20 ILCS 2205/2205-13: Authorization to secure a federal waiver pursuant to the federal Social Security Act or a State plan amendment.

(a) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, in collaboration and coordination with the Secretary of Human Services, shall develop and submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, a request for a waiver pursuant to the federal Social Security Act or a State plan amendment consistent with the purpose of subsection (b) of this Section and requirements of subsection (c) of this Section.

(b) The purpose of the waiver or a State plan amendment authorized by subsection (a) of this Section is to obtain approval for the use of funds under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act to provide for an alternative model of licensure, reimbursement, and quality assurance for services to individuals with developmental disabilities consistent with the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act.

(c) A waiver or a State plan amendment requested pursuant to this authorization must involve the licensure of a continuum of care facility pursuant to and consistent with all requirements of the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act and a proposal for a reimbursement methodology developed under paragraph (2) of Section 40 of the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act.