Rep. Robyn Gabel
Filed: 4/5/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4665 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4665 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
64.4 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new)
8    Sec. 4.4. Direct support person credential pilot program.
9    (a) In this Section, "direct support person credential" 
10means a document issued to an individual by a recognized 
11accrediting body attesting that the individual has met the 
12professional requirements of the credentialing program by the 
13Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of 
14Human Services.
15    (b) The Division shall initiate a program to continue to 
16gain the expertise and knowledge of the developmental 
 
 
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1disabilities workforce and of the developmental disabilities 
2workforce recruitment and retention needs throughout the 
3developmental disabilities field.  The Division shall implement 
4a direct support person credential pilot program to assist and 
5attract persons into the field of direct support, advance 
6direct support as a career, and professionalize the field to 
7promote workforce recruitment and retention efforts, advanced 
8skills and competencies, and further ensure the health, safety, 
9and well-being of persons being served.
10    (c) The direct support person credential pilot program is 
11created within the Division to assist persons in the field of 
12developmental disabilities obtain a credential in their fields 
13of expertise.
14    (d) The pilot program shall be administered by the Division 
15for 3 years.  The pilot program shall include providers, 
16licensed and certified by the Division or by the Department of 
17Public Health.  The purpose of the pilot program is to assess 
18how the establishment of a State-accredited direct support 
19person credential:
20        (1) promotes recruitment and retention efforts in the 
21    developmental disabilities field, notably the direct 
22    support person position;
23        (2) enhances competence in the developmental 
24    disabilities field;
25        (3) yields quality supports and services to persons 
26    with developmental disabilities; and
 
 
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1        (4) advances the health and safety requirements set 
2    forth by the State.
3    (e)  The Division, in administering the pilot program, shall 
4consider, but not be limited to, the following:
5        (1) best practices learning initiatives, including the 
6    University of Minnesota's college of direct support and all 
7    Illinois Department of Human Services-approved direct 
8    support person competencies;
9        (2) national direct support professional and person 
10    competencies or credentialing-based standards and 
11    trainings;
12        (3) facilitating direct support person's portfolio 
13    development;
14        (4) the role and value of skill mentors; and
15        (5) creating a career ladder.
16    (f) The Division shall produce a report detailing the 
17progress of the pilot program, including, but not limited to:
18        (1)  the rate of recruitment and retention for direct 
19    support persons of providers participating in the pilot 
20    program compared to the rate for non-participating 
21    providers;
22        (2) the number of direct support persons credentialed; 
23    and
24        (3)  the enhancement of quality supports and services to 
25    persons with developmental disabilities.
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The MC/DD Act is amended  by adding Section 
23-206.005 as follows:
 
3    (210 ILCS 46/3-206.005  new)
4    Sec. 3-206.005. Certification status for certified nursing 
5assistants.  A certified nursing assistant shall lose his or her 
6certification status if he or she goes 24 consecutive months 
7without performing nursing or nursing-related services for 
8pay.  In this Section, "nursing or nursing-related services for 
9pay" includes work performed as a direct support professional 
10as it is defined in the Community Services Act.

 
11    Section 15. The ID/DD Community Care Act is amended by 
12adding Section 3-206.005 as follows:
 
13    (210 ILCS 47/3-206.005 new)
14    Sec. 3-206.005. Certification status for certified nursing 
15assistants. A certified nursing assistant shall lose his or her 
16certification status if he or she goes 24 consecutive months 
17without performing nursing or nursing-related services for 
18pay.  In this Section, "nursing or nursing-related services for 
19pay" includes work performed as a direct support professional 
20as it is defined in the Community Services Act.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.".