Bill Text: IL SB2424 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0924 [SB2424 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2424-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0924 [SB2424 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2424-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 adding Article VII-A as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII-A heading new) | ||||||
8 | VII-A. DIVERSION FROM FACILITY-BASED CARE PROGRAM | ||||||
9 | (405 ILCS 80/7A-1 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 7A-1. Diversion from Facility-based Care Pilot | ||||||
11 | Program. | ||||||
12 | (a) The purposes of this Article are to: | ||||||
13 | (1) decrease the number of admissions to | ||||||
14 | State-operated facilities; | ||||||
15 | (2) address the needs of individuals receiving Home and | ||||||
16 | Community Based Services (HCBS) with intellectual | ||||||
17 | disabilities or developmental disabilities who are at risk | ||||||
18 | of facility-based care due to significant behavioral | ||||||
19 | challenges, some with a dual diagnosis of mental illness, | ||||||
20 | by providing a community-based residential alternative to | ||||||
21 | facility-based care consistent with their individual | ||||||
22 | plans, and to transition these individuals back to a |
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1 | traditional community-integrated living arrangement or | ||||||
2 | other HCBS community setting program; | ||||||
3 | (3) create greater capacity within the short-term | ||||||
4 | stabilization homes by allowing individuals who need an | ||||||
5 | extended period of treatment to transfer to a long-term | ||||||
6 | stabilization home; | ||||||
7 | (4) stabilize the existing community-integrated living | ||||||
8 | arrangement homes where the presence of individuals with | ||||||
9 | complex behavioral challenges is disruptive to their | ||||||
10 | housemates; and | ||||||
11 | (5) add support services to enhance community service | ||||||
12 | providers who serve individuals with significant | ||||||
13 | behavioral challenges. | ||||||
14 | (b) Subject to appropriation or the availability of other | ||||||
15 | funds for these purposes at the discretion of the Department, | ||||||
16 | the Department shall establish the Diversion from | ||||||
17 | Facility-based Care Pilot Program consisting of at least 6 | ||||||
18 | homes in various locations in this State in accordance with | ||||||
19 | this Article and the following model: | ||||||
20 | (1) the Diversion from Facility-based Care Model shall | ||||||
21 | serve individuals with intellectual disabilities or | ||||||
22 | developmental disabilities who are currently receiving | ||||||
23 | HCBS services and are at risk of facility-based care due to | ||||||
24 | significant behavioral challenges, some with a dual | ||||||
25 | diagnosis of mental illness, for a period ranging from one | ||||||
26 | to 2 years, or longer if appropriate for the individual; |
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1 | (2) the Program shall be regulated in accordance with | ||||||
2 | the community-integrated living arrangement guidelines; | ||||||
3 | (3) each home shall support no more than 4 residents, | ||||||
4 | each having his or her own bedroom; | ||||||
5 | (4) if, at any point, an individual, his or her | ||||||
6 | guardian, or family caregivers, in conjunction with the | ||||||
7 | provider and clinical staff, believe the individual is | ||||||
8 | capable of participating in a HCBS service, those | ||||||
9 | opportunities shall be offered as they become available; | ||||||
10 | and | ||||||
11 | (5) providers shall have adequate resources, | ||||||
12 | experience, and qualifications to serve the population | ||||||
13 | target by the Program, as determined by the Department; | ||||||
14 | (6) participating Program providers and the Department | ||||||
15 | shall participate in an ongoing collaborative whereby best | ||||||
16 | practices and treatment experiences would be shared and | ||||||
17 | utilized; | ||||||
18 | (7) home locations shall be proposed by the provider in | ||||||
19 | collaboration with other community stakeholders; | ||||||
20 | (8) The Department, in collaboration with | ||||||
21 | participating providers, by rule shall develop data | ||||||
22 | collection and reporting requirements for participating | ||||||
23 | community service providers. Beginning December 31, 2020 | ||||||
24 | the Department shall submit an annual report | ||||||
25 | electronically to the General Assembly and Governor that | ||||||
26 | outlines the progress and effectiveness of the pilot |
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1 | program. The report to the General Assembly shall be filed | ||||||
2 | with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the | ||||||
3 | Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the | ||||||
4 | manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct; | ||||||
5 | (9) the staffing model shall allow for a high level of | ||||||
6 | community integration and engagement and family | ||||||
7 | involvement; and | ||||||
8 | (10) appropriate day services, staff training | ||||||
9 | priorities, and home modifications shall be incorporated | ||||||
10 | into the Program model, as allowed by HCBS authorization. | ||||||
11 | (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
13 | 2019.
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