Full Text of SB2424 100th General Assembly
SB2424sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Heather A. Steans Filed: 4/23/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2424
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2424, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | 6 | | Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII-A as | 7 | | follows: | 8 | | (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII-A heading new) | 9 | | VII-A. DIVERSION FROM FACILITY-BASED CARE PROGRAM | 10 | | (405 ILCS 80/7A-1 new) | 11 | | Sec. 7A-1. Diversion from Facility-based Care Pilot | 12 | | Program. | 13 | | (a) The purposes of this Article are to: | 14 | | (1) decrease the number of admissions to | 15 | | State-operated facilities; |
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| 1 | | (2) address the needs of individuals receiving Home and | 2 | | Community Based Services (HCBS) with intellectual | 3 | | disabilities or developmental disabilities who are at risk | 4 | | of facility-based care due to significant behavioral | 5 | | challenges, some with a dual diagnosis of mental illness, | 6 | | by providing a community-based residential alternative to | 7 | | facility-based care consistent with their individual | 8 | | plans, and to transition these individuals back to a | 9 | | traditional community-integrated living arrangement or | 10 | | other HCBS community setting program; | 11 | | (3) create greater capacity within the short-term | 12 | | stabilization homes by allowing individuals who need an | 13 | | extended period of treatment to transfer to a long-term | 14 | | stabilization home; | 15 | | (4) stabilize the existing community-integrated living | 16 | | arrangement homes where the presence of individuals with | 17 | | complex behavioral challenges is disruptive to their | 18 | | housemates; and | 19 | | (5) add support services to enhance community service | 20 | | providers who serve individuals with significant | 21 | | behavioral challenges. | 22 | | (b) Subject to appropriation or the availability of other | 23 | | funds for these purposes at the discretion of the Department, | 24 | | the Department shall establish the Diversion from | 25 | | Facility-based Care Pilot Program consisting of at least 6 | 26 | | homes in various locations in this State in accordance with |
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| 1 | | this Article and the following model: | 2 | | (1) the Diversion from Facility-based Care Model shall | 3 | | serve individuals with intellectual disabilities or | 4 | | developmental disabilities who are currently receiving | 5 | | HCBS services and are at risk of facility-based care due to | 6 | | significant behavioral challenges, some with a dual | 7 | | diagnosis of mental illness, for a period ranging from one | 8 | | to 2 years, or longer if appropriate for the individual; | 9 | | (2) the Program shall be regulated in accordance with | 10 | | the community-integrated living arrangement guidelines; | 11 | | (3) each home shall support no more than 4 residents, | 12 | | each having his or her own bedroom; | 13 | | (4) if, at any point, an individual, his or her | 14 | | guardian, or family caregivers, in conjunction with the | 15 | | provider and clinical staff, believe the individual is | 16 | | capable of participating in a HCBS service, those | 17 | | opportunities shall be offered as they become available; | 18 | | and | 19 | | (5) providers shall have adequate resources, | 20 | | experience, and qualifications to serve the population | 21 | | target by the Program, as determined by the Department; | 22 | | (6) participating Program providers and the Department | 23 | | shall participate in an ongoing collaborative whereby best | 24 | | practices and treatment experiences would be shared and | 25 | | utilized; | 26 | | (7) home locations shall be proposed by the provider in |
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| 1 | | collaboration with other community stakeholders; | 2 | | (8) The Department, in collaboration with | 3 | | participating providers, by rule shall develop data | 4 | | collection and reporting requirements for participating | 5 | | community service providers. Beginning December 31, 2020 | 6 | | the Department shall submit an annual report | 7 | | electronically to the General Assembly and Governor that | 8 | | outlines the progress and effectiveness of the pilot | 9 | | program. The report to the General Assembly shall be filed | 10 | | with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the | 11 | | Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the | 12 | | manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct; | 13 | | (9) the staffing model shall allow for a high level of | 14 | | community integration and engagement and family | 15 | | involvement; and | 16 | | (10) appropriate day services, staff training | 17 | | priorities, and home modifications shall be incorporated | 18 | | into the Program model, as allowed by HCBS authorization. | 19 | | (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 21 | | 2019.".
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