Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 2/23/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2415




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2415 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-5e as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/5-5e  new)
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    Sec. 5-5e. Waiver for home and community-based services for 
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children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental 
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disabilities. No later than September 1, 2006, the Department 
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of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit an application 
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for a waiver from the United States Centers for Medicare and 
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Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1915(c) of the Social 
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Security Act to allow payment for in-home and community-based 
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treatment, therapies, training including parent training, and 
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other necessary aids and services for children from the age of 
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3 to the age of 21 who are diagnosed with autism spectrum 
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disorder or another developmental disability, including those 
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children whose families would not otherwise qualify for medical 
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assistance under this Article due to family income or assets.   
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The application must request an implementation date of January 
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1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as may be approved by the United 
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States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  The 
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application shall provide for significant participation in the 
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waiver by children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and 
 


 






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the Department shall set the following targets for such 
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participation:  (i) a minimum of 800 children in the first year 
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of the waiver, of which at least 500 shall be children with 
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autism spectrum disorder; (ii) a minimum of 1,750 children in 
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the second year of the waiver, of which at least 1,000 shall be 
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children with autism spectrum disorder; and (iii) a minimum of 
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3,350 children in the third year of the waiver, of which at 
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least 2,000 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".