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HB1197 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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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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| 15f as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 1705/15f new)
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| Sec. 15f. Individualized behavioral support plan. |
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| (a) As used in this Section: |
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| "Behavioral challenges" means episodes of significant |
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| property destruction, self-injurious behavior, assaultive |
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| behavior, or any other behavior that prevents a person from |
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| successful participation in a community-based residential |
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| program, as determined by the community support team.
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| "Community-based residential program" means one of a |
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| variety of living arrangements in which no more than 8 |
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| individuals reside together and the setting is designed to |
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| promote independence. This includes existing categories, such |
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| as community integrated living arrangements, community |
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| residential alternatives, assisted residential care, supported |
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| residential care, and adult foster care and may also include |
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| newly developed settings that are consistent with this |
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| definition.
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| (b) Each individual in a community-based residential |
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| program for persons with developmental disabilities who |
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| exhibits behavioral challenges shall have an individualized |
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| behavioral support plan. Each individualized support plan |
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| shall: (i) be designed to meet individual needs; (ii) be in the |
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| immediate and long-term best interests of the individual; (iii) |
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| be non-aversive; (iv) teach the individual new skills; (v) |
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| provide alternatives to behavioral challenges; (vi) offer |
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| opportunities for choice and social integration; and (vii) |