Section 145.240  Temporary Tenant Absences

a)         For tenants in PSH programs other than the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program:

1)         A tenant shall continue to maintain eligibility for PSH during brief absences lasting no longer than 90 days.

2)         Tenants shall continue to maintain eligibility for PSH up to 90 days in cases of required psychiatric or medical hospitalization or temporary absences from the unit, as reviewed and approved by DMH. 

3)         Extensions beyond 90 days may be granted by DMH when there is a demonstrated likelihood that the tenant will return to the unit within an additional 30-day period.

b)         For tenants in the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program:

1)         A tenant shall continue to maintain eligibility for the subsidy during brief absences lasting no longer than six consecutive months.

2)         During a stay in a LTC Facility, Institution for Mental Disease (IMD), Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility (SMHRF), residential substance use disorder treatment program, or correctional facility of less than six months, the program will continue to pay the subsidized portion of the rent.

3)         A subsidy does not terminate if the subsidy holder is required to move multiple times due to landlord eviction or does not engage in treatment. Termination shall occur only as outlined in Section 145.250.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 7096, effective May 15, 2023)