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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 4.4 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 4.4. Community Resource Centers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The General Assembly finds that many individuals with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | developmental disabilities, in consultation with their family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | members or legal guardians, or both, seek care in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | State-operated developmental centers because of the extensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | array of services available in those settings. Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | individuals with developmental disabilities, in consultation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | with their family members or legal guardians, or both, choose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | to receive services in community residential settings or in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | their own homes. However, these individuals may find that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | critical services are simply unavailable when needed in many | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | community settings. As a result, these individuals and their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | families face unnecessary hardships and risk unnecessary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | service disruptions. In order for the Department of Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Services to meet its responsibility to protect the health and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | welfare of persons with developmental disabilities, the |
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1 | appropriate services, provided by trained and qualified | ||||||
2 | workers, must be available and accessible. State-operated | ||||||
3 | developmental centers are uniquely positioned to provide these | ||||||
4 | services because the higher needs of the current center | ||||||
5 | residents necessitate the presence of highly trained and | ||||||
6 | specialized staff. | ||||||
7 | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||||
8 | Services shall operate Community Resource Centers at each of | ||||||
9 | its 9 State-operated developmental centers. The objective of | ||||||
10 | the Community Resource Centers is to improve services delivered | ||||||
11 | in the community by providing the services of the skilled State | ||||||
12 | workforce to individuals residing in community settings when | ||||||
13 | individuals need those services. These services shall be | ||||||
14 | provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis or in the | ||||||
15 | resident's home or other settings. The services shall include, | ||||||
16 | but need not be limited to, services already available to | ||||||
17 | individuals residing at State-operated developmental centers | ||||||
18 | including, but not limited to, the following: | ||||||
19 | (1) Providing direct care services for individuals | ||||||
20 | with developmental disabilities, including, but not | ||||||
21 | limited to, medical services, podiatric services, dental | ||||||
22 | services, respite care, psychiatric services, behavioral | ||||||
23 | services, geriatric services, post-operative convalescent | ||||||
24 | care, crisis medical and behavioral care, communication | ||||||
25 | services, educational and vocational services, and | ||||||
26 | adaptive equipment. These services shall be made available |
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1 | when appropriate upon the request of the individual, the | ||||||
2 | individual's guardian, or the individual's service | ||||||
3 | provider. | ||||||
4 | (2) Advising and assisting community-based providers | ||||||
5 | with individual program planning services, including, but | ||||||
6 | not limited to, review of medications and behavioral plans. | ||||||
7 | These services shall be made available upon the request of | ||||||
8 | the individual's service provider. | ||||||
9 | (3) Providing specialized training in the unique needs | ||||||
10 | of individuals with developmental disabilities for direct | ||||||
11 | care practitioners and students, including, but not | ||||||
12 | limited to, doctors, dentists, podiatrists, psychiatrists, | ||||||
13 | and other health practitioners and students.
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