Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 3/29/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 191 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 191 by replacing 
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line 6 on page 11 through line 8 on page 12 with the following:

 
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    "As soon as is possible after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Department 
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shall enhance its program of family preservation services, 
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including, but not limited to, respite care,  to support intact, 
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foster, and adoptive families when (i) the family is eligible 
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for services from the Department pursuant to the Department's 
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rules, (ii) the family is experiencing extreme hardships due to 
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the difficulty and stress of caring for a child who has been 
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diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder, and (iii) 
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the Department determines that those services are necessary to 
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ensure the health and safety of the child. "Respite care" shall 
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be defined in the Department's amended rules and regulations.  
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The Department may refer the child or family to services 
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available from other agencies in the community. Acceptance of 
 


 






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these services shall be voluntary. The Department may develop 
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and implement a public information campaign to alert health and 
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social service providers and the general public about these 
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special family preservation services. The nature and scope of 
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the services offered and the number of families served under 
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the special program implemented under this paragraph shall be 
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determined by the level of funding that the Department annually 
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allocates for this purpose. The term "pervasive developmental 
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disorder" under this paragraph means a neurological condition, 
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Asperger's Syndrome, and autism, as defined in the most recent 
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edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 
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Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.".