Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB5458

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5458

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Charles Meier

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1705/8.2 new

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, a State-operated developmental center funded, certified, or licensed by the Department of Human Services shall readmit, upon request, any former resident who transferred to and currently receives services at a licensed community-integrated living arrangement, if the former resident consents or if the former resident has a guardian with placement authority and that guardian consents based on a determination that the former resident's medical needs cannot be met by the program of services administered by the community-integrated living arrangement. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

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 adding Section 8.2 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/8.2 new)

Sec. 8.2. State-operated developmental centers; readmissions. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, a State-operated developmental center funded, certified, or licensed by the Department shall readmit, upon request, any former resident who transferred to and currently receives services at a licensed community-integrated living arrangement, if the former resident consents or if the former resident has a guardian with placement authority and that guardian consents based on a determination that the former resident's medical needs cannot be met by the program of services administered by the community-integrated living arrangement.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.