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HB1535 Engrossed |
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LRB095 09853 JAM 30064 b |
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| AN ACT concerning autism.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
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| Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section |
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| 57.6 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1705/57.6 new) |
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| Sec. 57.6. Adult autism; funding for services. Subject to |
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| appropriations, the Department, or independent contractual |
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| consultants engaged by the Department, shall research possible |
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| funding streams for the development and implementation of |
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| services for adults with autism spectrum disorders without |
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| mental retardation. Independent consultants must have |
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| expertise in Medicaid services and alternative federal and |
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| State funding mechanisms. The research may include, but need |
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| not be limited to, research of a Medicaid state plan amendment, |
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| a Section 1915(c) home and community based waiver, a Section |
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| 1115 research and demonstration waiver, vocational |
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| rehabilitation funding, mental health block grants, and other |
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| appropriate funding sources. The Department shall report the |
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| results of the research and its recommendations to the Governor |
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| and the General Assembly by April 1, 2008.
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