(405 ILCS 80/3-6) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1803-6)
Sec. 3-6. A family shall submit to the Department a completed application form signed by the family member's parent or legal guardian. If the application for participation in the Program is approved by the Department and the family member is eligible to receive services under this Article, the Department shall provide a stipend directly to the family member's parent or legal guardian. Additionally, the Department shall make the family aware of available local family support resources including in-home services, crisis intervention, respite care and other specialized mental health or developmental disabilities services. The stipend shall be used by the parent or legal guardian to assist the family in meeting the expenses associated with the presence of the family member within the family home. The family member's parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for determining the appropriate use of the stipend. The stipend shall be considered a benefit to the family member and shall be paid on a monthly basis to the family member's parent or legal guardian. The amount of the monthly stipend shall be equal to the amount of the monthly federal Supplemental Security Income Payment for an individual residing alone.
Upon approval by the Department, participating families may receive a lump sum payment equivalent to and instead of up to 6 monthly stipend payments that they are authorized to receive under the program. The lump sum payment is for services or tangible items directly related to meeting basic needs related to the person's mental disabilities. Tangible items include, but are not limited to: adaptive equipment, medication not covered by third-party payments, and residential modifications.
(Source: P.A. 88-388.)
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