Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 1705/15.2. Quality Assurance for Adult Developmental Training Services

§ 15.2. Quality Assurance for Adult Developmental Training Services. Whenever the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or the Department of Human Services pays the cost, directly or indirectly, in whole or part, for adult developmental training day services for persons with developmental disabilities, the provider of such services shall meet minimum standards established by the Department. Such minimum standards shall become effective July 1, 1986. Interim program guidelines, established by the Department, shall be utilized for programs operational prior to July 1, 1985.

The Department shall annually certify that adult developmental training day services providers meet minimum standards. The Department may determine that providers accredited under nationally recognized accreditation programs are deemed to have met the standards established by the Department under this Section. The Department shall, at least quarterly, review the services being provided to assure compliance with the standards. The Department may suspend, refuse to renew or deny certification to any provider who fails to meet any or all such standards, as provided by rule.

For purposes of this Section, “adult developmental training day service” means services designed to help persons with developmental disabilities to develop functional skills for living in such areas as motoric development, dressing and grooming, toileting, eating, language, reading and writing, quantitative skills development, independent living and reduction of maladaptive behavior. Such programs may include services designed to improve an individual's ability to engage in productive work as defined for work activity centers in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.  1

For purposes of this Section, “providers of adult developmental training day services” means any person, agency or organization that provides such services for persons with developmental disabilities as defined by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.  2