Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 3/20/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 51




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 51 on page 1, line 
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12, by replacing "and" with "and"; and

 
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on page 1, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "including autism 
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spectrum disorders," with "and autism spectrum disorders"; and
 
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on page 3, by replacing lines 8 through 24 with the following:
 
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    "Section 10. The Developmental Disability and Mental 
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Disability Services Act is amended  by adding Section 5-4 as 
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follows:
 
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    (405 ILCS 80/5-4  new)
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    Sec. 5-4. Home and Community Based Services Waivers; autism 
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spectrum disorder.   A person diagnosed with an autism spectrum 
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disorder may be assessed for eligibility for services under 
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Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with 
 


 






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developmental disabilities, without regard to whether that 
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person is also diagnosed with mental retardation, so long as 
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the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria 
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under those waivers.  This amendatory Act of the 95th General 
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Assembly does not create any new entitlement to a service, 
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program, or benefit, but shall not affect any entitlement to a 
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service, program, or benefit created
by any other law.".