(405 ILCS 80/7A-1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 7A-1. Stabilization Support Pilot Programs.

(a) The purposes of this Article are to:

(1) decrease the number of admissions to State developmental centers;

(2) address the needs of individuals receiving Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities who are at risk of facility-based care due to significant behavioral challenges by providing a community-based residential alternative to facility-based care consistent with their personal plans, and to transition these individuals back to home and community-based services programming;

(3) (blank);

(4) stabilize the existing community-integrated living arrangement system where the presence of individuals with complex behavioral challenges is disruptive to their housemates;

(5) add support services to enhance community service providers who serve individuals with significant behavioral challenges; and

(6) increase the number of individuals transitioning out of State developmental centers into home and community-based services programming.

(b) (Blank).

(c) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22; 103-493, eff. 1-1-24.)