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1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Developmental Disability and Mental |
5 | | Disability Services Act is amended by changing the heading of |
6 | | Article VII-A and Section 7A-1 and by adding Sections 7A-2, |
7 | | 7A-3, and 7A-4 as follows:
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8 | | (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII-A heading) |
9 | | ARTICLE VII-A. STABILIZATION SUPPORT PILOT PROGRAMS DIVERSION |
10 | | FROM FACILITY-BASED CARE PROGRAM
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11 | | (Source: P.A. 100-924, eff. 7-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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12 | | (405 ILCS 80/7A-1) |
13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) |
14 | | Sec. 7A-1. Stabilization Support Pilot Programs Diversion |
15 | | from Facility-based Care Pilot Program . |
16 | | (a) The purposes of this Article are to: |
17 | | (1) decrease the number of admissions to State |
18 | | developmental centers State-operated facilities ; |
19 | | (2) address the needs of individuals receiving Home |
20 | | and Community Based Services (HCBS) with intellectual |
21 | | disabilities or developmental disabilities who are at risk |
22 | | of facility-based care due to significant behavioral |
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1 | | challenges , some with a dual diagnosis of mental illness, |
2 | | by providing a community-based residential alternative to |
3 | | facility-based care consistent with their personal |
4 | | individual plans, and to transition these individuals back |
5 | | to home and community-based services programming a |
6 | | traditional community-integrated living arrangement or |
7 | | other HCBS community setting program ; |
8 | | (3) (blank); create greater capacity within the |
9 | | short-term stabilization homes by allowing individuals who |
10 | | need an extended period of treatment to transfer to a |
11 | | long-term stabilization home; |
12 | | (4) stabilize the existing community-integrated living |
13 | | arrangement system homes where the presence of individuals |
14 | | with complex behavioral challenges is disruptive to their |
15 | | housemates; and |
16 | | (5) add support services to enhance community service |
17 | | providers who serve individuals with significant |
18 | | behavioral challenges ; and . |
19 | | (6) increase the number of individuals transitioning |
20 | | out of State developmental centers into home and |
21 | | community-based services programming. |
22 | | (b) (Blank). Subject to appropriation or the availability |
23 | | of other funds for these purposes at the discretion of the |
24 | | Department, the Department shall establish the Diversion from |
25 | | Facility-based Care Pilot Program consisting of at least 6 |
26 | | homes in various locations in this State in accordance with |
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1 | | this Article and the following model: |
2 | | (1) the Diversion from Facility-based Care Model shall |
3 | | serve individuals with intellectual disabilities or |
4 | | developmental disabilities who are currently receiving |
5 | | HCBS services and are at risk of facility-based care due |
6 | | to significant behavioral challenges, some with a dual |
7 | | diagnosis of mental illness, for a period ranging from one |
8 | | to 2 years, or longer if appropriate for the individual; |
9 | | (2) the Program shall be regulated in accordance with |
10 | | the community-integrated living arrangement guidelines; |
11 | | (3) each home shall support no more than 4 residents, |
12 | | each having his or her own bedroom; |
13 | | (4) if, at any point, an individual, his or her |
14 | | guardian, or family caregivers, in conjunction with the |
15 | | provider and clinical staff, believe the individual is |
16 | | capable of participating in a HCBS service, those |
17 | | opportunities shall be offered as they become available; |
18 | | and |
19 | | (5) providers shall have adequate resources, |
20 | | experience, and qualifications to serve the population |
21 | | target by the Program, as determined by the Department; |
22 | | (6) participating Program providers and the Department |
23 | | shall participate in an ongoing collaborative whereby best |
24 | | practices and treatment experiences would be shared and |
25 | | utilized; |
26 | | (7) home locations shall be proposed by the provider |
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1 | | in collaboration with other community stakeholders; |
2 | | (8) The Department, in collaboration with |
3 | | participating providers, by rule shall develop data |
4 | | collection and reporting requirements for participating |
5 | | community service providers. Beginning December 31, 2020 |
6 | | the Department shall submit an annual report |
7 | | electronically to the General Assembly and Governor that |
8 | | outlines the progress and effectiveness of the pilot |
9 | | program. The report to the General Assembly shall be filed |
10 | | with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the |
11 | | Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the |
12 | | manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct; |
13 | | (9) the staffing model shall allow for a high level of |
14 | | community integration and engagement and family |
15 | | involvement; and |
16 | | (10) appropriate day services, staff training |
17 | | priorities, and home modifications shall be incorporated |
18 | | into the Program model, as allowed by HCBS authorization. |
19 | | (c) (Blank). This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22.)
