Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 590 - SERVICES › Subpart F - PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND AUXILIARY AIDS › Section 590.490 - Payment for Support and Auxiliary Services Provided by Individuals and Conditions of Service Provision

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Individuals providing PA services shall be
				paid only for those hours in which services are being provided to the customer
				in the customer's home, at the customer's training site or on the customer's
				worksite and in accordance with the customer's IPE (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 572).
				An individual employed by the customer to provide PA services shall be paid at
				an hourly rate equal to that paid to an individual providing PA services
				through the DHS-DRS Home Services Program (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				686.40(a)
				 ).
b) An individual providing reader or
				notetaker services shall be paid only for those hours in which those services
				are being directly provided to the customer and in accordance with the
				customer's IPE. Individuals providing reader or notetaker services shall be
				paid at a rate established by DHS-DRS and, subject to appropriation, those
				rates may be comparable to the rate paid to personal assistants under the
				DHS-DRS Home Services Program.
c)
				An individual providing driver services to a customer shall be paid an hourly
				rate for all driving and required waiting time and shall be reimbursed for
				mileage in accordance with State Travel Regulations (see 80 Ill. Adm. Code
				3000.Appendix A). Individuals providing driver services shall be paid at a rate
				established by DHS-DRS and, subject to appropriation, those rates may be
				comparable to the rate paid to personal assistants under the DHS-DRS Home
				Services Program.
d) An individual
				providing Interpreter Services or CART shall be paid at a rate established by
				DHS-DRS for that individual's license or level of qualification and in
				accordance with the following:
1) minimum
				payment shall be for a period of 2 hours even though actual work time may be
				less;
2) if there is less than a
				one hour lapse during provision of services (e.g., lunch, break) the individual
				shall be paid for the entire time span of the assignment;
3) an individual who is required to be on
				site even though he or she does not interpret shall be paid during that period
				of time;
4) an individual who must
				travel more than 20 miles one-way for an assignment shall be paid travel
				reimbursement in accordance with State Travel Regulations (80 Ill. Adm. Code
				3000.Appendix A);
5) no payment
				shall be made to an individual whose assignment is cancelled more than 48 hours
				prior to the scheduled beginning of the assignment. If cancellation occurs less
				than 48 hours prior to the scheduled beginning of the assignment, for single
				day assignments the individual shall be paid for the entire scheduled
				assignment time. For multiple day assignments, the individual shall be paid for
				the time scheduled for the assignment during the first 48 hours of the
				scheduled assignment;
6) if a
				customer does not appear for a scheduled appointment, the individual shall stay
				on-site for one hour. If the customer does not appear after the one hour wait,
				the individual shall consult the DHS-DRS contact person for instructions. The
				individual shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of subsections
				(d)(1), (3) and (5) and reimbursed for travel in accordance with subsection
				(d)(4);
7) if an individual has to
				cancel a scheduled assignment, he or she shall contact the DHS-DRS contact
				person immediately and assist in finding a suitable replacement. The
				suitability of the replacement shall be determined by the DHS-DRS contact
				person. An individual who cancels a scheduled assignment shall not be paid for
				any of the scheduled services, reimbursed travel cost, or paid a finders fee
				for locating a replacement.