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91_SJ0053
SRS91SJ0036AWcb
1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Individuals, over the age of 17, with Acquired
3 Brain Injuries may require supervision and care following
4 medical rehabilitation which can only be provided within a
5 structured residential setting; and
6 WHEREAS, over 5,500 head injuries were reported to the
7 Department of Public Health Trauma Register for each of the
8 calendar years of 1996 and 1997; and
9 WHEREAS, the Department of Public Health Trauma Register
10 reports that following emergency treatment that three out of
11 every four head injury patients were discharged to their
12 homes and communities without medical follow-up.
13 WHEREAS, Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries needing
14 this type of long term care have no consistent access to
15 residential services and are typically found ineligible for
16 any existing residential option; and
17 WHEREAS, Without appropriate supervision in a structured
18 residential setting individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries
19 can become a severe burden upon family and communities; and
20 WHEREAS, Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries deserve
21 an array of treatment options including appropriate
22 residential care which provides needed supervision,
23 treatment, and stimulation; and
24 WHEREAS, Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries have
25 recently acquired access to community based services through
26 the Department of Human Services which does not provide for
27 appropriate residential services through the Medicaid Waiver
28 program; and
29 WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services has issued the
30 Final Report of the Illinois Traumatic Brain Injury Planning
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1 Project in January 1998; and
2 WHEREAS, This report identifies that existing residential
3 options provide inappropriate care, and when appropriate
4 residential services are available they are in short supply;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
8 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Community and
9 Residential Services Authority shall convene a Task Force to
10 investigate the extent to which appropriate residential care
11 facilities for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries exist
12 and explore options for providing appropriate residential
13 facilities; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That in addition to a representative of the
15 Community and Residential Services Authority who shall be
16 Chairperson, the membership of the Task Force shall include a
17 representative of the Department of Human Services, a
18 representative of the State Board of Education, a
19 representative of the Brain Injury Association, one member of
20 the Senate and one public member appointed by the President
21 of the Senate, one member of the Senate and one public member
22 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member
23 of the House and one public member appointed by the Speaker
24 of the House of Representatives, and one member of the House
25 and one public member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
26 House of Representatives. All of who shall serve without
27 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
28 necessary expenses. Public members shall be experienced or
29 knowledgeable relative to provision of services for
30 individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries. Staff assistance
31 for the Task Force will be provided by the Community and
32 Residential Services Authority and the Task Force expenses
33 shall be paid from the appropriation for ordinary and
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1 contingent expenses of the Authority; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the findings and recommendations of the
3 Task Force be delivered to the House and Senate by filing
4 copies of its report with the Clerk of the House and the
5 Secretary of the Senate on or before December 31, 2001; and
6 that upon filing its report, the Task Force is dissolved.