Full Text of HB3204 97th General Assembly
HB3204ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Rita Mayfield Filed: 3/10/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3204
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3204 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | 5 | | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section | 6 | | 4.4 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new) | 8 | | Sec. 4.4. Community Resource Centers. | 9 | | (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that many | 10 | | individuals with developmental disabilities, in consultation | 11 | | with their family members or legal guardians, or both, receive | 12 | | services in community residential settings or in their own | 13 | | homes. However, these individuals may find that critical | 14 | | services are simply unavailable when needed in many community | 15 | | settings. As a result, these individuals and their families | 16 | | face unnecessary hardships and risk unnecessary service |
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| 1 | | disruptions. In order for the Department to fulfill its | 2 | | responsibility to protect the health and welfare of persons | 3 | | with developmental disabilities, the appropriate services, | 4 | | provided by trained and qualified workers, must be available | 5 | | and accessible. State-Operated Developmental Centers (SODCs) | 6 | | are uniquely positioned to provide these services because the | 7 | | high needs of many SODC residents already necessitate the | 8 | | presence of highly trained and specialized staff as part of the | 9 | | SODC workforce. | 10 | | (b) Community Resource Centers. Subject to appropriation, | 11 | | the Department shall be authorized to operate Community | 12 | | Resource Centers at each of its 8 State-Operated Developmental | 13 | | Centers (SODCs). The objective of the Community Resource | 14 | | Centers is to augment services delivered in the community by | 15 | | providing the services of the skilled SODC workforce to | 16 | | individuals residing in community settings when individuals | 17 | | need those services. The services may be provided on an | 18 | | inpatient or outpatient basis, in the resident's home, or in | 19 | | other settings. Services to be provided may include, but need | 20 | | not be limited to, the following: | 21 | | (1) Direct care services for individuals with | 22 | | developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, | 23 | | medical services, podiatric services, dental services, | 24 | | respite care, psychiatric services, behavioral services, | 25 | | geriatric services, post-operative convalescent care, | 26 | | crisis medical and behavioral care, communication |
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| 1 | | services, educational and vocational services, and | 2 | | adaptive equipment. These services shall be made available | 3 | | when appropriate upon the request of the individual, the | 4 | | individual's guardian, or the individual's service | 5 | | provider. | 6 | | (2) Specialized training in the unique needs of | 7 | | individuals with developmental disabilities for direct | 8 | | care practitioners and students, including, but not | 9 | | limited to, doctors, dentists, podiatrists, psychiatrists, | 10 | | and other health practitioners and students. ".
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