97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5164

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Greg Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-31 new
325 ILCS 20/12.5 new

    Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Early Intervention Services System Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services, as the lead agency responsible for administering the early intervention program, to adopt rules to include applied behavior analysis services provided by Board-certified behavior analysts as a covered service, subject to appropriations, to individuals eligible for medical assistance or early intervention services; and to adopt rules for a behavior analyst certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to participate in the medical assistance program and the early intervention program, subject to appropriations. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5adding Section 5-31 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-31 new)
7    Sec. 5-31. Applied behavior analysis services.
8    (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
9adopt rules to include applied behavior analysis services
10provided by Board-certified behavior analysts as a covered
11service, subject to appropriations, to individuals eligible
12for medical assistance under this Article.
13    (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
14adopt rules for a behavior analyst certified by the Behavior
15Analyst Certification Board to participate in the medical
16assistance program, subject to appropriations.
 
17    Section 10. The Early Intervention Services System Act is
18amended by adding Section 12.5 as follows:
 
19    (325 ILCS 20/12.5 new)
20    Sec. 12.5. Applied behavior analysis services.
21    (a) The lead agency shall adopt rules to include applied

 

 

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1behavior analysis services provided by Board-certified
2behavior analysts as a covered service, subject to
3appropriations, to individuals eligible for early intervention
4services under this Act.
5    (b) The lead agency shall adopt rules for a behavior
6analyst certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
7to participate in the early intervention program, subject to
8appropriations.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.