Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the State Finance Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Renames the Family Care Fund the Medical Interagency Program Fund. Provides that the Fund is created for the purposes of receiving, investing, and distributing moneys in accordance with (i) an approved State plan or waiver under the Social Security Act (instead of a waiver under the Social Security Act resulting from a specified Family Care waiver request) and (ii) an interagency agreement. Makes changes to provisions concerning: the prescreening of long term care facility residents who apply for Medicaid; the FamilyCare program; emergency services audits; and other matters. Repeals a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to operate a pilot project to determine the effect of raising the income and non-exempt asset eligibility thresholds for certain persons with disabilities on those persons' ability to maintain their homes in the community and avoid institutionalization. Repeals a provision requiring the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to jointly establish an interagency committee to assist the departments in making recommendations on incorporating health care advocates into education, training, and placement programs geared towards TANF recipients. Repeals The Illinois Welfare and Rehabilitation Services Planning Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Resolves that in alignment with the Department of Human Services' Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2017, all children and adults with developmental disabilities living in Illinois will receive high quality services guided by a person-centered plan that maximizes individual choice and flexibility in the most integrated setting possible regardless of intensity or severity of need.
