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(320 ILCS 40/16) Sec. 16. Rates of payment. (a) The General Assembly shall make appropriations to the Department to fund services under this Act. The Department shall develop and pay capitation rates to organizations contracted to implement the PACE program as described in Sectio…

(320 ILCS 20/16) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 16. Notification and reporting. By July 1, 2028, the Department shall establish a web-based portal to receive alleged or suspected reports of financial exploitation as well as ot…

(320 ILCS 40/18) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 18. Outreach and public education. (a) The Department, in consultation with the Department on Aging and contracted PACE organizations, shall develop and maintain comprehensive, h…

(320 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Qualified Taxpayer" means an individual (i) who will be 65 years of age or older by June 1 of the year for which a tax deferral is claimed; (ii) who certifies that they have owned and occup…

(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 20/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6602) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-626) 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 …

(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 40/20) (from Ch. 23, par. 6920) Sec. 20. Duties of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a system for reimbursement for services to the PACE program. (b) The Department of Healthcare and Fami…

(320 ILCS 50/20) Sec. 20. Senior Health Assistance Program. (a) The Senior Health Assistance Program is created within the Department on Aging, to become operational within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The Senior Health Assistance Program shall provide outreach a…

(320 ILCS 42/20) Sec. 20. Priority service areas; service expansion. (a) The requirements of this Section are subject to the availability of funding. (b) The Department, subject to appropriation, shall expand older adult services that promote independence and permit older adults …

(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. …

(320 ILCS 65/25) Sec. 25. Provision of services. The Department shall contract with area agencies on aging and other appropriate agencies to conduct family caregiver support services to the extent of available State and federal funding. Services provided under this Act must be pr…

(320 ILCS 50/25) Sec. 25. Study of catastrophic pharmaceutical assistance coverage. (a) The Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board shall study a catastrophic pharmaceutical assistance coverage option. The Board may contract with a private entity for the completion of all o…

(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 s…

(320 ILCS 40/25) (from Ch. 23, par. 6925) Sec. 25. Rules and regulations. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(320 ILCS 65/27) Sec. 27. Elder caregivers of adult children with developmental disabilities. Subject to appropriation or to inclusion of this population in the federal Older Americans Act, the Department may provide support to caregivers who are age 60 or older and who are carin…

(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 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.)

(320 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 453) Sec. 3. A taxpayer may, on or before March 1 of each year, apply to the county collector of the county where his qualifying property is located, or to the official designated by a unit of local government to collect special assessments …

(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 25/3.01) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.01) Sec. 3.01. Claimant. "Claimant" means an individual who has filed a claim for a property tax relief grant under this Act. In appropriate contexts, "claimant" may also include a person who has applied for pharmaceutical assistance …

(320 ILCS 25/3.01a) Sec. 3.01a. Claim year. "Claim year" means the calendar year prior to the period of time during which a claimant may file an application for benefits under this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.03a) Sec. 3.03a. Federal Poverty Level. "Federal Poverty Level" means the federal poverty income guidelines as determined annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and updated periodically in the Federal Register by that Department under…

(320 ILCS 25/3.04) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.04) Sec. 3.04. Gross rent. "Gross rent" means the total amount paid solely for the right to occupy a residence. If the residence is a nursing or sheltered care home, "gross rent" means the amount paid in a taxable year that is attribu…

(320 ILCS 25/3.05) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.05) Sec. 3.05. Household. "Household" means a claimant or a claimant and his or her spouse, if any, living together in the same residence. An additional resident may be counted in determining household size. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff.…

(320 ILCS 25/3.05a) Sec. 3.05a. Additional resident. "Additional resident" means a person who (i) is living in the same residence with a claimant for the claim year and at the time of filing the claim, (ii) is not the spouse of the claimant, (iii) does not file a separate claim u…

(320 ILCS 25/3.06) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.06) Sec. 3.06. Household income. "Household income" means the combined income of the members of a household. The term does not include the income of any qualified additional resident who lives with the claimant. (Source: P.A. 96-804, …

(320 ILCS 25/3.07) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.07) Sec. 3.07. Income. "Income" means adjusted gross income, properly reportable for federal income tax purposes under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, modified by adding thereto the sum of the following amounts to the ext…

(320 ILCS 25/3.08) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.08) Sec. 3.08. Internal Revenue Code. "Internal Revenue Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law or laws relating to federal income taxes in effect for the year. (Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-1…

(320 ILCS 25/3.09) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.09) Sec. 3.09. Property taxes accrued. "Property taxes accrued" means the ad valorem property taxes extended against a residence, but does not include special assessments, interest or charges for service. In the case of real estate im…

(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 25/3.10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.10) Sec. 3.10. Regulations. "Regulations" includes both rules promulgated and forms prescribed by the applicable Department. In this Act, references to the rules of the Department on Aging or the Department of Healthcare and Family Se…

(320 ILCS 25/3.11) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.11) Sec. 3.11. "Rent constituting property taxes accrued" means 25% of the amount of gross rent paid in a taxable year for a residence which was subject to ad valorem property taxes in that year under the Property Tax Code. (Source: P…

(320 ILCS 25/3.12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.12) Sec. 3.12. Residence. "Residence" means the principal dwelling place occupied in this State by a household and so much of the surrounding land as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, and includes rental prope…

(320 ILCS 25/3.13) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.13) Sec. 3.13. "Taxable year" means the calendar year during which ad valorem property taxes payable in the next succeeding calendar year were levied. (Source: P.A. 77-2059.)

(320 ILCS 25/3.14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.14) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-598) Sec. 3.14. "Person with a disability" means a person unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which…

(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) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-626) 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…

(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 65/30) Sec. 30. Eligibility for respite and supplemental services. When a family caregiver is providing in-home and community care to an older individual, the older individual must be a frail individual as defined in this Act in order for the family caregiver to be elig…

(320 ILCS 42/30) Sec. 30. Nursing home conversion program. (a) The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall establish a nursing home conversion program. Start-up grants, pursuant to subs…

(320 ILCS 42/35) Sec. 35. Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. (a) The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee is created to advise the directors of Aging, Healthcare and Family Services, and Public Health on all matters related to this Act and the delivery of services to old…

(320 ILCS 65/35) Sec. 35. Health care practitioners and facilities not impaired. Nothing in this Act shall impair the practice of any licensed health care practitioner or licensed health care facility. (Source: P.A. 93-864, eff. 8-5-04.)

(320 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 454) Sec. 4. In the case of each tax deferral and recovery agreement entered into between the collector and the owner or owners of qualifying property, the collector shall forthwith cause to be recorded with the recorder of the county in whi…

(320 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 6604) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-662) 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…

(320 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404) Sec. 4. Amount of Grant. (a) In general. Any individual 65 years or older or any individual who will become 65 years old during the calendar year in which a claim is filed, and any surviving spouse of such a claimant, who at the time of…

(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 25/4.05) Sec. 4.05. Application. (a) The Department on Aging shall establish the content, required eligibility and identification information, use of social security numbers, and manner of applying for benefits in a simplified format under this Act. (b) An application m…

(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…