HB2538 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2538

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1705/67.5 new

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that within 6 months of learning that an adult with a developmental disability has lost a parental guardian while living with that parental guardian or independently, the Department of Human Services shall request a wellness check from the designated adult protective services agency or provider agency as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act to: (1) verify that the adult with a developmental disability is not experiencing or at imminent risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect; and (2) establish mandatory standards for the provision of emergent casework and follow-up services to mitigate the risk of harm or death to the adult with a developmental disability.

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 67.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/67.5 new)

Sec. 67.5. Wellness check. Within 6 months of learning that an adult with a developmental disability has lost a parental guardian while living with that parental guardian or independently, the Department shall request a wellness check from the designated adult protective services agency or provider agency as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act to:

(1) verify that the adult with a developmental disability is not experiencing or at imminent risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect; and

(2) establish mandatory standards for the provision of emergent casework and follow-up services to mitigate the risk of harm or death to the adult with a developmental disability.