HB3204ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Rita Mayfield

Filed: 3/10/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3204

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3204 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 4.4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/4.4 new)

Sec. 4.4. Community Resource Centers.

(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that many individuals with developmental disabilities, in consultation with their family members or legal guardians, or both, receive services in community residential settings or in their own homes. However, these individuals may find that critical services are simply unavailable when needed in many community settings. As a result, these individuals and their families face unnecessary hardships and risk unnecessary service disruptions. In order for the Department to fulfill its responsibility to protect the health and welfare of persons with developmental disabilities, the appropriate services, provided by trained and qualified workers, must be available and accessible. State-Operated Developmental Centers (SODCs) are uniquely positioned to provide these services because the high needs of many SODC residents already necessitate the presence of highly trained and specialized staff as part of the SODC workforce.

(b) Community Resource Centers. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall be authorized to operate Community Resource Centers at each of its 8 State-Operated Developmental Centers (SODCs). The objective of the Community Resource Centers is to augment services delivered in the community by providing the services of the skilled SODC workforce to individuals residing in community settings when individuals need those services. The services may be provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis, in the resident's home, or in other settings. Services to be provided may include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) Direct care services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, medical services, podiatric services, dental services, respite care, psychiatric services, behavioral services, geriatric services, post-operative convalescent care, crisis medical and behavioral care, communication services, educational and vocational services, and adaptive equipment. These services shall be made available when appropriate upon the request of the individual, the individual's guardian, or the individual's service provider.

(2) Specialized training in the unique needs of individuals with developmental disabilities for direct care practitioners and students, including, but not limited to, doctors, dentists, podiatrists, psychiatrists, and other health practitioners and students.".