Chapter 320 — AGING

(320 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 6150) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens on State Boards and Commissions Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(320 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6151) Sec. 1. It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that state boards and commissions exist for the singular purpose of protecting the public health and welfare; that citizens over 60 years of age represent a significant perce…

(320 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6201) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Respite Program Act. (Source: P.A. 87-974.)

(320 ILCS 10/1.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6201.5) Sec. 1.5. Purpose. It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that respite care provides relief and support to the primary care-giver of a frail adult or an adult with a disability and provides a break for the caregiver …

(320 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 6210) Sec. 10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-974. Repealed by P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)

(320 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 6211) Sec. 11. Respite Care Worker Training. (a) A respite care worker shall be an appropriately trained individual whose duty it is to provide in-home supervision and assistance to a frail adult or an adult with a disability in order to allow …

(320 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 23, par. 6212) Sec. 12. Annual report. The Director shall submit a report by March 31 of the following fiscal year to the Governor and the General Assembly detailing the progress of the respite care services provided under this Act and shall also includ…

(320 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6202) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) "Respite care" means the provision of intermittent and temporary substitute care or supervision of frail adults or adults with disabilities on behalf of and in the absence of the primary care-g…

(320 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 6203) Sec. 3. Respite Program. The Director is hereby authorized to administer a program of assistance to persons in need and to deter the institutionalization of frail adults or adults with disabilities. (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(320 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 6204) Sec. 4. No Limit to Care. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed so as to limit, modify or otherwise affect the provisions for in-home services being provided under Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging. (Source: P.A. 93-…

(320 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6205) Sec. 5. Eligibility. The Department may establish eligibility standards for respite services taking into consideration the unique economic and social needs of the population for whom they are to be provided. The population identified for t…

(320 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 6206) Sec. 6. Responsibilities. (a) The Department shall administer this Act and shall adopt rules and standards the Department deems necessary for that purpose. (b) The Department shall make grants to or contract with Area Agencies on Aging and…

(320 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 6207) Sec. 7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-974. Repealed by P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)

(320 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 6208) Sec. 8. Funding. Services authorized under this Act shall be funded only to the extent of available appropriations for such purposes. The Director may seek and obtain State and federal funds that may be available to finance respite care un…

(320 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 6209) Sec. 9. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-974. Repealed by P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)

(320 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6601) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Adult Protective Services Act. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(320 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 6610) Sec. 10. Rules. The Department shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-1184.)

(320 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 6611) Sec. 11. Annual Reports. The Department shall file with the Governor and the General Assembly, within 270 days after the end of each fiscal year, a report concerning its implementation of this Act during such fiscal year, together with an…

(320 ILCS 20/12) (from Ch. 23, par. 6612) Sec. 12. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1184. Repealed by P.A. 90-628, eff. 1-1-99.)

(320 ILCS 20/13) Sec. 13. Access. (a) In accord with established law and Department protocols, procedures, and policies, the designated provider agencies shall have access to eligible adults who have been reported or found to be victims of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial e…

(320 ILCS 20/13.5) Sec. 13.5. Commencement of action for access; filing fees; process; notice; duration of orders. (a) Actions for orders seeking access to an eligible adult or freezing assets of an eligible adult are commenced: (1) independently, by filing a petition for access …

(320 ILCS 20/14) Sec. 14. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-431, eff. 8-2-05. Repealed by P.A. 103-626, eff. 1-1-25.)

(320 ILCS 20/15) Sec. 15. Fatality review teams. (a) State policy. (1) Both the State and the community maintain a commitment to preventing the abuse, abandonment, neglect, and financial exploitation of at-risk adults. This includes a charge to bring perpetrators of crimes agains…

(320 ILCS 20/15.5) Sec. 15.5. Independent monitor. Subject to appropriation, to ensure the effectiveness and accountability of the adult protective services system, the agency designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental…

(320 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6602) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Abandonment" means the desertion or willful forsaking of an eligible adult by an individual responsible for the care and custody of that eligible adult u…

(320 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 6603) Sec. 3. Responsibilities. (a) The Department shall establish, design, and manage a protective services program for eligible adults who have been, or are alleged to be, victims of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self…

(320 ILCS 20/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Adult protective services dementia training. (a) This Section shall apply to any person who is employed by the Department in the Adult Protective Services division, or is contracted with the Department, and works on the development or implementation of…

