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| Public Act 095-0636 |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | ||||
Disability Services Act is amended by adding the heading of | ||||
Article VI and Sections 6-1 and 6-5 as follows: | ||||
(405 ILCS 80/Art. VI heading new) | ||||
ARTICLE VI. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CHOICES PROGRAM | ||||
(405 ILCS 80/6-1 new) | ||||
Sec. 6-1. Community Residential Choices Program. | ||||
(a) The purpose of this Article is to promote greater | ||||
compatibility among individuals with developmental | ||||
disabilities who live together by allowing individuals with | ||||
developmental disabilities who meet either the emergency or | ||||
critical need criteria of the Department of Human Services as | ||||
defined under the Department's developmental disabilities | ||||
cross-disability database (as required by Section 10-26 of the | ||||
Department of Human Services Act), and who also meet the | ||||
Department's developmental disabilities priority population | ||||
criteria for residential services as defined in the | ||||
Department's developmental disabilities Community Services | ||||
Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, to choose | ||||
to live together in a community-based residential program. | ||
(b) For purposes of this Article: | ||
"Community-based residential program" means one of a | ||
variety of living arrangements for persons with developmental | ||
disabilities, including existing settings such as | ||
community-integrated living arrangements, and may also include | ||
newly developed settings that are consistent with this | ||
definition. | ||
"Developmental disability" may include an autism spectrum | ||
disorder. | ||
(c) A person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder may | ||
be assessed for eligibility for services under Home and | ||
Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with | ||
developmental disabilities without regard to whether that | ||
person is also diagnosed with mental retardation, so long as | ||
the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria | ||
under those waivers. This provision does not create any new | ||
entitlement to a service, program, or benefit, but shall not | ||
affect any entitlement to a service, program, or benefit | ||
created by any other law. | ||
(405 ILCS 80/6-5 new) | ||
Sec. 6-5. Placements. Commencing with the State fiscal year | ||
beginning on July 1, 2007, subject to appropriation, the | ||
Department of Human Services shall fund residential capacities | ||
in geographic locations in the State with the goal of placing | ||
no fewer than 80 individuals who meet the emergency or critical | ||
need criteria of the Department's developmental disabilities | ||
cross-disabilities database, and who also meet the | ||
Department's developmental disabilities priority population | ||
criteria for residential services as defined in the | ||
Department's developmental disabilities Community Services | ||
Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, in | ||
community-based residential programs with chosen housemates. | ||
Priority in the allocation of funds for this program shall be | ||
given to individuals who choose to reside with 3 or fewer | ||
individuals.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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