Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 105 — Illinois Act on the Aging.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Act on the Aging"

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Act on the Aging". (Source: P.A. 78-242.)

The ability of the constantly increasing number of aged in the State to maintain self-sufficiency and personal well-being with the dignity to which their years of labor entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as creative and productive individuals are matters of profound import and concern for all of the pe…

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3.01 through 3.13 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 101-325, eff. 8-9-19; 102-885, eff. 5-16-22.)

"Department" means the Department on Aging created by this Act

"Department" means the Department on Aging created by this Act. (Source: P.A. 78-242.)

"Director" means the Director of the Department

"Director" means the Director of the Department. (Source: P.A. 78-242.)

"Council" means the Council on Aging created by this Act

"Council" means the Council on Aging created by this Act. (Source: P.A. 78-242.)

"Aged" or "senior citizen" means a person of 55 years of age or older, or a person nearing the age of 55 for whom opportunities for employment and participation in community life are unavailable or severely limited and who, as a result thereof, has difficulty in maintaining self-sufficiency and contributing to the life…

"Services" means those services designed to provide assistance to the aged such as nutritional programs, facilities improvement, transportation services, senior volunteer programs, senior companion programs, supplementary health services, programs for leisure-time activities, housing and employment counseling, benefits…

"Area agency on aging" means any public or non-profit private agency in a planning and service area designated by the Department, which is eligible for funds available under the Older Americans Act and other funds made available by the State of Illinois or the federal government. Responsibilities of "area agencies" sha…

"Planning and Service Area" means a geographic area of the State that is designated by the Department for the purposes of planning, development, delivery, and overall administration of services under the area plan. Within each planning and service area the Department must designate an area agency on aging. For the purp…

"Multipurpose senior center" means a community facility for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services, including but not limited to provision of health, social, nutritional and educational services and provision of facilities for recreational activities for senior citizens. (Source: P.A. 86-1482.)

"Minority senior citizen" means any person 55 years of age or older for whom opportunities for employment and participation in community life are unavailable or severely limited and who is any of the following: (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and Sou…

"Greatest social need" means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently

"Greatest social need" means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. These factors include, but are not limited to, physical or mental disability, language barriers, and cultural or social isol…

"Commission" means the Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging

"Commission" means the Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging. (Source: P.A. 102-885, eff. 5-16-22.)

"LGBTQ older adults" means adults 55 years of age or older who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming, Two-Spirit, non-binary, same-gender-loving, queer, or any other diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. (Source: P.A. 102-885, eff. 5-16-22.)

There is created the Department on Aging

There is created the Department on Aging. The Director of the Department on Aging, in conjunction with the Director of the Department of Public Aid shall prepare and implement a plan to transfer all personnel, materials, books, records, appropriations and equipment related to "Services to Older People" in the Departmen…

Additional powers and duties of the Department

Additional powers and duties of the Department. In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law, the Department shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To evaluate all programs, services, and facilities for the aged and for minority senior citizens within the State and determine the extent to which p…

Use of certain moneys deposited into the Department on Aging State Projects Fund

Use of certain moneys deposited into the Department on Aging State Projects Fund. All moneys transferred into the Department on Aging State Projects Fund from the Long-Term Care Provider Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for older adult services, as described in subsection (f) of Section 20 of the Older Adu…

Indirect cost funds

Indirect cost funds. The Department has the authority to apply for, accept, receive, expend, and administer on behalf of the State any indirect cost reimbursements, funds, or anything else of value made available to the Department from any source for assistance with programmatic activities or administrative costs relat…

Community Care Program

Community Care Program. The Department shall establish a program of services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of long term care or who are established as persons who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder under the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act, thereby…

Comprehensive Care in Residential Settings Demonstration Project

Comprehensive Care in Residential Settings Demonstration Project. (a) The Department may establish and fund a demonstration program of bundled services designed to support the specialized needs of clients who qualify for Community Care Program services and reside in projects designated by the Department as Comprehensiv…

Adult day service program certification

Adult day service program certification. For the purpose of long term care insurance payouts to clients of the Department's program of services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization established in Section 4.02 of this Act, a contract with the Department for the procurement of adult day services or adult day healt…

Cross-agency prequalification and master service agreements

Cross-agency prequalification and master service agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall have the authority and is hereby directed to collaborate with the Department of Human Services and other State human services agencies in the adoption of joint rules to…

Community Care Program; dementia training

Community Care Program; dementia training. (a) This Section shall apply to any person who is employed by the Department, or by an agency that is contracted with the Department, to provide direct services to individuals participating in the Community Care Program. (b) Dementia training of at least 2 hours shall be compl…

The Department on Aging, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services and any other appropriate State, local or federal agency, shall, without regard to income guidelines, establish a nursing home prescreening program to determine whether Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders victims, and persons who are de…