Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 125 — Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act. (Source: P.A. 102-66, eff. 7-9-21.)

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act: "Individual at high risk of unnecessary institutionalization" means a person who has a serious mental illness who is homeless (or will be homeless upon hospital discharge or correctional facility release) and who has had: (1) three or more psychiatric inpatient hospital admissions with…

Establishment of program

Establishment of program. Subject to appropriation, the Housing is Recovery pilot program shall be established and administered by the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health. The purpose of the program is to prevent a person with a serious mental illness who is at high risk of unnecessary institutional…

Eligibility

Eligibility. An individual meeting the requirements listed in this Section shall be eligible to receive a Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy for purposes of stabilizing his or her mental illness or substance use disorder. (1) An individual at high risk of unnecessary institutionalization who is 18 years of age o…

Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy

Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy. A bridge rental subsidy received by an individual (the "subsidy holder") pursuant to this Act shall mirror the subsidies issued by the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health through the Moving On Program. The rental subsidy shall be for scattered-site rental u…

Identification and referral of eligible individuals prior to hospital discharge or correctional facility release for purposes of rapid housing post discharge/release and illness stability

Identification and referral of eligible individuals prior to hospital discharge or correctional facility release for purposes of rapid housing post discharge/release and illness stability. The pilot program is intended to enable affordable housing to avoid institutionalization or overdose death by providing for connect…

Participating Community Mental Health Centers and housing service provider responsibilities for locating and transitioning the individual into housing, assisting in retaining housing, and the provision of engagement and recovery support services. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, shall select…

Securing rental housing units for purposes of immediate temporary housing following hospital discharge or release from a correctional facility while a long-term rental unit is secured

Securing rental housing units for purposes of immediate temporary housing following hospital discharge or release from a correctional facility while a long-term rental unit is secured. Up to 20% of the available annual appropriation for the Housing is Recovery program shall be available to Community Mental Health Cente…

Basic move-in expenses

Basic move-in expenses. The Housing is Recovery program shall include reasonable payment for the basic move-in expenses of the subsidy holder, including, but not limited to, payment of a security deposit and other move-in fees or expenses, and basic household supplies and furnishings. (Source: P.A. 102-66, eff. 7-9-21.…

Subsidy administration

Subsidy administration. The bridge rental subsidy administration (such as payment of rent to the landlord and other administration expenses) and quality inspection of the rental units may be done by community-based organizations with experience and expertise in housing subsidy administration and by Community Mental Hea…

Landlord education and stigma reduction plan and materials

Landlord education and stigma reduction plan and materials. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, with meaningful input from stakeholders, shall develop a plan for educating prospective landlords that may lease to individuals receiving a bridge rental subsidy through the Housing is Recovery progr…

State agency coordination

State agency coordination. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, shall partner with SUPR to ensure coordination of the services required pursuant to this Act and all substance use recovery support services and treatment for which SUPR has oversight. The Department of Human Services, Division of M…

Provider and State agency education on the pilot program

Provider and State agency education on the pilot program. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health shall put together written materials on the Housing is Recovery program and eligibility criteria for purposes of educating participating providers, county jails, the Department of Corrections, hospitals…

Reimbursement for subsidy administration, housing support and engagement services and other program costs

Reimbursement for subsidy administration, housing support and engagement services and other program costs. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health shall develop a reimbursement approach for community providers doing subsidy administration that covers all costs of subsidy administration, quality insp…

Subsidy termination

Subsidy termination. The subsidy holder shall continue to hold the subsidy until he or she receives a housing voucher or rental subsidy through a Public Housing Authority unless: (1) The individual has a stay in a nursing home, Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) or specialized mental health rehabilitation facility (S…

Developing public-private partnerships to expand affordable housing options for those with serious mental illnesses

Developing public-private partnerships to expand affordable housing options for those with serious mental illnesses. The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health shall work with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Medicaid managed care organizations and hospitals across the State to develop…

Data collection and program evaluation

Data collection and program evaluation. (a) For purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the Housing is Recovery program and for making improvements to the program, the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health shall contract with an independent outside research organization with expertise in housing s…

Act subject to appropriation

Act subject to appropriation. This Act is subject to appropriation. The appropriation shall be divided equally between bridge subsidies issued to individuals who are at high risk of unnecessary institutionalization and those who are at high risk of overdose. (Source: P.A. 102-66, eff. 7-9-21.)

Rulemaking authority

Rulemaking authority. Any administrative rules necessary to implement this Act shall be filed within 12 months following the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-66, eff. 7-9-21.)

Effective date

Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-66, eff. 7-9-21.)