COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM-RPTS

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Community Care Program, removes the following requirements: (i) that the Department on Aging require Community Care Program applicants to enroll in the medical assistance program if the Auditor General has reported that the Department has failed to comply with certain reporting requirements or has not undertaken certain actions listed in the Auditor General's report; (ii) that the Department delay Community Care Program services until an applicant is determined eligible for medical assistance if the Auditor General has reported that the Department has failed to comply with certain reporting requirements or has not undertaken certain actions listed in the Auditor General's report; (iii) that the Department implement co-payments for the Community Care Program at the federally allowable maximum level if the Auditor General has reported that the Department has failed to comply with certain reporting requirements or has not undertaken certain actions listed in the Auditor General's report; (iv) that the Department provide a bimonthly report on the progress of the Community Care Program; and (v) that the Department submit its quarterly review report on the performance of the Care Coordination Unit to certain designated persons. Effective immediately.