(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. 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. 103-688, eff. 1-1-25.)

(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.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-32)

Sec. 10-32. Task Force on the Condition of African American Men in Illinois.

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that African American men: (1) are disproportionately less likely to complete high school and to obtain a post-secondary education; (2) are more likely to be incarcerated or on parole; (3) are more likely to have lower lifetime economic earnings; (4) are more likely to have been a part of the child welfare population; (5) are more likely to have a shorter life expectancy; and (6) are more likely to have health problems, such as HIV/AIDS, drug dependency, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. The General Assembly further finds and declares that the State of Illinois has a compelling interest in determining the causes of these problems and in developing appropriate remedies.

(b) The Task Force on the Condition of African American Men in Illinois is created within the Department of Human Services. Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 members to the Task Force. In addition, the Director or Secretary of each of the following, or his or her designee, are members: the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Rights, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College Board. Members shall not receive compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses from appropriations made for that purpose. The Department of Human Services shall provide staff and other assistance to the Task Force.

(c) The purposes of the Task Force are as follows: to determine the causal factors for the condition of African American men; to inventory State programs and initiatives that serve to improve the condition of African American men; to identify gaps in services to African American men; and to develop strategies to reduce duplication of services and to maximize coordination between State agencies, providers, and educational institutions, including developing benchmarks to measure progress.

(d) The Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2008.

(Source: P.A. 95-62, eff. 8-13-07.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-33)

Sec. 10-33. Sexual assault education program.

(a) The Department shall conduct a comprehensive study of the needs of women with disabilities who reside in the community as well as structured living environments regarding sexual assault and the threat of sexual violence. The study must include a needs assessment during the first year that gathers input from women with disabilities, service providers, and advocacy organizations. This study must inform the development and implementation of educational programs for women with disabilities, including distribution of information materials during the first year. These materials must include information on indications of possible occurrences of sexual assault, the rights of sexual-assault victims, and any public or private victim-assistance programs and resources available, including resources available through the Office of the Attorney General.

(b) The Department shall seek to attain any federal grants or other funding that may be available for the purpose of this Section.

(c) The Department shall adopt any rule necessary for the implementation and administration of the program under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 95-489, eff. 6-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-34)

Sec. 10-34. Public awareness of the national hotline number. The Department of Human Services shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation to promote public awareness regarding the national human trafficking hotline. This includes, but is not limited to, displaying public awareness signs in high risk areas, such as, but not limited to, truck stops, bus stations, train stations, airports, and rest stops.

(Source: P.A. 99-105, eff. 1-1-16; 99-350, eff. 1-1-16.)