20 ILCS 1705/67

(20 ILCS 1705/67)

Sec. 67.

Transfers to community-based residential settings.

(a) The Department may assist with the transfer of people residing in State
operated facilities to community-based residential settings.

(b) Recipients in State facilities or their parents or guardians shall have
a choice regarding whether the recipient is transferred to a community-based
setting or remains in a State operated facility.

(c) Recipients or, when authorized, their parents or guardians, after a
period of at least 6 months but not more than one year following a community
placement, may request the recipient be returned to a State operated facility.

(d) The Department shall consult with its medical advisory panel regarding
the transfer of people from state operated facilities to community-based
residential settings.

(Source: P.A. 88-388.)