Public Act 100-1111
 
HB5463 EnrolledLRB100 18949 RLC 34199 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section
53 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1705/53)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-53)
    Sec. 53. The Department shall create a consistent case
coordination system for persons with a developmental
disability who receive services provided or funded by the
Department. The objectives of this system shall be to ensure
that a full range of an individual's needs is identified and
assessed through statewide use of an individual client
assessment tool; to ensure that each individual actually
receives, in the most effective and efficient combination and
sequence, the full range and continuum of services needed; to
ensure that all available resources are applied appropriately
to each individual served; and to provide a systematic
procedure for serving individuals which generates among and
within the local service delivery agencies information
required for effective system management.
    Each individual residing in a community integrated living
arrangement shall receive an annual assessment to screen that
individual for any health issues or risks. Beginning July 1,
2019, each individual shall receive his or her annual client
assessment via a web-based, electronic screening tool. The
electronic screening tool shall replace the current
paper-based assessment. A provider may make a request, along
with justifications, to the Department to complete the
assessment on paper. Subject to appropriation, the Department
may contract with a third-party entity to create and implement
the web-based, electronic screening tool. The Department shall
make changes to its rules in the Illinois Administrative Code
to incorporate a web-based, electronic assessment tool.
    "Case coordination" means a mechanism for linking and
coordinating segments of the service delivery system to ensure
the most comprehensive program for meeting an individual
client's needs. It facilitates client movement through an array
of services so that at any given time, services received are
matched to the needs of the individual.
(Source: P.A. 88-380.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2019