20 ILCS 1305/ Department of Human Services Act.

(20 ILCS 1305/1-40)

Sec. 1-40. Substance use disorders; mental health; provider payments. For authorized Medicaid services to enrolled individuals, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery and Division of Mental Health providers shall receive payment for such authorized services, with payment occurring no later than in the next fiscal year.

(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-42)

Sec. 1-42. Department Ambassador. Subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassadors. Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have the following duties: (i) to inform the public about services available through the Department, (ii) to assist the public in accessing those services, (iii) to review the Department's methods of disseminating information, and (iv) to recommend and implement more efficient practices of providing services and information to the public where possible.

(Source: P.A. 98-1065, eff. 8-26-14; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-50)

Sec. 1-50. Department of Human Services Community Services Fund.

(a) The Department of Human Services Community Services Fund is created in the State treasury as a special fund.

(b) The Fund is created for the purpose of receiving and disbursing moneys in accordance with this Section. Disbursements from the Fund shall be made, subject to appropriation, for payment of expenses incurred by the Department of Human Services in support of the Department's rebalancing services, mental health services, and substance abuse and prevention services.

(c) The Fund shall consist of the following:

(1) Moneys transferred from another State fund.

(2) All federal moneys received as a result of expenditures that are attributable to moneys deposited in the Fund.

(3) All other moneys received for the Fund from any other source.

(4) Interest earned upon moneys in the Fund.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-60)

Sec. 1-60. Pilot study. The Department of Human Services shall prepare 2 reports on the impact of the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. A preliminary report shall be prepared and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2012. A final report shall be prepared and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2013. The Department of Human Services shall prepare a report on the impact, after January 1, 2014, of the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The report shall be prepared and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 2, 2016. Each report shall be posted on the Department's website within a week of its submission. Each report shall discuss the number of admissions during the reporting period, any delay in admissions, the number of persons returned to the county under the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and any issues the county sheriffs or other county officials are having with the returns. Each report shall include a recommendation from the Department of Human Services and one from an association representing Illinois sheriffs whether to continue the pilot study. If either report indicates that there are serious deleterious effects from the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or that the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 are not producing adequate results, the General Assembly may take necessary steps to eliminate the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 104-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 prior to January 1, 2014.

(Source: P.A. 97-1020, eff. 8-17-12; 98-944, eff. 8-15-14.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-65)

Sec. 1-65. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-19.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-70)

Sec. 1-70. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18. Repealed by P.A. 102-877, eff. 1-1-23.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-75)

Sec. 1-75. Off-Hours Child Care Program.

(a) Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Finding child care can be a challenge for firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses, and other third shift workers across the State who often work non-typical work hours. This can impact home life, school, bedtime routines, job safety, and the mental health of some of our most critical front line workers and their families.

(2) There is a need for increased options for off-hours child care in the State. A majority of the State's child care facilities do not provide care outside of normal work hours, with just 3,251 day care homes and 435 group day care homes that provide night care.

(3) Illinois has a vested interest in ensuring that our first responders and working families can provide their children with appropriate care during off hours to improve the morale of existing first responders and to improve recruitment into the future.

(b) As used in this Section, "first responders" means emergency medical services personnel as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and, as determined by the Department, any other workers who, on account of their work schedule, need child care outside of the hours when licensed child care facilities typically operate.

(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer an Off-Hours Child Care Program to help first responders and other workers identify and access off-hours, night, or sleep time child care. Services funded under the program must address the child care needs of first responders. Funding provided under the program may also be used to cover any capital and operating expenses related to the provision of off-hours, night, or sleep time child care for first responders. Funding awarded under this Section shall be funded through appropriations from the Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund created under subsection (d). The Department shall implement the program by July 1, 2023. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program.

