SB 3207 — DHS-BOARDS&COMM CLEANUP

SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b AN ACT concerning State government.

A SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b relative balance between the number of males and females shall be maintained.

Members shall be governed by appropriate and applicable SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b State and federal statutes and regulations on matters such as ethics, confidentiality, freedom of information, travel, and civil rights.

SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b (e) Participate in the development and review of proposed and amended rules and regulations of the Department relating to services for the blind and visually impaired.

The Mental Health and Developmental SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b Disabilities Code is amended by changing Sections 5-111, 5-113, and 6-101 as follows:

The Secretary shall furnish a transcript of such record to any person upon payment therefor of 75¢ per page for each original SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b transcript and 25¢ per page for each copy thereof.

The court shall order the payment of sums due for services charges for SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b such period or periods of time as the circumstances require, except that no responsible relative may be held liable for charges for services furnished to a recipient if such charges were assessed more than 5 years prior to the time the action is filed;

The Administrative Review Law, as amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b review of final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder.

In the case of any person who has received residential services from the Department, whether directly from the Department or through a public or private agency or entity funded by the Department, the liability shall be the same regardless of the source of SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b services.

The Department may issue to any person liable under this Act a statement of amount due as treatment charges requiring him or SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b her to pay monthly, quarterly, or otherwise as may be arranged, an amount not exceeding that required under this Act, plus fees to which the Department may be entitled under this Act.

The Department shall provide for a hearing to be held on the charges for the SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b period covered by the petition.

Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Department upon a hearing may, within 30 days thereafter, file a petition with SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 12 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b the Department for review of the decision by the Board of Reimbursement Appeals established in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

The order may be entered against any defendant and may be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to the payment of sums representing services charges including the actual charges for services in facilities outside the Department where the Department has SB3207 EngrossedEnrolled - 13 - LRB104 18722 KTG 32165 b paid those charges.