2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 30 Finance 30 ILCS 772/ Innovations in Long-term Care Quality Grants Act.
(30 ILCS 772/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Innovations in Long‑term Care Quality Grants Act.
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(30 ILCS 772/5)
Sec. 5.
Grant program.
The Director of Public Health shall
establish a long‑term care grant program that demonstrates the best practices
and innovation for long‑term care service, delivery, and housing. The grants
must
fund programs that demonstrate creativity in service provision through the
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(30 ILCS 772/10)
Sec. 10.
Eligibility for grant.
Grants may only be made to
facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.
Grants may only be made for projects that
show innovations and measurable improvement in resident care, quality of life,
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(30 ILCS 772/15)
Sec. 15.
Innovations in Long‑term Care Quality Demonstration Grants Fund.
There is created in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the
Innovations in Long‑term Care Quality Demonstration Grants Fund. Grants
shall be funded using federal civil monetary penalties collected and deposited
into the
Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund established under the Nursing
Home Care Act. Subject
to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used for demonstration grants to
nursing homes. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into
the Fund.
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(30 ILCS 772/20)
Sec. 20.
Award of grants.
(a) Applications for grants must be made on forms prescribed by the
Director of Public Health.
(b) The applications must be reviewed, ranked, and recommended by
a commission composed of
5 representatives chosen from recommendations made by organizations
representing long‑term care facilities in Illinois,
a citizen member from AARP, one representative from a disabled
advocacy organization, one representative from the statewide ombudsman
organization, one representative from academia, the Director of Public Health,
the Director of Aging, and one representative selected by the leader of each
legislative caucus. With the exception of legislative members, members
shall be appointed by the Director of Public Health.
The commission shall perform its duties under this subsection (b) in
consultation with the
medical school located at the Champaign‑Urbana campus of the University of
Illinois.
(c) The commission shall rank applications according to the
following criteria:
(1) improvement in direct care to residents;
(2) increased efficiency through the use of |
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(3) improved quality of care through the use of
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(4) increased access and delivery of service;
(5) enhancement of nursing staff training;
(6) effectiveness of the project as a demonstration;
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(7) transferability of the project to other sites.
(d) The Director shall award grants based on the
recommendations of the commission and after a thorough review of the
compliance history of the long‑term care facility.
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(30 ILCS 772/95)
Sec. 95.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02; text omitted.)
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(30 ILCS 772/300)
Sec. 300.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02; text omitted.)
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(30 ILCS 772/999)
Sec. 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming
law.
(Source: P.A. 92‑784, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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