(d) The Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the Department of Human Services for the Off-Hours Child Care Program. Moneys in the Fund shall be expended for the Off-Hours Child Care Program and for no other purpose. All interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-912, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-80)

Sec. 1-80. Homeless services and supportive housing; veterans data. The Department's Bureau of Homeless Services and Supportive Housing within the Office of Family Support Services shall annually review and collect data on the number of military veterans receiving services or benefits under the Emergency and Transitional Housing Program, the Emergency Food Program, the Homeless Prevention Program, the Supporting Housing Program, and the Prince Home at Manteno administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Bureau may request and receive the cooperation of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and any other State agency that is relevant to the collection of the data required under this Section. The Bureau shall annually submit to the General Assembly a written report that details the number of military veterans served under each program no later than December 31, 2023 and every December 31 thereafter.

(Source: P.A. 102-961, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

(20 ILCS 1305/1-85)

Sec. 1-85. Home Illinois Program. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall establish the Home Illinois Program. The Home Illinois Program shall focus on preventing and ending homelessness in Illinois and may include, but not be limited to, homeless prevention, emergency and transitional housing, rapid rehousing, outreach, capital investment, and related services and supports for individuals at risk or experiencing homelessness. The Department may establish program eligibility criteria and other program requirements by rule. The Department of Human Services may consult with the Capital Development Board, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority in the management and disbursement of funds for capital related projects. The Capital Development Board, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall act in a consulting role only for the evaluation of applicants, scoring of applicants, or administration of the grant program.

(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

(20 ILCS 1305/Art. 10 heading) ARTICLE 10. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH

(20 ILCS 1305/10-5)

Sec. 10-5. Infant mortality reduction; special population groups. The Department shall include within its infant mortality reduction programs and materials information directed toward Hispanics, people of African descent, and other population groups residing in areas which experience high rates of infant mortality. The information shall inform these groups about the causes of infant mortality and the steps which may be taken to reduce the risk of early infant death.

(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-6)

Sec. 10-6. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-627, eff. 8-24-09. Repealed by P.A. 102-278, eff. 8-6-21.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-7)

Sec. 10-7. Postpartum depression.

(a) The Department shall develop and distribute a brochure or other information about the signs, symptoms, screening or detection techniques, and care for postpartum depression, including but not limited to methods for patients and family members to better understand the nature and causes of postpartum depression in order to lower the likelihood that new mothers will continue to suffer from this illness. This brochure shall be developed in conjunction with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing, and any other appropriate statewide organization of licensed professionals.

(b) The brochure required under subsection (a) of this Section shall be distributed, at a minimum, to physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, certified nurse midwives, and other health care professionals who provide care to pregnant women in the hospital, office, or clinic.

(c) The Secretary may contract with a statewide organization of physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches for the purposes of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 92-649, eff. 1-1-03.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-8)

Sec. 10-8. The Autism Research Checkoff Fund; grants; scientific review committee. The Autism Research Checkoff Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department must make grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding research concerning the disorder of autism. For purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of autism and may include clinical trials. No more than 20% of the grant funds may be used for institutional overhead costs, indirect costs, other organizational levies, or costs of community-based support services.

Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

Each year, grantees of the grants provided under this Section must submit a written report to the Department that sets forth the types of research that is conducted with the grant moneys and the status of that research.

The Department shall promulgate rules for the creation of a scientific review committee to review and assess applications for the grants authorized under this Section. The Committee shall serve without compensation.

(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-9)

Sec. 10-9. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-10)

Sec. 10-10. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 95-998, eff. 6-1-09. Repealed by P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-12)

Sec. 10-12. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97. Repealed by P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-15)

Sec. 10-15. Pregnant women with a substance use disorder. The Department shall develop guidelines for use in non-hospital residential care facilities for pregnant women who have a substance use disorder with respect to the care of those clients.

The Department shall administer infant mortality and prenatal programs, through its provider agencies, to develop special programs for case finding and service coordination for pregnant women who have a substance use disorder.

The Department shall ensure access to substance use disorder services statewide for pregnant and postpartum women, and ensure that programs are gender-responsive, are trauma-informed, serve women and young children, and prioritize justice-involved pregnant and postpartum women.

(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 101-447, eff. 8-23-19.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-16)

Sec. 10-16. Home visiting program.

(a) The General Assembly finds that research-informed home visiting programs work to strengthen families' functioning and support parents in caring for their children to ensure optimal child development.

