Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Filed: 2/23/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4952

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4952 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
5amended by adding Sections 5.26, 5.27, and 5.28 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.26 new)
7    Sec. 5.26. Behavioral health referrals; agency monitoring.
8The Department of Children and Family Services, in conjunction
9with the Department of Human Services, shall develop a
10comprehensive list of children and youth under the age of 18
11who are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental
12disabilities or with a mental illness and are referred to a
13children's group home, an Illinois public school, a
14therapeutic day school, or a private in-state or out-of-state
15residential program or hospital due to their need for
16behavioral health services and supports.

 

 

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1    The Department of Children and Family Services shall work
2in conjunction with the Department of Human Services, the
3Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the State Board
4of Education, and the Department of Juvenile Justice to track
5the referrals, monitor any possible overlap between agencies,
6track funding streams, track the number of available
7facilities, staff, and beds, and establish clear processes and
8memoranda of understanding for the exchange of this
9information.
 
10    (20 ILCS 505/5.27 new)
11    Sec. 5.27. Short-Term Stabilization Home Model.
12    The Department of Children and Family Services, in
13conjunction with the Department of Human Services and the
14State Board of Education, shall establish a Short-Term
15Stabilization Home Model for children and youth under the age
16of 18 who are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental
17disabilities or with a mental illness and are receiving
18services under any home and community-based services waiver
19program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social
20Security Act.
21    The Short-Term Stabilization Home Model shall serve
22eligible children and youth who have behavioral challenges
23that have not been stabilized despite interventions to support
24such children and youth in their communities. Under the model,
25eligible children and youth shall not stay in a short-term

 

 

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1stabilization home for more than 90 days. Each short-term
2stabilization home in the model shall be staffed by the
3following personnel:
4        (1) board-certified behavior analysts;
5        (2) qualified intellectual disabilities
6    professionals;
7        (3) registered nurses;
8        (4) direct support persons;
9        (5) registered behavior technicians; and
10        (6) consulting psychiatrists.
11    The Department of Children and Family Services, the
12Department of Human Services, and the State Board of
13Education, in conjunction with local school districts, shall
14be responsible for making referrals to the short-term
15stabilization homes.
16    The Department of Children and Family Services shall
17ensure all children and youth under the age of 18 with
18intellectual and developmental disabilities or with a mental
19illness, regardless of funding streams, have access to the
20short-term stabilization home model. The Department shall work
21in conjunction with individual service coordination agencies
22in the child or youth's geographic area to identify potential
23short-term stabilization home participants.
 
24    (20 ILCS 505/5.28 new)
25    Sec. 5.28. Transition to Adulthood Model.

 

 

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1    (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, in
2conjunction with the Department of Human Services and the
3State Board of Education, shall establish a Transition to
4Adulthood Model as an intensive transition program that serves
5young adults from the age of 18 to the day before their 26th
6birthday.
7    (b) The Transition to Adulthood Model shall include
8educational services so that young adults receiving services
9under the model can learn how to navigate within their own
10community, use public transportation, plan and purchase meals,
11self-advocate, plan social activities, and attend institutions
12of higher learning, among other social activities.
13    The Transition to Adulthood Model shall also emphasize
14transition-to-adulthood planning to facilitate young adults
15with intellectual and developmental disabilities into their
16adult living arrangement and to prepare them to live as
17independently as possible within their own communities, while
18also emphasizing the intermittent supports they need to
19thrive. Young adults receiving services under the model shall
20be evaluated on an individual basis and strategies shall be
21based on person-centered planning.
22    Each young adult shall have an individualized transition
23plan in which transition specialists ensure communication,
24visits, and social engagements with other individuals (staff
25and peers) within the identified adult provider agency.
26    (c) The Transition to Adulthood Model shall employ

 

 

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1transition specialists with job coaching skills to create a
2support replacement plan to ensure benchmarks toward
3independence are met by young adults receiving services under
4the model. These transition specialists shall have specialized
5training in transition and independence planning. A transition
6specialist, in collaboration with work site employees, shall
7work with a young adult toward helping the young adult achieve
8job independence.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.".