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Public Act 093-0773
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| HB4502 Enrolled |
LRB093 15398 DRJ 41001 b |
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AN ACT in relation to persons with disabilities.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
Disabilities Administrative
Act is amended by changing Section |
57 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1705/57) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-57)
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Sec. 57. In order to identify the service needs of persons
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with autism, the Department shall study the needs of the |
population.
The Department of Human Services shall |
periodically convene a special task force of representatives of |
the various State agencies with related programs and services |
together with other interested parties and stakeholders to |
study and assess
submit service needs of persons with autism
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reports to the General Assembly
annually which shall supplement |
the report submitted in accordance with
Public Act 84-1291. The |
Secretary of Human Services shall submit a report of the task |
force's findings and recommendations and the Secretary's |
priorities to the Governor and the General Assembly by |
September 1, 2005. The Secretary shall provide annual progress |
reports to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1 |
of each year, beginning on January 1, 2006. The reports shall |
include an analysis of progress made
in
since the submission of |
that report in the areas outlined in that report,
with emphasis |
on the following areas:
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a. Early intervention services for children with autism and |
their parents;
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b. Enhancement of family support mechanisms to enable |
persons with
autism to remain in a home-based or community
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family home environment in the least-restrictive setting |
possible, including progress on the implementation of plans to |
provide assistance to individuals and families; the plan shall |
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include, but not be limited to, (i) identification of the |
services required, (ii) the availability of services, |
especially those within the home community of the person with |
autism, (iii) the number of persons requiring the services, |
(iv) the cost of the services, (v) the capacity of the person |
with autism and his or her family to independently provide the |
services and the extent to which the State may support the |
individual and family effort, (vi) the extent of existing and |
planned State support, (vii) the availability and utilization |
of federal financial participation in the cost of services, and |
(viii) the outcomes and impact of services being provided;
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c. Services for adequate transition for people with autism |
from public
school programs to adult work and day programs; and
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d. Plans, programs, and services under the Disabilities |
Services Act of 2003
Facilitation of placement of persons with |
autism in the least
restrictive community setting.
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The Department of Human Services and the Department of |
Public Aid shall determine the availability of federal |
financial participation in the cost of developing a family |
support program, which would include medical assistance |
coverage for children diagnosed with autism who would otherwise |
qualify for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid |
Code except for family income. The program would include |
services to support persons with autism in their homes and |
communities that are not provided through local school systems, |
early intervention programs, or the medical assistance program |
under the Illinois Public Aid Code. The departments shall |
determine the feasibility of obtaining federal financial |
participation and may apply for any applicable waiver under |
Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act.
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For the purpose of this service needs review, autism means |
a severely
incapacitating life-long developmental disability |
which:
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a. may be manifested before a person is 30 months of age,
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b. may be caused by physical disorders of the brain, and
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c. is characterized by uneven intellectual development and |