(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

1. (a) The purposes of this Article are to:

   1. (1) decrease the number of admissions to State developmental centers;
   2. (2) address the needs of individuals receiving Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities who are at risk of facility-based care due to significant behavioral challenges by providing a community-based residential alternative to facility-based care consistent with their personal plans, and to transition these individuals back to home and community-based services programming;
   3. (3)
   4. (blank) ;
   5. (4) stabilize the existing community-integrated living arrangement system where the presence of individuals with complex behavioral challenges is disruptive to their housemates;
   6. (5) add support services to enhance community service providers who serve individuals with significant behavioral challenges; and
   7. (6) increase the number of individuals transitioning out of State developmental centers into home and community-based services programming.
2. (b)
3. (Blank) .
4. (c)
5. (Blank) .

(Source: P.A. 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22; 103-493, eff. 1-1-24.)