Bill Text: IL HR0034 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the oversight of the Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILAs) program at the Department of Human Services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-15 - Resolution Adopted 110-000-000 [HR0034 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0034-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS)
has seven State-operated developmental centers (SODCs) serving
approximately 1,800 residents; and
WHEREAS, Individuals also receive services in
community-based settings through Community Integrated Living
Arrangements (CILAs), which house one to eight residents each;
and
WHEREAS, In 2012, then-Governor Quinn announced a
"rebalancing initiative" with the goal of moving individuals
from SODCs to community settings; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, the SODC in Jacksonville was closed and
the majority of its residents were transitioned to CILAs; and
WHEREAS, The Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in
Centralia was also slated for closure and some residents were
transitioned out of the facility; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit of
the oversight of the Community Integrated Living Arrangements

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(CILAs) program at the Department of Human Services; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the audit include but not be limited to the
following:
(1) A review of the process for licensing community
mental health or developmental services agencies and
certifying community-integrated living arrangements for
persons with mental illnesses or persons with
developmental disabilities;
(2) A determination whether oversight and monitoring
of licensed agencies and certified providers complies with
statutory and regulatory requirements, including site
visits, and inspections of records and premises;
(3) A review of the extent and timing of follow-up and
monitoring by DHS of individuals transitioned from SODCs to
CILAs, including its provision of follow-along services to
support an individual's transition into the new service
arrangement;
(4) A review of the role of Community Resource
Alliance, Community Resource Associates, and any other
principal providers in transition planning and support and

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whether those contracts were adequately managed by DHS;
(5) A review of the status of the Money Follows the
Person (MFP) initiative, including Individual Budgets and
reimbursements received from the federal government; and
(6) A review of DHS procedures for receiving and
investigating complaints against licensees and providers,
including any denial or revocation of licenses or actions
taken against providers; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Human Services
and any other agency or entity having information relevant to
this audit, cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor
General during this review; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
soon as possible and report the findings and recommendations
upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-
14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.