Section 1200.10  Purpose and Description

a)         General Program

1)         The University of Illinois is designated under the Specialized Care for Children Act to receive, administer, and hold in its own treasury federal and State funds and aid, including the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V of the Social Security Act (42 USC 701 et seq.), in relation to the administration of the Division of Specialized Care for Children. 

2)         DSCC administers a program of care coordination services and financial assistance, a component of which is diagnostic services, for children with physical disabilities or conditions that may lead to physical disabilities who meet eligibility criteria as set forth in this Part. 

3)         The objectives of the DSCC Program are as follows:

A)        To provide or pay for services to determine whether children meet the medical eligibility criteria necessary to qualify for the DSCC Program;

B)        To provide and promote family-centered, community-based, culturally competent coordinated care for eligible children and to facilitate the development of community-based systems of services for children and their families;

C)        To provide financial assistance for covered supports and services rendered to eligible children; and

D)        To make efforts to coordinate benefits for eligible children with other State or federally funded programs, including but not limited to, Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social Security Act, activities funded by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education, health block grants, and categorical health programs. 

4)         The DSCC Program is not an entitlement and shall not be construed to create an entitlement. Eligibility and DSCC Program benefits are provided subject to the annual maximum dollar amounts set for each recipient child, budgetary limitations (see Section 1200.150(e)), and annual appropriations to the State and federal programs through which DSCC is funded. Any requirement imposed under this Part and any implementation of this Part shall cease in the event continued receipt of funds requires an amendment to this Part, federal or State funds for implementation of this Part are not available, or annual maximum dollar amounts for the recipient child are exceeded. 

b)         Supplemental Security Income – Disabled Children's Program

1)         DSCC administers the Supplemental Security Income-Disabled Children's Program (SSI-DCP) in accordance with section 1615c of the Social Security Act, Subchapter XVI (42 USC 1382d(a)(2)) to the extent provided in this subsection (b).

2)         Children are evaluated as eligible for the SSI-DCP by the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services-Division of Rehabilitation Services. Children deemed eligible (SSI-DCP children) are referred to DSCC for disposition.

3)         SSI-DCP children who meet the eligibility in this Part shall be eligible for DSCC Program benefits in accordance with this Part. SSI-DCP children who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the DSCC Program may be referred by DSCC to other programs, services, or institutions that may provide assistance.

c)         University of Illinois Policies and Procedures

As part of the University of Illinois, DSCC shall abide by all applicable University of Illinois policies and procedures.