(305 ILCS 5/12-21.21) Sec. 12-21.21. Federal waiver or State Plan amendment. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services shall jointly submit the necessary application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or State Plan amendment to allow remote monitoring and support services as a waiver-reimbursable service for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The application shall be submitted no later than January 1, 2021. No later than July 1, 2021, the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules to allow remote monitoring and support services at community-integrated living arrangements.
(Source: P.A. 101-649, eff. 7-7-20.) |