(b) The Department shall establish a home visiting program to support communities in providing intensive home visiting programs to pregnant persons and families with children from birth up to elementary school enrollment. Services shall be offered on a voluntary basis to families. In awarding grants under the program, the Department shall prioritize populations or communities in need of such services, as determined by the Department, based on data including, but not limited to, statewide home visiting needs assessments. Eligibility under the program shall also take into consideration requirements of the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program and Head Start and Early Head Start to ensure appropriate alignment. The overall goals for these services are to:

(1) improve maternal and newborn health;

(2) prevent child abuse and neglect;

(3) promote children's development and readiness to participate in school; and

(4) connect families to needed community resources and supports.

(b) Allowable uses of funding include:

(1) Grants to community-based organizations to implement home visiting and family support services with fidelity to research-informed home visiting program models, as defined by the Department. Services may include, but are not limited to:

(A) personal visits with a child and the child's parent or caregiver at a periodicity aligned with the model being implemented;

(B) opportunities for connections with other parents and caregivers in their community and other social and community supports;

(C) enhancements to research-informed home visiting program models based on community needs including doula services, and other program innovations as approved by the Department; and

(D) referrals to other resources needed by families.

(2) Infrastructure supports for grantees, including, but not limited to, professional development for the workforce, technical assistance and capacity-building, data system and supports, infant and early childhood mental health consultation, trauma-informed practices, research, universal newborn screening, and coordinated intake.

(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall award grants to community-based agencies in accordance with this Section and any other rules that may be adopted by the Department. Successful grantees under this program shall comply with policies and procedures on program, data, and expense reporting as developed by the Department.

(d) Funds received under this Section shall supplement, not supplant, other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for these services. Any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for this program.

(e) The Department shall collaborate with relevant agencies to support the coordination and alignment of home visiting services provided through other State and federal funds, to the extent possible. The Department shall collaborate with the State Board of Education, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and Head Start and Early Head Start in the implementation of these services to support alignment with home visiting services provided through the Early Childhood Block Grant and the State's Medical Assistance Program, respectively, to the extent possible.

(f) An advisory committee shall advise the Department concerning the implementation of the home visiting program. The advisory committee shall make recommendations on policy and implementation. The Department shall determine whether the advisory committee shall be a newly created body or an existing body such as a committee of the Illinois Early Learning Council. The advisory committee shall consist of one or more representatives of the Department, other members representing public and private entities that serve and interact with the families served under the home visiting program, with the input of families engaged in home visiting or related services themselves. Family input may be secured by engaging families as members of this advisory committee or as a separate committee of family representatives.

(g) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.

(Source: P.A. 103-498, eff. 1-1-24.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-20)

Sec. 10-20. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-22)

Sec. 10-22. Great START program.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall, subject to a specific appropriation for this purpose, operate a Great START (Strategy To Attract and Retain Teachers) program. The goal of the program is to improve children's developmental and educational outcomes in child care by encouraging increased professional preparation by staff and staff retention. The Great START program shall coordinate with the TEACH professional development program.

The program shall provide wage supplements and may include other incentives to licensed child care center personnel, including early childhood teachers, school-age workers, early childhood assistants, school-age assistants, and directors, as such positions are defined by administrative rule of the Department of Children and Family Services. The program shall provide wage supplements and may include other incentives to licensed family day care home personnel and licensed group day care home personnel, including caregivers and assistants as such positions are defined by administrative rule of the Department of Children and Family Services. Individuals will receive supplements commensurate with their qualifications.

(b) (Blank).

(c) The Department shall, by rule, define the scope and operation of the program, including a wage supplement scale. The scale shall pay increasing amounts for higher levels of educational attainment beyond minimum qualifications and shall recognize longevity of employment. Subject to the availability of sufficient appropriation, the wage supplements shall be paid to child care personnel in the form of bonuses at 6 month intervals. Six months of continuous service with a single employer is required to be eligible to receive a wage supplement bonus. Wage supplements shall be paid directly to individual day care personnel, not to their employers. Eligible individuals must provide to the Department or its agent all information and documentation, including but not limited to college transcripts, to demonstrate their qualifications for a particular wage supplement level.

