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Sen. Ram Villivalam
Filed: 3/13/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 187
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 187 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 4.03a as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 105/4.03a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4.03a. Educational materials on Alzheimer's disease |
| 8 | | and related dementia disorders. |
| 9 | | (a) The Department shall, in conjunction with the |
| 10 | | Department of Human Services and the Department of Public |
| 11 | | Health, develop educational materials to inform the public |
| 12 | | about the available services for individuals, regardless of |
| 13 | | age, with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders. |
| 14 | | The educational materials shall include, but not be limited to: |
| 15 | | (1) A standalone website focused on Alzheimer's |
| 16 | | disease and related dementia disorders. |
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| 1 | | (A) A link to the website shall be provided on all |
| 2 | | relevant State agency websites, including the |
| 3 | | Department of Public Health's webpage on Alzheimer's |
| 4 | | disease and the webpages for the Community Care Program |
| 5 | | and the Department of Human Services' Home Services |
| 6 | | Program. |
| 7 | | (B)
The website shall include information on how |
| 8 | | and where to access appropriate services for |
| 9 | | individuals, regardless of age, with Alzheimer's |
| 10 | | disease and related dementia disorders. |
| 11 | | (C)
The website shall include links to all |
| 12 | | currently applicable and available services for |
| 13 | | individuals, regardless of age, with Alzheimer's |
| 14 | | disease and related dementia disorders. |
| 15 | | (2) Written materials that shall be shared with |
| 16 | | relevant health care providers and service agencies, |
| 17 | | including, but not limited to, hospitals, doctors, |
| 18 | | federally qualified health centers as defined in Section |
| 19 | | 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, area agencies on |
| 20 | | aging, case coordination units, and the offices of the |
| 21 | | Department. Written materials shall include information on |
| 22 | | how and where to access appropriate services for |
| 23 | | individuals, regardless of age, with Alzheimer's disease |
| 24 | | and related dementia disorders. |
| 25 | | (b) The Department shall develop specific training for its |
| 26 | | offices, area agencies on aging, and case coordination units |
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| 1 | | that includes: |
| 2 | | (1) Specific information on how to identify |
| 3 | | Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders. |
| 4 | | (2)
Specific information on how and where to direct |
| 5 | | individuals, regardless of age, with Alzheimer's disease |
| 6 | | and related dementia disorders in order to receive |
| 7 | | appropriate services. |
| 8 | | (3)
Specific information on how to communicate with |
| 9 | | individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related |
| 10 | | dementia disorders.".
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