Other programs or demonstration/research projects may be funded by the Department on a pilot basis. These other programs or demonstration/research projects shall be funded for purposes of providing alternatives to nursing facility care; permitting equal access to Community Care Program services; evaluating the impact of the program on sustaining participants in the community and other funding opportunities for the Department; or for other purposes designated by the Department in the best interest of the Community Care Program and funding opportunities for the Department and other human service agencies through federal and State grant-making activity and waiver applications on behalf of the State of Illinois under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20653, effective January 1, 2019)