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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Mental Health and Developmental
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Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
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32 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 1705/32 new)
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Sec. 32.
Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program; informational
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materials.
The Department shall provide informational
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materials about the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program
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established under Section 16.6 of the State Treasurer Act to
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all persons who are placed in a facility licensed under the
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ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act and to all persons
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who receive services for persons with disabilities that are
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funded by or administered in conjunction with the Department,
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including, but not limited to, persons who receive home and
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community based services under Section 15f, persons who
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receive home-based support services under the Developmental
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Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, and persons who
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apply for inclusion on the Prioritization of Urgency of Need
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for Services list under Section 10-26 of the Department of
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Human Services Act. The informational materials required under
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this Section shall be provided when the person first enrolls

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for such services and as part of any annual process required
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for the person to maintain eligibility for such services. The
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Office of the State Treasurer shall prepare and deliver the
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informational materials in an electronic format to the
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Department, and the Department shall distribute the materials
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to the persons identified in this Section.

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Section 10.
The Rehabilitation of Persons with
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Disabilities Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 2405/3)

(from Ch. 23, par. 3434)
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Sec. 3.
Powers and duties.
The Department shall have the
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powers and duties enumerated herein:
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(a) To cooperate with the federal government in the
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administration of the provisions of the federal
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce
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Innovation and Opportunity Act, and of the federal Social
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Security Act to the extent and in the manner provided in
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these Acts.
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(b) To prescribe and supervise such courses of
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vocational training and provide such other services as may
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be necessary for the vocational rehabilitation of persons
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with one or more disabilities, including the
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administrative activities under subsection (e) of this
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Section; to cooperate with State and local school
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authorities and other recognized agencies engaged in

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vocational rehabilitation services; and to cooperate with
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the Department of Children and Family Services, the
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Illinois State Board of Education, and others regarding
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the education of children with one or more disabilities.
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(c) (Blank).
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(d) To report in writing, to the Governor, annually on
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or before the first day of December, and at such other
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times and in such manner and upon such subjects as the
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Governor may require. The annual report shall contain (1)
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information on the programs and activities dedicated to
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vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and other
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community services and supports administered by the
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Director; (2) information on the development of vocational
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rehabilitation services, independent living services, and
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supporting services administered by the Director in the
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State; and (3) information detailing the amounts of money
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received from federal, State, and other sources, and of
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the objects and purposes to which the respective items of
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these several amounts have been devoted.
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(e) (Blank).
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(f) To establish a program of services to prevent the
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unnecessary institutionalization of persons in need of
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long term care and who meet the criteria for blindness or
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disability as defined by the Social Security Act, thereby
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enabling them to remain in their own homes. Such
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preventive services include any or all of the following:

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(1) personal assistant services;
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(2) homemaker services;
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(3) home-delivered meals;
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(4) adult day care services;
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(5) respite care;
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(6) home modification or assistive equipment;
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(7) home health services;
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(8) electronic home response;
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(9) brain injury behavioral/cognitive services;
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(10) brain injury habilitation;
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(11) brain injury pre-vocational services; or
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(12) brain injury supported employment.
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The Department shall establish eligibility standards
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for such services taking into consideration the unique
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economic and social needs of the population for whom they
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are to be provided. Such eligibility standards may be
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based on the recipient's ability to pay for services;
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provided, however, that any portion of a person's income
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that is equal to or less than the "protected income" level
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shall not be considered by the Department in determining
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eligibility. The "protected income" level shall be
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determined by the Department, shall never be less than the
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federal poverty standard, and shall be adjusted each year
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to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index For All
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Urban Consumers as determined by the United States
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Department of Labor. The standards must provide that a