(320 ILCS 20/3.3) Sec. 3.3. Adult protective services trauma-informed training. (a) This Section applies to any person who is employed by the Department in the Adult Protective Services division, or is contracted with the Department, and works on the development and implementatio…

(320 ILCS 20/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Other responsibilities. The Department shall also be responsible for the following activities, contingent upon adequate funding; implementation shall be expanded to adults with disabilities upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th Gen…

(320 ILCS 20/3.6) Sec. 3.6. Elder abuse risk assessment tool. (a) The Department shall develop and implement a demonstration project to allow for the use of a risk assessment tool to assist in identifying elderly persons, including homebound persons, who may be experiencing elder…

(320 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 6604) Sec. 4. Reports of abuse, abandonment, or neglect. (a) Any person who suspects the abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult may report this suspicion or information about the suspicious deat…

(320 ILCS 20/4.1) Sec. 4.1. Employer discrimination. No employer shall discharge, demote or suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote or suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any employee: (i) who makes any good faith oral or written report of suspected abuse, abandonmen…

(320 ILCS 20/4.2) Sec. 4.2. Testimony by mandated reporter and investigator. Any mandated reporter who makes a report or any person who investigates a report under this Act shall testify fully in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report, as to any evidence of abuse, aba…

(320 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6605) Sec. 5. Procedure. (a) A provider agency, upon receiving a report of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation, shall conduct a face-to-face assessment with respect to such report, in accordance with estab…

(320 ILCS 20/5.1) Sec. 5.1. Procedure for self-neglect. (a) A provider agency, upon receiving a report of self-neglect, shall conduct no less than 2 unannounced face-to-face visits at the residence of the eligible adult to administer, upon consent, the eligibility screening. The …

(320 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 6606) Sec. 6. Time. The Department shall by rule establish the period of time within which an assessment or eligibility screening shall begin and within which a service care plan shall be implemented. Such rules shall provide for an expedited re…

(320 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 6607) Sec. 7. Review. All services provided to an eligible adult shall be reviewed by the provider agency on at least a quarterly basis for up to one year to determine whether the service care plan should be continued or modified, except that, u…

(320 ILCS 20/7.1) Sec. 7.1. Final investigative report. A provider agency shall prepare a final investigative report, upon the completion or closure of an investigation, in all cases of reported abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible a…

(320 ILCS 20/7.5) Sec. 7.5. Registry. (a) To protect individuals receiving in-home and community-based services, the Department on Aging shall establish an Adult Protective Service Registry that will be hosted by the Department of Public Health on its website effective January 1,…

(320 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 6608) Sec. 8. Access to records. All records concerning reports of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect or reports of suspicious deaths due to abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation and all records generated as…

(320 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 6609) Sec. 9. Authority to consent to services. (a) If an eligible adult consents to an assessment of a reported incident of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or eligibility screening for self-neglect and, following …

(320 ILCS 20/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Commencement of action for ex parte authorization orders; filing fees; process. (a) Actions for ex parte authorization orders are commenced: (1) independently, by filing a petition for an ex parte authorization order in the circuit court; (2) in conjun…

(320 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 401) Sec. 1. Short title; common name. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act. Common references to the "Circuit Breaker Act" mean this Article. As used in th…

(320 ILCS 25/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Implementation of Executive Order No. 3 of 2004; termination of the Illinois Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. Executive Order No. 3 of 2004, in part, provided for the transfer of the programs under this Act from t…

(320 ILCS 25/10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 410) Sec. 10. Arrangements and Captions. No inference, implication, or presumption of legislative construction shall be drawn or made by reason of the location or grouping of any particular section or provision of this Act, nor shall any ca…

(320 ILCS 25/11) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 411) Sec. 11. Severability. If any clause, sentence, section, provision or part of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or its application to p…

(320 ILCS 25/12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 412) Sec. 12. Regulations - Department on Aging. (a) Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Department on Aging may adopt rules regarding applications, proof of eligibility, required identification information…

(320 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 413) Sec. 13. List of persons who have qualified. The Department on Aging shall maintain a list of all persons who have qualified under this Act and shall make the list available to the Department of Public Health, the Secretary of State, m…

(320 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 402) Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide incentives to senior citizens and persons with disabilities in this State to acquire and retain private housing of their choice and at the same time to relieve those citizens from t…

(320 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the meanings set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 4. (Source: P.A. 87-895.)