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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. (Source: P.A. 99-892, eff. 1-1-17.)
Illinois · statute · 210 ILCS 42 · 10 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. (Source: P.A. 99-892, eff. 1-1-17.)
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to authorize a new type of license for organizations providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities to be known as a continuum of care license; to define the requirements for a continuum of care facility to receive and maintain such a license; to establish a proces…
Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Applicable requirements of law" means State and federal statutes, rules, regulations, and guidance, as such may from time to time be amended or revised, governing the rights, protections, and services, including reimbursement for such services, a…
Powers and duties. The Secretary of Human Services, acting in consultation and coordination as necessary with the Director of Public Health and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, shall, within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, establish a system of licensure for continuum of care facilities,…
Licensing standards. The Secretary of Human Services shall, within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, file rules establishing standards for licensing of continuum of care facilities under a single license. These rules shall ensure that an applicant for licensure: (1) meets the definition of "continuum of c…
Continuum of care plan. An applicant for a continuum of care license shall submit to the Secretary of Human Services, in such form and manner as the Secretary of Human Services shall require, a continuum of care plan that demonstrates how the applicant will: (1) undertake a comprehensive approach to facilitating the mo…
Applicable requirements. The Secretary of Human Services, acting as appropriate through or in coordination with the Director of Public Health, shall in licensing a continuum of care facility ensure the following: (1) community-integrated living arrangements provided by such licensee meet all otherwise applicable requir…
Existing and future programs and services. (a) To the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and to maintain eligibility for reimbursement for services under applicable State and federal programs, including Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, facility constituent elements of an entity licensed…
Reimbursement rules. The Secretary of Human Services and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall: (1) ensure that reimbursement utilizing federal and State resources for services provided to eligible beneficiaries through a continuum of care facility comports with the following requirements: (A) such servi…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-892, eff. 1-1-17; text omitted.)