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person may not have more than $10,000 in assets to be
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eligible for the services, and the Department may increase
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or decrease the asset limitation by rule. The Department
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may not decrease the asset level below $10,000. Subject to
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federal approval, the Department shall allow a recipient's
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spouse, guardian, kin, or siblings to serve as his or her
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provider of personal care or similar services.
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The services shall be provided, as established by the
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Department by rule, to eligible persons to prevent
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unnecessary or premature institutionalization, to the
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extent that the cost of the services, together with the
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other personal maintenance expenses of the persons, are
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reasonably related to the standards established for care
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in a group facility appropriate to their condition. These
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non-institutional services, pilot projects or experimental
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facilities may be provided as part of or in addition to
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those authorized by federal law or those funded and
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administered by the Illinois Department on Aging. The
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Department shall set rates and fees for services in a fair
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and equitable manner. Services identical to those offered
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by the Department on Aging shall be paid at the same rate.
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Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph,
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personal assistants shall be paid at a rate negotiated
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between the State and an exclusive representative of
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personal assistants under a collective bargaining
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agreement. In no case shall the Department pay personal

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assistants an hourly wage that is less than the federal
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minimum wage. Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the
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effective date of Public Act 100-23), the hourly wage paid
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to personal assistants and individual maintenance home
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health workers shall be increased by $0.48 per hour. Wages
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and other benefits for personal assistants shall not count
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against benefits that guardians receive as outlined in
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Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975.
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Solely for the purposes of coverage under the Illinois
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Public Labor Relations Act, personal assistants providing
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services under the Department's Home Services Program
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shall be considered to be public employees and the State
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of Illinois shall be considered to be their employer as of
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July 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-204),
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but not before. Solely for the purposes of coverage under
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the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, home care and
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home health workers who function as personal assistants
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and individual maintenance home health workers and who
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also provide services under the Department's Home Services
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Program shall be considered to be public employees, no
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matter whether the State provides such services through
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direct fee-for-service arrangements, with the assistance
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of a managed care organization or other intermediary, or
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otherwise, and the State of Illinois shall be considered
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to be the employer of those persons as of January 29, 2013
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(the effective date of Public Act 97-1158), but not before

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except as otherwise provided under this subsection (f).
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The State shall engage in collective bargaining with an
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exclusive representative of home care and home health
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workers who function as personal assistants and individual
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maintenance home health workers working under the Home
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Services Program concerning their terms and conditions of
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employment that are within the State's control. Nothing in
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this paragraph shall be understood to limit the right of
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the persons receiving services defined in this Section to
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hire and fire home care and home health workers who
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function as personal assistants and individual maintenance
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home health workers working under the Home Services
13

Program or to supervise them within the limitations set by
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the Home Services Program. The State shall not be
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considered to be the employer of home care and home health
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workers who function as personal assistants and individual
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maintenance home health workers working under the Home
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Services Program for any purposes not specifically
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provided in Public Act 93-204 or Public Act 97-1158,
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including but not limited to, purposes of vicarious
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liability in tort and purposes of statutory retirement or
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health insurance benefits. Home care and home health
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workers who function as personal assistants and individual
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maintenance home health workers and who also provide
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services under the Department's Home Services Program
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shall not be covered by the State Employees Group

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Insurance Act of 1971.
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The Department shall execute, relative to nursing home
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prescreening, as authorized by Section 4.03 of the
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Illinois Act on the Aging, written inter-agency agreements
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with the Department on Aging and the Department of
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Healthcare and Family Services, to effect the intake
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procedures and eligibility criteria for those persons who
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may need long term care. On and after July 1, 1996, all
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nursing home prescreenings for individuals 18 through 59
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years of age shall be conducted by the Department, or a
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designee of the Department.
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The Department is authorized to establish a system of
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recipient cost-sharing for services provided under this
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Section. The cost-sharing shall be based upon the
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recipient's ability to pay for services, but in no case
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shall the recipient's share exceed the actual cost of the
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services provided. Protected income shall not be
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considered by the Department in its determination of the
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recipient's ability to pay a share of the cost of
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services. The level of cost-sharing shall be adjusted each
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year to reflect changes in the "protected income" level.
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The Department shall deduct from the recipient's share of
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the cost of services any money expended by the recipient
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for disability-related expenses.
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To the extent permitted under the federal Social
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Security Act, the Department, or the Department's

