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| Public Act 096-0810 |
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Disabilities Services Act of 2003 is amended | ||||
by adding the heading of Article IV and Section 60 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2407/Art. IV heading new) | ||||
ARTICLE IV. RAPID REINTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM | ||||
(20 ILCS 2407/60 new) | ||||
Sec. 60. Rapid Reintegration Pilot Program. | ||||
(a) The Department of Human Services shall operate a Rapid | ||||
Reintegration Pilot Program. The purpose of the pilot program | ||||
is to demonstrate that, with appropriate support and services, | ||||
individuals with physical disabilities and individuals with | ||||
mental illness who need a short-term placement of 6 months or | ||||
less in a nursing facility can successfully return to the | ||||
community without experiencing unnecessary | ||||
institutionalization. The initial pilot program sites shall be | ||||
those initiated or operated by the Department in Fiscal Year | ||||
2009. The pilot program may be expanded to other sites as | ||||
funding becomes available for that purpose. | ||||
(b) The Department of Human Services shall secure the | ||||
cooperation of hospitals in the geographic areas served by the | ||||
pilot program so that hospitals will coordinate with the | ||
Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services Program to | ||
verify whether the individual is expected to have a short-term | ||
stay of 6 months or less in a nursing facility upon discharge | ||
from the hospital. | ||
(c) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services | ||
Program in the pilot areas shall make an initial assessment and | ||
a post-admission assessment to ascertain whether an individual | ||
needs a nursing facility level of care and whether the | ||
individual is expected to be in the nursing facility for a | ||
short-term stay of 6 months or less. | ||
(d) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services | ||
Program shall make necessary and appropriate efforts to | ||
reintegrate any individual who is found to need nursing | ||
facility level of care and is expected to be in a nursing home | ||
for a short-term stay of 6 months or less, including | ||
collaboration with local service providers, such as centers for | ||
independent living and community mental health agencies. | ||
(e) If an individual who, through the pilot program, has | ||
been identified as needing a short-term stay of 6 months or | ||
less is admitted to a nursing facility, the individual shall be | ||
assessed for eligibility for an enhanced Community Home | ||
Maintenance Allowance to allow the individual to retain income | ||
for a period of up to 6 months in order to retain his or her | ||
home. | ||
(f) The pilot program shall operate for not less than 3 | ||
years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
96th General Assembly. The Department of Human Services shall | ||
assess the effectiveness of the pilot program in preventing the | ||
unnecessary institutionalization of individuals with physical | ||
disabilities or mental illness and allowing them to | ||
successfully return to their pre-admission living | ||
arrangements. | ||
(g) The pilot program established under this Article shall | ||
not apply to facilities that qualify under federal law as | ||
institutions for mental disease.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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