(305 ILCS 5/5-43)

Sec. 5-43. Supports Waiver Program for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

(a) The Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and stakeholders, shall study the development and implementation of a supports waiver program for young adults with developmental disabilities. The Division shall explore the following components of a supports waiver program to determine what is most appropriate:

(1) The age of individuals to be provided services in a waiver program.

(2) The number of individuals to be provided services in a waiver program.

(3) The services to be provided in a waiver program.

(4) The funding to be provided to individuals within a waiver program.

(5) The transition process to the Waiver for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

(6) The type of home and community-based services waiver to be utilized.

(b) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services are authorized to adopt and implement any rules necessary to study the supports waiver program.

(c) Subject to appropriation, no later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a supports waiver for young adults with developmental disabilities utilizing the information learned from the study under subsection (a).

(Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)