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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
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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 Disabilities Services Act of 2003 is amended  
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by adding the heading of Article IV and Section 60 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2407/Art. IV heading new)
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ARTICLE IV.  RAPID REINTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM

 
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    (20 ILCS 2407/60  new)
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    Sec. 60. Rapid Reintegration Pilot Program.
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    (a) The Department of Human Services shall operate a Rapid 
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Reintegration Pilot Program. The purpose of the pilot program 
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is to demonstrate that, with appropriate support and services, 
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individuals with physical disabilities and individuals with 
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mental illness who need a short-term placement of 6 months or 
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less in a nursing facility can successfully  return to the 
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community without experiencing unnecessary 
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institutionalization. The initial pilot program sites shall be 
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those initiated or operated by the Department in Fiscal Year 
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2009. The pilot program may be expanded to other sites as 
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funding becomes available for that purpose.
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    (b) The Department of Human Services shall secure the 
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cooperation of hospitals in the geographic areas served by the 
 


 






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pilot program so that hospitals will coordinate with the 
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Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services Program to 
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verify whether the individual is expected to have a short-term 
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stay of 6 months or less in a nursing facility upon discharge 
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from the hospital.
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    (c) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home Services 
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Program in the pilot areas shall make an initial assessment and 
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a post-admission assessment to ascertain whether an individual 
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needs a nursing facility level of care and whether the 
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individual is expected to be in the nursing facility for a 
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short-term stay of 6 months or  less.
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    (d) The Service Coordination Agencies and the Home  Services 
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Program shall make necessary and appropriate efforts to 
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reintegrate any individual  who is found to need nursing 
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facility level of care and is expected to be in a nursing home 
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for a short-term stay of 6 months or less, including 
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collaboration with local service providers, such as centers for 
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independent living and community mental health agencies.
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    (e) If an individual who, through the pilot program, has 
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been identified as needing a short-term stay of 6 months or 
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less is admitted to a nursing facility, the individual shall be 
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assessed for eligibility for an enhanced Community Home 
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Maintenance Allowance to allow the individual to retain income 
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for a period of up to 6 months in order to retain his or her 
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home.
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    (f) The  pilot program  shall operate for not less than 3 
 


 






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years after the effective  date of this  amendatory Act of the 
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96th General Assembly.  The Department of Human Services shall 
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assess the effectiveness of the pilot program in  preventing the 
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unnecessary institutionalization of individuals with  physical 
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disabilities or mental illness and allowing  them to 
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successfully return to  their pre-admission living 
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arrangements.
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    (g) The pilot program established under this Article shall 
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not apply to facilities that qualify under federal law as 
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institutions for mental disease. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.