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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-5e as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-5e new) |
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| Sec. 5-5e. Waiver for home and community-based services for |
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| children with developmental disabilities or autism spectrum |
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| disorder. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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| shall apply for a waiver or waivers from the United States |
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| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section |
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| 1915(c) of the Social Security Act no later than June 1, 2006, |
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| or as soon thereafter as practicable, to allow payment for |
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| in-home and community-based treatment, therapies, training |
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| including parent training, and other necessary aids and |
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| services for children from the age of 3 up to the age of 21 who |
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| are diagnosed with a developmental disability or autism |
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| spectrum disorder, including those children whose families |
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| would not otherwise qualify for medical assistance under this |
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| Article due to family income or assets. The application or |
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| applications shall request an
implementation date of January 1, |
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| 2007, or as soon thereafter as may be
approved by the United |
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| States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, and shall |
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| provide for: (i) a minimum of 800 children in the first
year of |
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| implementation, of which no fewer than 500 shall be children
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| with autism spectrum disorder; (ii) a minimum of 1,750 children |
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| in the second
year of implementation, of which no fewer than |
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| 1,000 shall be children
with autism spectrum disorder; and |
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| (iii) a minimum of 3,350 in the third and
subsequent years of |
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| implementation, of which 2,000 shall be children
with autism |
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| spectrum disorder.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |