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Public Act 095-0106
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| HB1535 Enrolled |
LRB095 09853 JAM 30064 b |
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AN ACT concerning autism.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section |
57.6 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1705/57.6 new) |
Sec. 57.6. Adult autism; funding for services. Subject to |
appropriations, the Department, or independent contractual |
consultants engaged by the Department, shall research possible |
funding streams for the development and implementation of |
services for adults with autism spectrum disorders without |
mental retardation. Independent consultants must have |
expertise in Medicaid services and alternative federal and |
State funding mechanisms. The research may include, but need |
not be limited to, research of a Medicaid state plan amendment, |
a Section 1915(c) home and community based waiver, a Section |
1115 research and demonstration waiver, vocational |
rehabilitation funding, mental health block grants, and other |
appropriate funding sources. The Department shall report the |
results of the research and its recommendations to the Governor |
and the General Assembly by April 1, 2008.
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