Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 3/29/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 191
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 191 by replacing | ||||||
3 | line 6 on page 11 through line 8 on page 12 with the following:
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4 | " As soon as is possible after the effective date of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
6 | shall enhance its program of family preservation services, | ||||||
7 | including, but not limited to, respite care, to support intact, | ||||||
8 | foster, and adoptive families when (i) the family is eligible | ||||||
9 | for services from the Department pursuant to the Department's | ||||||
10 | rules, (ii) the family is experiencing extreme hardships due to | ||||||
11 | the difficulty and stress of caring for a child who has been | ||||||
12 | diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder, and (iii) | ||||||
13 | the Department determines that those services are necessary to | ||||||
14 | ensure the health and safety of the child. "Respite care" shall | ||||||
15 | be defined in the Department's amended rules and regulations. | ||||||
16 | The Department may refer the child or family to services | ||||||
17 | available from other agencies in the community. Acceptance of |
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1 | these services shall be voluntary. The Department may develop | ||||||
2 | and implement a public information campaign to alert health and | ||||||
3 | social service providers and the general public about these | ||||||
4 | special family preservation services. The nature and scope of | ||||||
5 | the services offered and the number of families served under | ||||||
6 | the special program implemented under this paragraph shall be | ||||||
7 | determined by the level of funding that the Department annually | ||||||
8 | allocates for this purpose. The term "pervasive developmental | ||||||
9 | disorder" under this paragraph means a neurological condition, | ||||||
10 | Asperger's Syndrome, and autism, as defined in the most recent | ||||||
11 | edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental | ||||||
12 | Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. ".
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