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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
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Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
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54.5 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1705/54.5  new)
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    Sec. 54.5. Rates; community-based residential programs for 
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persons with developmental disabilities.
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    (a)  The General Assembly finds that, due to economic 
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factors, it has become increasingly necessary for providers of 
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residential services to persons with developmental 
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disabilities to expand the number of persons with developmental 
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disabilities living together in community-based residential 
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programs funded by the Department.   The General Assembly further 
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finds that, in order to enhance opportunities for  persons with 
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developmental disabilities to live in the community with 
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dignity and individual privacy, and to maximize the benefits of 
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the supportive services provided in community-based 
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residential programs, it is necessary and appropriate to offer 
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financial incentives to providers so that they can establish 
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community-based residential programs of 4 or fewer individuals 
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living together.
 


 






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    (b) As used in this Section, "community-based residential 
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program" means one of a variety of  living arrangements for 
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persons with developmental disabilities, including existing 
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settings, such as community integrated living arrangements, 
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community residential alternatives, assisted residential care, 
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supported residential care, and adult foster care, and may also 
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include newly developed settings that are consistent with this 
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definition.  The term "developmental disability" includes an 
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autism spectrum disorder.
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    (c) The Department of Human Services shall establish 
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reimbursement rates that will create an incentive for providers 
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to establish community-based residential programs in which no 
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more than 4 persons with developmental disabilities reside 
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together and in which each person has his or her own individual 
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private bedroom.

 

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