SB2394sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 2/14/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2394

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2394by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-5e as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5e new)

Sec. 5-5e. Home and Community Based Services Waivers; "developmental disability". Beginning on July 1, 2007, all Home and Community Based Services Waivers for persons with Developmental Disabilities must define "developmental disability" as a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:

(1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;

(2) is manifested before the individual attains the age of 22;

(3) is likely to continue indefinitely;

(4) results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(A) self-care;

(B) receptive and expressive language;

(C) learning;

(D) mobility;

(E) self-direction;

(F) capacity for independent living; and

(G) economic self-sufficiency; and

(5) reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

An individual from birth to age 9, inclusive, who has a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition may be considered to have a developmental disability without meeting 3 or more of the criteria described in clauses (1) through (5) of this Section if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probability of meeting those criteria later in life.".