HB5386eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5386 Engrossed LRB094 19400 DRJ 55091 b

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-5e as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5e new)

Sec. 5-5e. Waiver for home and community-based services for children with developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply for a waiver or waivers from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act no later than June 1, 2006, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to allow payment for in-home and community-based treatment, therapies, training including parent training, and other necessary aids and services for children from the age of 3 up to the age of 21 who are diagnosed with a developmental disability or autism spectrum disorder, including those children whose families would not otherwise qualify for medical assistance under this Article due to family income or assets. The application or applications shall request an implementation date of January 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as may be approved by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and shall provide for: (i) a minimum of 800 children in the first year of implementation, of which no fewer than 500 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder; (ii) a minimum of 1,750 children in the second year of implementation, of which no fewer than 1,000 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder; and (iii) a minimum of 3,350 in the third and subsequent years of implementation, of which 2,000 shall be children with autism spectrum disorder.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.