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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Disabilities Services Act of 2003 is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding the heading of Article IV and Section 60 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 2407/Art. IV heading new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ARTICLE IV. RAPID REINTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (20 ILCS 2407/60 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 60. Rapid Reintegration Pilot Program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Aging shall collaborate to jointly operate a Rapid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Reintegration Program. The purpose of the pilot program is to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | demonstrate that, with appropriate support and services, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | individuals with physical disabilities, individuals with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | mental illness, and individuals age 65 and older who need a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | short-term placement of 6 months or less in a nursing facility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | can successfully return to the community without experiencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | unnecessary institutionalization. The initial pilot program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | sites shall be those initiated or operated by the Departments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | in Fiscal Year 2009. The pilot program may be expanded to other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | sites as funding becomes available for that purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) The Department of Human Services and the Department on |
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1 | Aging shall secure the cooperation of hospitals in the | ||||||
2 | geographic areas served by the pilot program so that hospitals | ||||||
3 | will coordinate with the Case Coordination Units, Service | ||||||
4 | Coordination Agencies, and the Home Services Program to verify | ||||||
5 | whether the individual is expected to have a short-term stay of | ||||||
6 | 6 months or less in a nursing facility upon discharge from the | ||||||
7 | hospital. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Case Coordination Units, Service Coordination | ||||||
9 | Agencies, and the Home Services Program in the pilot areas | ||||||
10 | shall make an initial assessment and a post-admission | ||||||
11 | assessment to ascertain whether an individual needs a nursing | ||||||
12 | facility level of care and whether the individual is expected | ||||||
13 | to be in the nursing facility for a short-term stay of 6 months | ||||||
14 | or less. | ||||||
15 | (d) The Case Coordination Units, Service Coordination | ||||||
16 | Agencies, and the Home Services Program shall make necessary | ||||||
17 | and appropriate efforts to reintegrate any individual who is | ||||||
18 | found to need nursing facility level of care and is expected to | ||||||
19 | be in a nursing home for a short-term stay, including | ||||||
20 | collaboration with local service providers, such as centers for | ||||||
21 | independent living, community mental health agencies, and area | ||||||
22 | agencies on aging. | ||||||
23 | (e) If an individual who, through the pilot program, has | ||||||
24 | been identified as needing a short-term stay of 6 months or | ||||||
25 | less is admitted to a nursing facility, the individual shall be | ||||||
26 | assessed for eligibility for an enhanced Community Home |
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1 | Maintenance Allowance to allow the individual to retain income | ||||||
2 | for a period of up to 6 months in order to retain his or her | ||||||
3 | home. | ||||||
4 | (f) The pilot program shall operate for not less than 3 | ||||||
5 | years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
6 | 96th General Assembly . The Department of Human Services and | ||||||
7 | the Department on Aging shall assess the effectiveness of the | ||||||
8 | pilot program in preventing the unnecessary | ||||||
9 | institutionalization of individuals with physical | ||||||
10 | disabilities, mental illness, or who are age 65 and older and | ||||||
11 | allowing them to successfully return to their pre-admission | ||||||
12 | living arrangements.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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