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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services (DHS) contracts | ||||||
| 3 | with
dedicated community providers to deliver direct care and | ||||||
| 4 | services to
individuals with intellectual or developmental | ||||||
| 5 | disabilities across the
State; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, DHS and its
providers strive to provide for the | ||||||
| 7 | health, safety, and happiness of
each individual while | ||||||
| 8 | promoting integrated living in their community; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In an effort to streamline DHS oversight, it is
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| 10 | important to periodically review the regulatory systems of | ||||||
| 11 | State
government to identify potential duplications of | ||||||
| 12 | responsibilities; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Community providers for individuals with | ||||||
| 14 | intellectual or
developmental disabilities are licensed by the | ||||||
| 15 | Bureau of
Accreditation, Licensure and Certification housed | ||||||
| 16 | within DHS; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The care and services administered by community
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| 18 | providers for individuals with intellectual or developmental
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| 19 | disabilities are audited and monitored for quality by the | ||||||
| 20 | Bureau of
Quality Management located in the Division of | ||||||
| 21 | Developmental
Disabilities within DHS; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Identifying and eliminating any redundant efforts | ||||||
| 2 | or
duties between these two bureaus may potentially serve to | ||||||
| 3 | improve
service delivery and relieve duplicative | ||||||
| 4 | administrative obligations; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that within one year of the | ||||||
| 7 | adoption of this
resolution the Department of Human Services | ||||||
| 8 | shall prepare a
report that identifies any duplicative | ||||||
| 9 | activities or inefficiencies in
licensing and oversight of | ||||||
| 10 | community agencies that serve
individuals with intellectual or | ||||||
| 11 | developmental disabilities; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That the report shall include a quality | ||||||
| 13 | assessment of
the feasibility of combining the functions of the | ||||||
| 14 | Division of
Developmental Disabilities' Bureau of Quality | ||||||
| 15 | Management and the
Department of Human Services' Bureau of | ||||||
| 16 | Accreditation, Licensure and Certification; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That upon the report's completion, the | ||||||
| 18 | Department of Human Services shall post the report on its
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| 19 | website and submit the report to the General Assembly and the
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| 20 | Governor.
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