97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1622

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Heather A. Steans

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1705/15g new
405 ILCS 30/6 new

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall, no later than July 1, 2012, establish a policy to provide independent individualized assessments of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in State-operated facilities who desire, or whose parents or guardians desire, to pursue transfer to an integrated community-based residential setting. Provides that the policy shall include identifying the clinical, habilitative, and social needs of each individual that shall be incorporated into a transition plan. Amends the Community Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct a geographic analysis of supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness no later than July 1, 2012. Provides that the analysis shall also identify gaps between required supports and services by region of the State; and that the Department shall prepare a final report by no later than January 1, 2013 that shall be made available to the Governor and the appropriate standing committees in the Senate and the House, and that shall be made available to the public on the Department's website a minimum of one week prior to presentation of the report to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
615g as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/15g new)
8    Sec. 15g. State-operated facilities; individualized
9assessments.
10    (a) For purposes of this Section:
11    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
12    "Independent individualized assessment" means a dignified
13and thoughtful determination of an individual's clinical,
14habilitative, and social needs.
15    "Integrated-community based residential setting" includes
16a private residence, community-integrated living arrangements,
17supported residential programs, supervised residential
18programs, or supportive housing programs.
19    "Pre-admission screening agency" means an entity that
20contracts with the Department to provide coordination services
21as outlined in Section 10 of the Disabilities Service Act of
222003. A pre-admission screening agency is also known as an
23independent service coordination agency.

 

 

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1    "State-operated facilities" means the facilities listed in
2Section 4 of this Act.
3    (b) Long-term care rebalancing. Pursuant to Public Act
496-1501, the State of Illinois has established a long-term care
5rebalancing initiative. This amendatory Act of the 97th General
6Assembly seeks to further the goals of that initiative by
7ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities
8residing in State-operated facilities have a choice in
9determining whether to continue residing in a State-operated
10facility or transfer to an integrated community-based
11residential setting.
12    (c) Independent assessment of individuals residing in
13State-operated facilities. By no later than July 1, 2012, the
14Department shall establish a policy to provide independent
15individualized assessments of individuals with developmental
16disabilities residing in State-operated facilities who desire,
17or whose parents or guardians desire, to pursue transfer to an
18integrated community-based residential setting. The policy
19shall include identifying the clinical, habilitative, and
20social needs of each individual that shall be incorporated into
21a transition plan. The independent individualized assessments
22shall be provided by pre-admission screening agencies under
23contract with the Department. Furthermore, the Department
24shall utilize the pre-admission screening agency providing
25services in the geographic region of each State-operated
26facility.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Community Services Act is amended by adding
2Section 6 as follows:
 
3    (405 ILCS 30/6 new)
4    Sec. 6. Geographic analysis of supports and services in
5community settings.
6    (a) For purposes of this Section:
7    "Direct support professionals" means direct support
8workers, direct care workers, personal assistants, personal
9attendants, and paraprofessionals that provide assistance to
10individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness
11in the form of daily living, and provide the habilitation,
12rehabilitation, and training needs of these individuals.
13    "Licensed professionals" means, but is not limited to,
14dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, advance
15practical nurses, licensed practical nurses, registered
16nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and qualified mental
17health professionals.
18    "Residential services" means private residences,
19community-integrated living arrangements, supported
20residential programs, supervised residential programs, or
21supportive housing programs.
22    "Supports and services" means direct support
23professionals, licensed professionals, and residential
24services.

 

 

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1    (b) Long-term care rebalancing. Pursuant to Public Act
296-1501, the State of Illinois has established a long-term care
3rebalancing initiative. This amendatory Act of the 97th General
4Assembly seeks to further the goals of that initiative by
5ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities or
6mental illness who utilize long-term care services under the
7medical assistance program and other long-term care related
8benefit programs administered by the State have meaningful
9access to a reasonable array of community-based and
10institutional program options. Furthermore, the General
11Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State to ensure
12that the clinical, habilitative, and social needs of
13individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness
14who chose to reside in integrated community-based settings can
15have those needs met in integrated community-based settings. In
16order to meaningfully comply with this policy, the General
17Assembly must have an understanding of the existing capacity in
18integrated-community based settings, including direct support
19professionals and licensed professionals, such as dentists,
20nurses, and psychiatrists, as well as residential capacity to
21provide for these needs.
22    (c) By no later than July 1, 2012, the Department shall
23conduct a geographic analysis of supports and services for
24individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness.
25This analysis shall also identify gaps between required
26supports and services by region of the State. The Department

 

 

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1shall prepare a final report by no later than January 1, 2013
2that shall be made available to the Governor and shall be
3presented by the Department to the appropriate standing
4committees in the Senate, as determined by and on a date
5determined by the President of the Senate, and the House of
6Representatives, as determined by and on a date determined by
7the Speaker of the House. The final report shall be made
8available to the public and shall be published on the
9Department's website in an appropriate location a minimum of
10one week prior to presentation of the report to the General
11Assembly.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.