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LRB094 16015 DRJ 51250 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health facilities.
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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 Community-Integrated Living Arrangements |
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| Licensure and
Certification Act is amended by adding Section 12 |
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| as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 135/12 new) |
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| Sec. 12. Pilot Project; CILAs for adolescents diagnosed |
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| with autism. |
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| (a) The Department shall implement a pilot project for the |
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| operation of 2 community-integrated living arrangement homes |
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| for adolescents who have been diagnosed with autism and who are |
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| at least 13 years of age and not more than 18 years of age. The |
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| homes shall be located in Will County or southern Cook County. |
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| The homes shall operate 7 days per week and shall be staffed 24 |
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| hours per day. The homes shall feature maximum family |
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| involvement based on a service and support agreement signed by |
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| the adolescent's family and the provider. The duration of the |
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| pilot project shall be 3 years. |
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| (b) Each home must include on its staff a behavior |
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| therapist. The provider shall ensure that the staff at each |
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| home receives appropriate training in matters that include, but |
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| need not be limited to, the following: behavior analysis, skill |
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| training, and other methodologies of teaching such as discreet |
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| trial and picture exchange communication system. |
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| (c) The homes shall provide therapeutic and other support |
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| services to the adolescents being served there. The therapeutic |
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| curriculum shall be based on the principles of applied behavior |
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| analysis. |
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| (d) The Department shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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| implement this Section.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |