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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS)
3has seven State-operated developmental centers (SODCs) serving
4approximately 1,800 residents; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Individuals also receive services in
6community-based settings through Community Integrated Living
7Arrangements (CILAs), which house one to eight residents each;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 2012, then-Governor Quinn announced a
10"rebalancing initiative" with the goal of moving individuals
11from SODCs to community settings; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In 2012, the SODC in Jacksonville was closed and
13the majority of its residents were transitioned to CILAs; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in
15Centralia was also slated for closure and some residents were
16transitioned out of the facility; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
19Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit of
20the oversight of the Community Integrated Living Arrangements

 

 

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1(CILAs) program at the Department of Human Services; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That the audit include but not be limited to the
4following:
 
5        (1) A review of the process for licensing community
6    mental health or developmental services agencies and
7    certifying community-integrated living arrangements for
8    persons with mental illnesses or persons with
9    developmental disabilities;
 
10        (2) A determination whether oversight and monitoring
11    of licensed agencies and certified providers complies with
12    statutory and regulatory requirements, including site
13    visits, and inspections of records and premises;
 
14        (3) A review of the extent and timing of follow-up and
15    monitoring by DHS of individuals transitioned from SODCs to
16    CILAs, including its provision of follow-along services to
17    support an individual's transition into the new service
18    arrangement;
 
19        (4) A review of the role of Community Resource
20    Alliance, Community Resource Associates, and any other
21    principal providers in transition planning and support and

 

 

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1    whether those contracts were adequately managed by DHS;
 
2        (5) A review of the status of the Money Follows the
3    Person (MFP) initiative, including Individual Budgets and
4    reimbursements received from the federal government; and
 
5        (6) A review of DHS procedures for receiving and
6    investigating complaints against licensees and providers,
7    including any denial or revocation of licenses or actions
8    taken against providers; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Human Services
10and any other agency or entity having information relevant to
11this audit, cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor
12General during this review; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
14soon as possible and report the findings and recommendations
15upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-
1614 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.