If appropriations permit, the Department may include one-time signing bonuses or other incentives to help providers attract staff, provided that the signing bonuses are less than the supplement staff would have received if they had remained employed with another day care center or family day care home.

If appropriations permit, the Department may include one-time longevity bonuses or other incentives to recognize staff who have remained with a single employer.

(d) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 93-711, eff. 7-12-04.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-23)

Sec. 10-23. High-risk pregnant or postpartum individuals. The Department shall expand and update its maternal child health programs to serve pregnant and postpartum individuals determined to be high-risk using criteria established by a multi-agency working group. The services shall be provided by registered nurses, licensed social workers, or other staff with behavioral health or medical training, as approved by the Department. The persons providing the services may collaborate with other providers, including, but not limited to, obstetricians, gynecologists, or pediatricians, when providing services to a patient.

(Source: P.A. 102-665, eff. 10-8-21.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-25)

Sec. 10-25. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program.

(a) The Department shall participate in the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program of the federal government to the maximum extent permitted by the federal appropriation and allocation to the State of Illinois. In order to efficiently process electronically issued WIC benefits, the Department may use an account held outside of the state treasury for the deposit and issuance of WIC benefits. The Department shall report quarterly to the Governor and the General Assembly the status of obligations and expenditures of the WIC nutrition program appropriation and make recommendations on actions necessary to expend all available federal funds. Other appropriations and funds from any public or private source in addition to federal funds may be used by the Department for the purpose of maximum participation in the WIC nutrition program.

(b) The Department shall maintain a drug abuse education program for participants in the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program. The program shall include but need not be limited to (1) the provision of information concerning the dangers of drug abuse and (2) the referral of participants who are suspected drug abusers to drug abuse clinics, treatment programs, counselors or other drug abuse treatment providers.

(c) The Department shall cooperate with the Department of Public Health for purposes of the smoking cessation program for participants in the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program maintained by the Department of Public Health under Section 2310-435 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law (20 ILCS 2310/2310-435).

(d) The Department may contract with any bank as defined by the Illinois Banking Act to redeem bank drafts issued by the Department under the United States Department of Agriculture Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Any bank with which the Department has entered into a contract to redeem bank drafts may receive, pursuant to an appropriation to the Department, an initial advance and periodic payment of funds for the Women, Infants and Children Program in amounts determined by the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other law, such funds shall be retained in a separate account by the bank. Any interest earned by monies in such account shall accrue to the USDA Women, Infants and Children Fund and shall be used exclusively for the redemption of bank drafts issued by the Department. WIC program food funds received by the bank from the Department shall be used exclusively for the redemption of bank drafts. The bank shall not use such food funds, or interest accrued thereon, for any other purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of administrative expenses or payments of administrative fees due the bank pursuant to its contract or contracts with the Department.

Such initial and periodic payments by the Department to the bank shall be effected, pursuant to an appropriation, in an amount needed for the redemption of bank drafts issued by the Department under the United States Department of Agriculture Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in any initial or succeeding period. The State Comptroller shall, upon presentation by the Secretary of adequate certification of funds needed for redemption of bank drafts, promptly draw a warrant payable to the bank for deposit to the separate account of the bank. Such certification may be in magnetic tape or computer output form, indicating the amount of the total payment made by the bank for the redemption of bank drafts from funds provided to the bank under this Section.

The separate account of the bank established under this Section, any payments to that account, and the use of such account and funds shall be subject to (1) audit by the Department or a private contractor authorized by the Department to conduct audits, including but not limited to such audits as may be required by State law, (2) audit by the federal government or a private contractor authorized by the federal government, and (3) post audit pursuant to the Illinois State Auditing Act.

(e) The Department may include a program of lactation support services as part of the benefits and services provided for pregnant and breast feeding participants in the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program. The program may include payment for breast pumps, breast shields, or any supply deemed essential for the successful maintenance of lactation, as well as lactation specialists who are registered nurses, licensed dietitians, or persons who have successfully completed a lactation management training program.