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21 | | (405 ILCS 80/7A-2 new) |
22 | | Sec. 7A-2. Long-Term Stabilization Support Program. |
23 | | (a) Subject to appropriation or the availability of other |
24 | | funds for these purposes at the discretion of the Department, |
25 | | the Department shall establish the Long-Term Stabilization |
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1 | | Support Program consisting of at least 8 homes across the |
2 | | State in accordance with this Article and the following |
3 | | requirements: |
4 | | (1) The Long-Term Stabilization Support Program shall |
5 | | serve individuals with intellectual disabilities or |
6 | | developmental disabilities who are currently receiving |
7 | | home and community-based services and are at risk of |
8 | | facility-based care due to significant behavioral |
9 | | challenges and individuals transitioning out of State |
10 | | developmental centers for a period of up to 2 years, or |
11 | | longer if appropriate for the individual. |
12 | | (2) The program shall be regulated by the Department |
13 | | in accordance with the community-integrated living |
14 | | arrangement guidelines set forth under the |
15 | | Community-Integrated Living Arrangement Licensure and |
16 | | Certification Act and any applicable rules or policies. |
17 | | (3) Each home shall support no more than 4 residents, |
18 | | each having his or her own bedroom. |
19 | | (4) If an individual is in need of this program, it |
20 | | must be reflected in his or her individual plan. |
21 | | (5) The individual, in conjunction with his or her |
22 | | guardian, if applicable, may change his or her home and |
23 | | community-based services, including his or her |
24 | | participation in this program. If an individual, his or |
25 | | her guardian, if applicable, or family caregivers, in |
26 | | conjunction with the provider and clinical staff, believe |
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1 | | the individual is capable of participating in home and |
2 | | community-based services, those opportunities shall be |
3 | | offered as services become available. |
4 | | (6) The Department shall ensure providers have |
5 | | adequate resources, experience, and qualifications to |
6 | | serve the population targeted by this program. |
7 | | (7) The Department shall lead the providers in an |
8 | | ongoing collaboration, whereby best practices and |
9 | | treatment experiences shall be shared and utilized. |
10 | | (8) The providers shall propose home locations in |
11 | | collaboration with other community stakeholders. |
12 | | (b) The Department shall submit an annual report |
13 | | electronically to the General Assembly and Governor that |
14 | | outlines the progress and effectiveness of this program |
15 | | beginning December 31, 2025. The report to the General |
16 | | Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of |
17 | | Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic |
18 | | form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall |
19 | | direct. |
20 | | (c) The Department shall adopt rules to develop and |
21 | | implement this program.
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22 | | (405 ILCS 80/7A-3 new) |
23 | | Sec. 7A-3. Short-Term Stabilization Support Program. |
24 | | (a) Subject to appropriation or the availability of other |
25 | | funds for these purposes at the discretion of the Department, |
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1 | | the Department shall establish the Short-Term Stabilization |
2 | | Support Program consisting of at least 10 homes across the |
3 | | State, in accordance with this Article and the following |
4 | | requirements: |
5 | | (1) The Short-Term Stabilization Support Program shall |
6 | | serve individuals with intellectual disabilities or |
7 | | developmental disabilities who are currently receiving |
8 | | home and community-based services and are at risk of |
9 | | facility-based care due to significant behavioral |
10 | | challenges for a period ranging up to 90 days with an |
11 | | option to extend if appropriate for the individual. |
12 | | (2) The program shall be regulated by the Department |
13 | | in accordance with the community-integrated living |
14 | | arrangement guidelines set forth under the |
15 | | Community-Integrated Living Arrangement Licensure and |
16 | | Certification Act and any applicable rules or policies or |
17 | | shall be regulated by the Department of Children and |
18 | | Family Services in accordance with child group home |
19 | | guidelines set forth under the Children and Family |
20 | | Services Act and any applicable rules or policies. |
21 | | (3) Each home shall support no more than 4 residents, |
22 | | each having his or her own bedroom. |
23 | | (4) If an individual is in need of this program, it |
24 | | must be reflected in his or her individual plan. |
25 | | (5) The individual, in conjunction with his or her |
26 | | guardian, if applicable, may change his or her home and |
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1 | | community-based services, including his or her |
2 | | participation in this program. If an individual, his or |
3 | | her guardian, if applicable, or family caregivers, in |
4 | | conjunction with the provider and clinical staff, believe |
5 | | the individual is capable of participating in home and |
6 | | community-based services, those opportunities shall be |
7 | | offered as services become available. |
8 | | (6) The Department shall ensure providers have |
9 | | adequate resources, experience, and qualifications to |
10 | | serve the population targeted by this program. |
11 | | (7) The Department shall lead the providers in an |
12 | | ongoing collaboration, whereby best practices and |
13 | | treatment experiences shall be shared and utilized. |
14 | | (8) The providers shall propose home locations in |
15 | | collaboration with other community stakeholders. |
16 | | (b) The Department shall submit an annual report |
17 | | electronically to the General Assembly and Governor that |
18 | | outlines the progress and effectiveness of this program |
19 | | beginning December 31, 2025. The report to the General |
20 | | Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of |
21 | | Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic |
22 | | form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall |
23 | | direct. |
24 | | (c) The Department shall adopt rules to develop and |
25 | | implement this program.
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