ||||
information: (i) estimates, by
county, of
citizens denied | ||||
service due to insufficient funds during the preceding fiscal
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year
and the potential impact on service delivery of any | ||||
additional funds
appropriated
for the current fiscal year; | ||||
(ii) geographic areas and special populations
unserved
and | ||||
underserved in the preceding fiscal year; (iii) estimates of | ||||
additional
funds
needed to permit the full funding of the | ||||
program and the statewide provision of
services in the next | ||||
fiscal year, including staffing and equipment needed to
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prepare and deliver meals; (iv) recommendations for increasing | ||||
the amount of
federal funding captured for the program; (v) | ||
recommendations for serving
unserved and underserved areas and | ||
special populations, to include rural areas,
dietetic meals, | ||
weekend meals, and 2 or more meals per day; and (vi) any
other | ||
information needed to assist the General Assembly and the | ||
Illinois
Council
on Aging in developing a plan to address | ||
unserved and underserved areas of the
State.
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(b) Subject to appropriation, on an annual basis each | ||
recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive a fact sheet | ||
developed by the Department on Aging with a current list of | ||
toll-free numbers to access information on various health | ||
conditions, elder abuse, and programs for persons 60 years of | ||
age and older. The fact sheet shall be written in a language | ||
that the client understands, if possible. In addition, each | ||
recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive updates on any | ||
new program for which persons 60 years of age and older may be | ||
eligible. | ||
(Source: P.A. 93-484, eff. 1-1-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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