Public Act 095-0636
 		





SB0581 Enrolled
LRB095 08152 DRJ 28317 b






    AN ACT concerning health.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:

 
    Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental 
Disability Services Act is amended  by adding the heading of 
Article VI and Sections 6-1 and 6-5 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 80/Art. VI heading new)
ARTICLE VI.  COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CHOICES PROGRAM

 
    (405 ILCS 80/6-1  new)
    Sec. 6-1. Community Residential Choices Program.
    (a) The purpose of this Article is to promote greater 
compatibility among individuals with developmental 
disabilities who live together by allowing individuals with 
developmental disabilities who meet either the emergency or 
critical need criteria of the Department of Human Services as 
defined under the Department's developmental disabilities 
cross-disability database (as required by Section 10-26 of the 
Department of Human Services Act), and who also meet the 
Department's developmental disabilities priority population 
criteria for residential services as defined in the 
Department's developmental disabilities Community Services 
Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, to choose 
to live together in a community-based residential program.
    (b) For purposes of this Article:
    "Community-based residential program" means one of a 
variety of living arrangements for persons with developmental 
disabilities, including existing settings such as 
community-integrated living arrangements, and may also include 
newly developed settings that are consistent with this 
definition.
    "Developmental disability" may include an autism spectrum 
disorder.
    (c) A person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder may 
be assessed for eligibility for services under Home and 
Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with 
developmental disabilities without regard to whether that 
person is also diagnosed with mental retardation, so long as 
the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria 
under those waivers.  This provision does not create any new 
entitlement to a service, program, or benefit, but shall not 
affect any entitlement to a service, program, or benefit 
created by any other law.
 
    (405 ILCS 80/6-5  new)
    Sec. 6-5. Placements. Commencing with the State fiscal year 
beginning on July 1, 2007, subject to appropriation, the 
Department of Human Services shall fund residential capacities 
in geographic locations in the State with the goal of placing 
no fewer than 80 individuals who meet the emergency or critical 
need criteria of the Department's developmental disabilities 
cross-disabilities database,  and who also meet the 
Department's developmental disabilities priority population 
criteria for residential services as defined in the 
Department's developmental disabilities Community Services 
Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, in 
community-based residential programs with chosen housemates. 
Priority in the allocation of funds for this program shall be 
given to individuals who choose to reside with 3 or fewer 
individuals.
 

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