Bill Text: IL SB3069 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides for the transition to community-based services of persons over 18 years of age with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities with 9 or more residents, and who affirmatively request to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting and persons with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in a family home, who are in need of community-based services or placement in a community-based setting, and who affirmatively request community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Establishes a schedule for the transition to community-based services. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall oversee the transition of persons to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Provides that nothing in these provisions forces persons who do not want community-based services or placement to move, nor does it force providers to close beds or enter into downsizing agreements with the State against their will. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-27 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3069 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB3069-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB3069 Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 80/Art. 12 heading new
405 ILCS 80/12-1 new
405 ILCS 80/12-5 new
405 ILCS 80/12-10 new
Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides for the transition to community-based services of persons over 18 years of age with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities with 9 or more residents, and who affirmatively request to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting and persons with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in a family home, who are in need of community-based services or placement in a community-based setting, and who affirmatively request community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Establishes a schedule for the transition to community-based services. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall oversee the transition of persons to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Provides that nothing in these provisions forces persons who do not want community-based services or placement to move. Nor does it force providers to close beds or enter into downsizing agreements with the State against their will. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental
Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article 12 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 80/Art. 12 heading new)
ARTICLE 12. COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(405 ILCS 80/12-1 new)
Sec. 12-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to
provide an opportunity for persons with developmental
disabilities who reside in private, State-funded facilities of
9 or more persons, or persons who are at risk of being placed
in those facilities, to receive community-based services or
placement in a community-based setting.
(405 ILCS 80/12-5 new)
Sec. 12-5. Definitions. In this Article:
"Adult" means a person over the age of 18 years.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.

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(405 ILCS 80/12-10 new)
Sec. 12-10. Community-based services for persons with
developmental disabilities.
(a) For purposes of this Article, persons with
developmental disabilities must meet the following terms in
order to qualify for services:
(1) Adult persons with developmental disabilities in
this State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who
reside in intermediate care facilities for persons with
developmental disabilities with 9 or more residents, and
who affirmatively request to receive community-based
services or placement in a community-based setting.
(2) Adult persons with developmental disabilities in
this State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who
reside in a family home, who are in need of community-based
services or placement in a community-based setting, and who
affirmatively request community-based services or
placement in a community-based setting.
(b) The Department shall oversee the transition of persons
described in subsection (a) of this Section to receive
community-based services or placement in a community-based
setting. The transition shall be in accordance with the
following schedule:
(1) 500 persons described in subsection (a) of this
Section shall begin the transition by June 15, 2016.
(2) An additional 500 persons described in subsection

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(a) of this Section shall begin the transition by June 15,
2017.
(3) An additional 500 persons described in subsection
(a) of this Section shall begin the transition by June 15,
2018.
(4) An additional 500 persons described in subsection
(a) of this Section shall begin the transition by June 15,
2019.
(5) An additional 500 persons described in subsection
(a) of this Section shall begin the transition by June 15,
2020.
(6) After June 15, 2020, persons described in
subsection (a) of this Section shall receive
community-based services or placement in a community-based
setting at a reasonable pace.
(c) Nothing in this Article forces persons who do not want
community-based services or placement to move; nor does it
force providers to close beds or enter into downsizing
agreements with the State against their will.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.