Full Text of HB4952 102nd General Assembly
HB4952ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Lindsey LaPointe Filed: 2/10/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4952
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4952 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 3. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 5-45.21 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5-45.21. Emergency rulemaking; Department of Children | 8 | | and Family Services. To provide for the expeditious and timely | 9 | | implementation of Section 5.29 of the Children and Family | 10 | | Services Act, emergency rules implementing Section 5.29 of the | 11 | | Children and Family Services Act may be adopted in accordance | 12 | | with Section 5-45 by the Department of Children and Family | 13 | | Services. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by | 14 | | Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the | 15 | | public interest, safety, and welfare. | 16 | | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date |
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| 1 | | of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. | 2 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | 3 | | by adding Sections 5.26, 5.27, 5.28, and 5.29 as follows: | 4 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.26 new) | 5 | | Sec. 5.26. Behavioral health referrals; agency monitoring. | 6 | | The Department of Children and Family Services, in conjunction | 7 | | with the Department of Human Services, shall develop a | 8 | | comprehensive list of children and youth under the age of 18 | 9 | | who are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental | 10 | | disabilities or with a mental illness and are referred to a | 11 | | children's group home, an Illinois public school, a | 12 | | therapeutic day school, or a private in-state or out-of-state | 13 | | residential program or hospital due to their need for | 14 | | behavioral health services and supports. | 15 | | The Department of Children and Family Services shall work | 16 | | in conjunction with the Department of Human Services, the | 17 | | State Board of Education, and the Department of Juvenile | 18 | | Justice to track the referrals, monitor any possible overlap | 19 | | between agencies, track funding streams, track the number of | 20 | | available facilities, staff, and beds, and establish clear | 21 | | processes and memoranda of understanding for the exchange of | 22 | | this information. | 23 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.27 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 5.27. Short-Term Stabilization Home Model. | 2 | | The Department of Children and Family Services, in | 3 | | conjunction with the Department of Human Services and the | 4 | | State Board of Education, shall establish a Short-Term | 5 | | Stabilization Home Model for children and youth under the age | 6 | | of 18 who are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental | 7 | | disabilities or with a mental illness and are receiving | 8 | | services under any home and community-based services waiver | 9 | | program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social | 10 | | Security Act. | 11 | | The Short-Term Stabilization Home Model shall serve | 12 | | eligible children and youth who have behavioral challenges | 13 | | that have not been stabilized despite interventions to support | 14 | | such children and youth in their communities. Under the model, | 15 | | eligible children and youth shall not stay in a short-term | 16 | | stabilization home for more than 90 days. Each short-term | 17 | | stabilization home in the model shall be staffed by the | 18 | | following personnel: | 19 | | (1) board-certified behavior analysts; | 20 | | (2) qualified intellectual disabilities | 21 | | professionals; | 22 | | (3) registered nurses; | 23 | | (4) direct support persons; | 24 | | (5) registered behavior technicians; and | 25 | | (6) consulting psychiatrists. | 26 | | The Department of Children and Family Services, the |
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| 1 | | Department of Human Services, and the State Board of | 2 | | Education, in conjunction with local school districts, shall | 3 | | be responsible for making referrals to the short-term | 4 | | stabilization homes. | 5 | | The Department of Children and Family Services shall | 6 | | ensure all children and youth under the age of 18 with | 7 | | intellectual and developmental disabilities, regardless of | 8 | | funding streams, have access to the short-term stabilization | 9 | | home model. The Department shall work in conjunction with | 10 | | individual service coordination agencies in the child or | 11 | | youth's geographic area to identify potential short-term | 12 | | stabilization home participants. | 13 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.28 new) | 14 | | Sec. 5.28. Transition to Adulthood Model. | 15 | | (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, in | 16 | | conjunction with the Department of Human Services and the | 17 | | State Board of Education, shall establish a Transition to | 18 | | Adulthood Model as an intensive transition program that serves | 19 | | young adults from the age of 18 to the day before their 26th | 20 | | birthday. | 21 | | (b) The Transition to Adulthood Model shall include | 22 | | educational services so that young adults receiving services | 23 | | under the model can learn how to navigate within their own | 24 | | community, use public transportation, plan and purchase meals, | 25 | | self-advocate, plan social activities, and attend institutions |
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| 1 | | of higher learning, among other social activities. | 2 | | The Transition to Adulthood Model shall also emphasize | 3 | | transition-to-adulthood planning to facilitate young adults | 4 | | with intellectual and developmental disabilities into their | 5 | | adult living arrangement and to prepare them to live as | 6 | | independently as possible within their own communities, while | 7 | | also emphasizing the intermittent supports they need to | 8 | | thrive. Young adults receiving services under the model shall | 9 | | be evaluated on an individual basis and strategies shall be | 10 | | based on person-centered planning. | 11 | | Each young adult shall have an individualized transition | 12 | | plan in which transition specialists ensure communication, | 13 | | visits, and social engagements with other individuals (staff | 14 | | and peers) within the identified adult provider agency. | 15 | | (c) The Transition to Adulthood Model shall employ | 16 | | transition specialists with job coaching skills to create a | 17 | | support replacement plan to ensure benchmarks toward | 18 | | independence are met by young adults receiving services under | 19 | | the model. These transition specialists shall have specialized | 20 | | training in transition and independence planning. A transition | 21 | | specialist, in collaboration with work site employees, shall | 22 | | work with a young adult toward helping the young adult achieve | 23 | | job independence. | 24 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.29 new) | 25 | | Sec. 5.29. Children's group homes; staffing; emergency |
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| 1 | | rules. The Department shall amend 89 Ill. Adm. Code 403.18 to | 2 | | permit licensed children's group homes to employ and utilize | 3 | | child care staff who are at least 18 years of age without an | 4 | | on-duty supervisor. The Department shall file emergency rules | 5 | | in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 6 | | to implement this Section.
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.".
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