Subject Index Disabled and Elder Care

The Illinois General Assembly amended the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. To be admitted to a state-operated mental health facility for the developmentally disabled, an individual must be at least 18 years old, they and their guardian (if they have one) must have received or attempted to receive education on community-based services, they must meet the intermediate level of care definition, and they must meet all clinical eligibility requirements.

The Illinois General Assembly amended the Adult Protective Services Act. The definition of “abuse” was expanded with regard to disabled persons between the ages of 18 and 59 and all persons over the age of 60 who reside in domestic-living situations.

Amendments were adopted to the Adult Protective Services Program (89 Ill. Adm. Code 270 (effective July 1, 2018)) adding references to "self-neglect," clarifying the Adult Protective Services Registry, and establishing administrative procedures for appeals related to inclusion in the registry.

Amendments to the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Program (74 Ill. Adm. Code 722 (effective May 23, 2018)) clarify that the parents of an adult with a disability can manage ABLE accounts on behalf of their child without appointment by a court.