SB2415sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 2/23/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2415

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

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-5e as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5e new)

Sec. 5-5e. Waiver for home and community-based services for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. No later than September 1, 2006, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit an application for a waiver from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act to allow payment for in-home and community-based treatment, therapies, training including parent training, and other necessary aids and services for children from the age of 3 to the age of 21 who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or another developmental disability, including those children whose families would not otherwise qualify for medical assistance under this Article due to family income or assets. The application must request an implementation date of January 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as may be approved by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The application shall provide for significant participation in the waiver by children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and the Department shall set the following targets for such participation: (i) a minimum of 800 children in the first year of the waiver, of which at least 500 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder; (ii) a minimum of 1,750 children in the second year of the waiver, of which at least 1,000 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder; and (iii) a minimum of 3,350 children in the third year of the waiver, of which at least 2,000 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder.

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