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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 |
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| Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section |
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| 15f as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 1705/15f new)
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| Sec. 15f. Individualized behavioral support plan. |
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| (a) As used in this Section: |
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| "Behavioral challenges" means episodes of significant |
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| property destruction, self-injurious behavior, assaultive |
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| behavior, or any other behavior that prevents a person from |
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| successful participation in a Home and Community Based Services |
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| Program for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, as |
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| determined by the community support team.
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| "Home and Community Based Services Program for Persons with |
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| Developmental Disabilities" means a program that is funded |
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| through a waiver authorized under Section 1915(c) of the |
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| federal Social Security Act and that is administered by the |
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| Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental |
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| Disabilities. Services under the Program include Community |
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| Integrated Living Arrangements, Community Living Facilities of |
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| 16 or fewer individuals, home-based support services, day |
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| programs, and therapies. The term also includes newly developed |
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| programs and settings that are funded through the Home and |
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| Community Based Services Program for Persons with |
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| Developmental Disabilities.
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| (b) Each individual participating in a Home and Community |
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| Based Services Program for Persons with Developmental |
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| Disabilities, regardless of whether the individual is eligible |
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| for federal financial participation for these services, who |
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| exhibits behavioral challenges shall have an individualized |