Bill Text: IL HB5538 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to create a program to select people listed on the Department's Prioritization of the Urgency of Need of Services (PUNS) database to receive housing and community-based support services. Provides that by June 30, 2022, no less than 50% of the persons selected from the PUNS database shall qualify for or receive community-based support services under the State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (State's Waiver Program); and no less than 50% of the persons selected from the PUNS database shall qualify for or receive both housing and community-based support services funded by the Department. Provides that by June 30, 2022, the Department shall fully eliminate the 8-person community-integrated living arrangements model as a housing option for persons eligible for services under the State's Waiver program and shall instead implement a flexible housing model, as defined by the Department by rule, that utilizes a needs-based sliding scale to determine a person's eligibility and placement for housing. Contains provisions concerning reporting requirements. Provides that implementation of the provisions shall be contingent on the receipt of all necessary federal approvals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5538 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5538-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 1705/76 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 76. Equity in housing and support services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Department of Human Services shall create a program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to select people listed on the Department's Prioritization of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the Urgency of Need of Services (PUNS) database to receive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | housing and community-based support services. By June 30, 2022, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | no less than 50% of the persons selected from the PUNS database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | shall qualify for or receive community-based support services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | under the State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Persons with Developmental Disabilities. By June 30, 2022, no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | less than 50% of the persons selected from the PUNS database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall qualify for or receive both housing and community-based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | support services funded by the Department. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (b) By June 30, 2022, the Department shall fully eliminate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the 8-person community-integrated living arrangements model as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | a housing option for persons eligible for services under the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons |
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1 | with Developmental Disabilities and shall instead implement a | ||||||
2 | flexible housing model, as defined by the Department by rule. | ||||||
3 | The flexible housing model shall utilize a needs-based sliding | ||||||
4 | scale to determine a person's eligibility and placement for | ||||||
5 | housing. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
6 | implement the provisions of this subsection. | ||||||
7 | (c) The Department of Human Services, in collaboration with | ||||||
8 | the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and any other | ||||||
9 | interested State agencies, shall submit a report to the General | ||||||
10 | Assembly on May 31, 2019, and each May 31 thereafter, that | ||||||
11 | details the Department's progress in implementing the | ||||||
12 | requirements under subsections (a) and (b). | ||||||
13 | (d) The Department, in collaboration with the Department of | ||||||
14 | Healthcare and Family Services, shall apply for any federal | ||||||
15 | waivers or approvals necessary to implement the provisions of | ||||||
16 | this Section. Implementation of this Section shall be | ||||||
17 | contingent upon the receipt of all necessary federal approvals.
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