(30 ILCS 772/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Act.(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)

(30 ILCS 772/5) Sec. 5. Grant program. The Director of Public Health shall establish a long-term care grant program that brings the best practices and innovation in long-term care and services to residents of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, and facilities that are in receivership, that are in areas the Director has determined are without access to high-quality nursing home care.(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)

(30 ILCS 772/10) Sec. 10. Eligibility for grant. Initial grants may be made only to assist residents of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act that are in areas the Director has determined are without access to high-quality nursing home care and either:(1) (A) are in receivership, are under the control of

a temporary manager, or are being assisted by an independent consultant; and (B) have a receiver, temporary manager, or independent consultant who (i) has demonstrated experience in initiating or continuing best practices and innovation in nursing home care and services and (ii) has a commitment of long-term cooperation and assistance from facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act that have a history of providing high-quality nursing home care and services that reflect best practices and innovation; or

(2) within the preceding 2 years, were acquired or

opened by an owner who has demonstrated experience in initiating or continuing best practices and innovation in nursing home care and services and has a commitment of long-term cooperation and assistance from facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act that have a history of providing high-quality nursing home care and services that reflect best practices and innovation.

The grant must be used to bring, or assist in bringing, high-quality nursing home care to the residents of the facility within a realistic time frame. Grants may be for more than one year.A grant application submitted by a receiver and initially given to a receiver may subsequently be given to a new owner of the facility, if the owner:(1) Agrees to comply with the requirements of the

original grant and with the plan submitted by the receiver for continuing and increasing adherence to best practices in providing high-quality nursing home care, or submits another realistic plan that would achieve the same end as the receiver's plan.

(2) Has demonstrated experience in initiating or

continuing best practices and innovation in nursing home care and services, and has a commitment of long-term cooperation and assistance (to be provided without compensation) from facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act that have a history of providing high-quality nursing home care and services that reflect best practices and innovation.

(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)

(30 ILCS 772/15) Sec. 15. Equity in Long-term Care Quality Fund. (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Fund. Grants shall be funded using federal civil monetary penalties collected and deposited into the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund established under the Nursing Home Care Act. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used to improve the quality of nursing home care in areas without access to high-quality long-term care. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.(b) The Department may use no more than 10% of the moneys deposited into the Fund in any year to administer the program established by the Fund and to implement the requirements of the Nursing Home Care Act with respect to distressed facilities.(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)

(30 ILCS 772/20) Sec. 20. Award of grants. (a) Applications for grants must be made in a manner prescribed by the Director of Public Health by rule. Expenditures made in a manner with any grant, and the results therefrom, shall be included (if applicable) in the reports filed by the receiver with the court and shall be reported to the Department in a manner prescribed by rule and by the contract entered into by the grant recipient with the Department. An applicant for a grant shall submit to the Department, and (if applicable) to the court, a specific plan for continuing and increasing adherence to best practices in providing high-quality nursing home care once the grant has ended.(b) The applications must be reviewed and recommended by a commission composed of 5 representatives chosen from recommendations made by organizations representing long-term care facilities in Illinois, a citizen member from AARP, one representative from an advocacy organization for persons with disabilities, one representative from the statewide ombudsman organization, one representative from academia, one representative from a nursing home residents' advocacy organization, one representative from an organization with expertise in improving the access of persons in medically underserved areas to high-quality medical care, at least 2 experts in accounting or finance, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Aging, and one representative selected by the leader of each legislative caucus. With the exception of legislative members, members shall be appointed by the Director of Public Health.(c) The Director shall award grants based on the recommendations of the commission and after a thorough review of the compliance history of the applicants.(Source: P.A. 96-1372, eff. 7-29-10.)

(30 ILCS 772/25) Sec. 25. Nursing home labor force program.(a) The Department of Public Health, contingent upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall establish a nursing home labor force promotion, expansion, and retention program no later than January 1, 2020 using moneys appropriated from the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Fund.(b) Components of the program shall include, but are not limited to: (1) a public relations campaign to encourage people to become nursing home workers; (2) scholarships for certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses; and (3) retention incentives for nursing home workers.(c) The Department shall establish partnerships with one or more community colleges or universities to execute the program. Sixty percent of the scholarships provided by the program shall be distributed to candidates living in counties with 3,000,000 or more residents. Preferential scholarship consideration shall be given to certified nursing assistants, single parents, and applicants from communities that are economically depressed or that have high percentages of Medicaid beneficiaries, immigrants, or racial or ethnic minorities.(d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly no later than January 30, 2020 on the status of the establishment of the program. No later than January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, the Department shall report to the General Assembly the number of scholarships awarded during the preceding year and the demographics of the awardees. (Source: P.A. 101-559, eff. 8-23-19.)

(30 ILCS 772/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-784, eff. 8-6-02; text omitted.)

(30 ILCS 772/300) Sec. 300. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-784, eff. 8-6-02; text omitted.)

(30 ILCS 772/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-784, eff. 8-6-02.)