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authorized representative, may recover the amount of
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moneys expended for services provided to or in behalf of a
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person under this Section by a claim against the person's
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estate or against the estate of the person's surviving
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spouse, but no recovery may be had until after the death of
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the surviving spouse, if any, and then only at such time
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when there is no surviving child who is under age 21 or
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blind or who has a permanent and total disability. This
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paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery, at the death
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of the person, of moneys for services provided to the
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person or in behalf of the person under this Section to
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which the person was not entitled; provided that such
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recovery shall not be enforced against any real estate
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while it is occupied as a homestead by the surviving
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spouse or other dependent, if no claims by other creditors
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have been filed against the estate, or, if such claims
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have been filed, they remain dormant for failure of
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prosecution or failure of the claimant to compel
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administration of the estate for the purpose of payment.
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This paragraph shall not bar recovery from the estate of a
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spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social
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Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid
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Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this
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Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in
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behalf of the person under this Section shall be claimed
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for recovery from the deceased spouse's estate.

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"Homestead", as used in this paragraph, means the dwelling
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house and contiguous real estate occupied by a surviving
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spouse or relative, as defined by the rules and
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regulations of the Department of Healthcare and Family
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Services, regardless of the value of the property.
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(g) To establish such subdivisions of the Department
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as shall be desirable and assign to the various
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subdivisions the responsibilities and duties placed upon
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the Department by law.
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(h) To cooperate and enter into any necessary
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agreements with the Department of Employment Security for
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the provision of job placement and job referral services
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to clients of the Department, including job service
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registration of such clients with Illinois Employment
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Security offices and making job listings maintained by the
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Department of Employment Security available to such
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clients.
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(i) To possess all powers reasonable and necessary for
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the exercise and administration of the powers, duties and
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responsibilities of the Department which are provided for
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by law.
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(j) (Blank).
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(k) (Blank).
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(l) To establish, operate, and maintain a Statewide
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Housing Clearinghouse of information on available
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government subsidized housing accessible to persons with

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disabilities and available privately owned housing
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accessible to persons with disabilities. The information
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shall include, but not be limited to, the location, rental
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requirements, access features and proximity to public
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transportation of available housing. The Clearinghouse
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shall consist of at least a computerized database for the
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storage and retrieval of information and a separate or
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shared toll free telephone number for use by those seeking
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information from the Clearinghouse. Department offices and
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personnel throughout the State shall also assist in the
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operation of the Statewide Housing Clearinghouse.
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Cooperation with local, State, and federal housing
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managers shall be sought and extended in order to
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frequently and promptly update the Clearinghouse's
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information.
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(m) To assure that the names and case records of
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persons who received or are receiving services from the
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Department, including persons receiving vocational
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rehabilitation, home services, or other services, and
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those attending one of the Department's schools or other
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supervised facility shall be confidential and not be open
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to the general public. Those case records and reports or
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the information contained in those records and reports
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shall be disclosed by the Director only to proper law
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enforcement officials, individuals authorized by a court,
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the General Assembly or any committee or commission of the

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General Assembly, and other persons and for reasons as the
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Director designates by rule. Disclosure by the Director
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may be only in accordance with other applicable law.
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(n) To provide informational materials about the
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Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program established under
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Section 16.6 of the State Treasurer Act to all persons who
7

are placed in a facility licensed under the Specialized
8

Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, and to all
9

persons who receive services for persons with disabilities
10

that are funded by or administered in conjunction with the
11

Department, including, but not limited to, persons who
12

receive home care services under Section 17.1 and persons
13

who receive services at a Center for Independent Living
14

under Section 12a. The informational materials required
15

under this Section shall be provided when the person first
16

enrolls for such services and as part of any annual
17

process required for the person to maintain eligibility
18

for such services. The Office of the State Treasurer shall
19

prepare and deliver the informational materials in an
20

electronic format to the Department and the Department
21

shall distribute the materials to the persons identified
22

in this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 102-264, eff. 8-6-21; 102-826, eff. 5-13-22;
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103-479, eff. 1-1-24
.)

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