Illinois Administrative Code › Title 59 - MENTAL HEALTH › Part 115 - STANDARDS AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS › Subpart B - SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.220 - Services and Supports

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				CILA agency shall develop and maintain a Provider Support Team for each
				individual served. The makeup of the team shall include a QIDP and a DSP; a
				nurse, or other professionals (such as occupational therapist or speech
				therapist) when necessary; and other staff as consistent with the individual's
				Personal Plan and Implementation Strategy. The provider support team shall:
1) Be responsible for all service functions
				required to support the outcomes of that area of the individual's Personal Plan
				for which the CILA agency has responsibility, including the development of the
				Implementation Strategy;
2) Provide
				care and supervision based on the known and assessed needs of the
				individual;
3) Help the individual
				participate in an array of community support services, as chosen by the
				individual and guardian tailored to their needs;
4) In collaboration with the ISC, provide or
				arrange for direct service in the community or in other facilities, such as
				State-operated facilities, convalescent care facilities, community hospitals or
				rehabilitation facilities, based on the assessed needs of the individual and
				when the facilities permit;
5) Be
				available to support the individual on a 24-hour basis.
6) Advocate on behalf of
				individuals;
7) Assist individuals
				to obtain and maintain safety and basic comforts within the CILA
				setting;
8) Provide on-going
				services to ensure the maintenance of the individual's living arrangement
				during times of absence, such as paying the rent and utilities;
9) Assist the individual in developing
				community supports and relationships as indicated in their Plan, with non-paid
				persons in the community, e.g., neighbors, volunteers, and landlords;
10) Provide personal support and assistance
				to the individual in gaining access to vocational training, employment
				opportunities, educational services, legal services, and leisure recreational,
				religious, and social activities as indicated in their Plan;
11) Provide assistance to the individual in
				obtaining health (including dietary) and dental services, mental health
				treatment and rehabilitation services (including physical therapy and
				occupational therapy), and substance abuse services, as needed;
12) Provide supportive counseling and
				problem-solving assistance on an on-going basis and at times of crisis, as
				needed;
13) Assist individuals with
				activities of daily living through skill training and acquisition of assistive
				devices, as needed;
14) Assist the
				individual in accessing medication information including observing and
				reporting effects and side effects of prescribed medications, as
				needed;
15) Provide assistance, as
				needed, in money management. This can include representative payeeship and
				protecting individual funds. The CILA provider
may accept funds
				from
an individual
for safekeeping and management if the
				service provider receives written authorization from the
individual
or the
individual's
guardian
, as
				applicable
.
The CILA provider
shall maintain a written
				record
that shall include, but not be limited to,
all
				financial arrangements and transactions involving each individual recipient's
				funds.
The CILA provider
shall allow each
individual
				and
guardian access to that written record
[210 ILCS
				135/9.1 ];
16) Assist individuals to access
				transportation, as needed;
17)
				Provide
access to sex education, related resources and
services
that supports an individual's right to sexual health and
				healthy sexual practices and to be free from sexual exploitation and
				abuse.
The individual
shall be assessed on whether he or she
				has decision making capacity to give consent to sexual activity; and
for developmentally appropriate
sex education materials and
				resources.
Course material in sex education must be approved by the
				Department prior to implementation [405 ILCS
				5/4-211 ].