(f) The Department shall coordinate the operation of the Women, Infants and Children program with the Medicaid program by interagency agreement whereby each program provides information about the services offered by the other to applicants for services.

(Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-26)

Sec. 10-26. The PUNS database.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall compile and maintain a database of Illinois residents with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability, including an autism spectrum disorder, and Illinois residents with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability who are also diagnosed with a physical disability or mental illness and are in need of developmental disability services funded by the Department. The database shall be referred to as the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) and shall include, but not be limited to, children and youth, individuals transitioning from special education to post-secondary activities, individuals living at home or in the community, individuals in private nursing and residential facilities, and individuals in intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities. Individuals who are receiving services under any home and community-based services waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act may remain on the PUNS database until they are offered services through a PUNS selection or demonstrate the need for and are awarded alternative services.

(b) The PUNS database shall be used to foster a fair and orderly process for processing applications for developmental disabilities services funded by the Department, verifying information, keeping individuals and families who have applied for services informed of available services and anticipated wait times, determining unmet need, and informing the General Assembly and the Governor of unmet need statewide and within each representative district.

(c) Independent service coordination agencies shall be the points of entry for individuals and families applying for developmental disability services funded by the Department. The information collected and maintained for PUNS shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (i) the types of services of which the individual is potentially in need; (ii) demographic and identifying information about the individual; (iii) factors indicating need, including diagnoses, assessment information, ages of primary caregivers, and current living situation; (iv) the date information about the individual is submitted for inclusion in PUNS, and the types of services sought by the individual; and (v) the representative district in which the individual resides. In collecting and maintaining information under this Section, the Department shall give consideration to cost-effective appropriate services for individuals.

(d) The Department shall respond to inquiries about anticipated PUNS selection dates and make available a Department e-mail address for such inquiries. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall offer a web-based verification and information-update application. The Department shall make all reasonable efforts to contact individuals on the PUNS database at least 2 times each year and provide information about the PUNS process, information regarding services that may be available to them prior to the time they are selected from PUNS, and advice on preparing for and seeking developmental disability services. At least one of the contacts must be from an independent service coordination agency. The Department may contact individuals on the PUNS database through a newsletter prepared by the Division of Developmental Disabilities. The Department shall provide information about PUNS to the general public on its website.

(e) This amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly does not create any new entitlement to a service, program, or benefit but shall not affect any entitlement to a service, program, or benefit created by any other law. Except for a service, program, or benefit that is an entitlement, a service, program, or benefit provided as a result of the collection and maintenance of PUNS shall be subject to appropriations made by the General Assembly.

(f) The Department, consistent with applicable federal and State law, shall make general information about PUNS available to the public such as: (i) the number of individuals potentially in need of each type of service, program, or benefit; and (ii) the general characteristics of those individuals. The Department shall protect the confidentiality of each individual in PUNS when releasing database information by not disclosing any personally identifying information.

(g) The Department shall allow an individual who is:

(1) a legal resident;

(2) a dependent of a military service member; and

(3) absent from the State due to the member's military service;

to be added to PUNS to indicate the need for services upon return to the State. If the individual is selected from PUNS to receive services, the individual shall have 6 months from the date of the selection notification to apply for services and another 6 months to commence using the services. If an individual is receiving services funded by the Department and the services are disrupted due to the military service member's need for the individual to leave the State because of the member's military service, the services shall be resumed upon the individual's return to the State if the individual is otherwise eligible. No payment made in accordance with this Section or Section 12-4.47 of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall be made for home and community based services provided outside the State of Illinois. The individual is required to provide the following to the Department:

(i) a copy of the military service member's DD-214 or other equivalent discharge paperwork; and

(ii) proof of the military service member's legal residence in the State, as prescribed by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 101-284, eff. 8-9-19.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-27)

Sec. 10-27. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-78, eff. 7-24-09. Repealed by P.A. 99-209, eff. 7-30-15.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-30)

Sec. 10-30. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 92-722, eff. 8-6-02. Repealed by P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)