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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services (DHS), through
3its Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), oversees the
4administration of Independent Service Coordination (ISC)
5activities around the State of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, ISC agencies serve as the primary connection
7between individuals and guardians who are seeking or receiving
8developmental disability services through DHS' DDD; and
 
9    WHEREAS, ISC agencies are essential to providing accurate
10individual information for statewide planning as well as
11collaborating with service providers to ensure individuals'
12health, safety, welfare, well-being, and satisfaction with
13services funded by DDD; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Prior to FY20, 17 organizations, mostly
15not-for-profits, provided ISC services for the State of
16Illinois; and
 
17    WHEREAS, On January 2, 2019, DHS, after the use of a
18competitive procurement process, announced that the number of
19ISC agencies to serve the entire state was cut from 17 to 8;
20and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In April of 2020, the Auditor General released a
2management audit of the DHS process for the selection of ISC
3providers that serve the front line by providing information
4and assistance to help individuals and families make informed
5choices for services; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The audit found significant problems with the
7competitive procurement process used to select the ISC
8providers, resulting in 13 recommendations, including 274
9scoring irregularities in this one grant opportunity, a
10failure to uniformly apply the grant criteria to applicant
11proposals, a failure to maintain documentation to show how
12protest resolutions were made, and a failure to follow
13selection criteria for the grant opportunity; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Auditor General, given the failures by DDD,
15could not conclude with absolute certainty that the correct
16proposers were selected by DHS for the awards, estimated to
17value over $38 million; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In FY23, ISC costs had increased to nearly $55
19million; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In July of 2018, the Auditor General released a
21performance audit of the Community Integrated Living
22Arrangements (CILA) program which reported, in part, a failure

 

 

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1by DHS to ensure that ISCs maintained documentation on all
2required visits to individuals that transitioned from State
3Operated Developmental Centers to CILAs, and that ISCs only
4conducted 62 percent of weekly and 82 percent of monthly
5required visits to individuals in CILAs; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Oversight of programs designed to assist
7individuals with developmental disabilities is vitally
8important to ensure that transitions to living arrangements
9are successful; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit
13of the oversight of the Independent Service Coordination (ISC)
14program by the Department of Human Services' Division of
15Developmental Disabilities; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
17for the period of FY21 to FY23, an examination of the
18caseloads, by ISC, around the State to determine whether ISCs
19are providing coverage based on agreements with the State, an
20examination of whether ISCs maintain documentation and report
21allegations of suspected abuse, neglect, and financial
22exploitation to the appropriate oversight entity, and an
23examination of the oversight and monitoring of ISCs by DHS

 

 

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1ensuring that the ISC complies with statutory, regulatory, and
2contract requirements, including site visits and inspections
3of records and premises; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That DHS and any other entity having information
5relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the
6Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be
7it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
9soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
10upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
113-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
13delivered to the Auditor General and the Department of Human
14Services.