(320 ILCS 40/22) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 22. PACE Advisory Board. (a) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall appoint a PACE Advisory Board to consult with the Department on the administration of this Act. (b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of the following persons: (1) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson; (2) one representative each of the Department on Aging and the Department of Human Services; (3) three members who shall be selected from the recommendations of a statewide organization representing PACE providers; (4) two members who represent the general public and who have no responsibility for management or formation of policy or financial interest in a PACE organization; (5) one member who is a PACE participant or a participant's legal guardian; and (6) one member who shall be selected from the recommendations of Illinois consumer organizations that engage in advocacy on behalf of the elderly. (c) The Advisory Board shall meet as frequently as the chairperson deems necessary, but not less than 4 times each year. Upon request by 4 or more members, the chairperson shall call a meeting of the Advisory Board. (d) The Advisory Board shall advise the Department on all aspects of its responsibilities under this Act, including, but not limited to, the format and content of any rules adopted by the Department and the development of capitation rate methodologies. During its review of rules or rate methodologies, the Advisory Board shall analyze the economic and regulatory impact of those actions on the sustainability of PACE organizations and the quality of care provided to participants.
(Source: P.A. 104-804, eff. 1-1-27.)