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SERVICE, INC. OF ILLINOIS

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

TRANSITION PLANNING COMMITTEE

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

Complete PUNS enrollments and annual PUNS updates

Conduct Pre-Admission Screenings (PAS) of clinical eligibility and linkage to service providers

Provide Individual Service and Support Advocacy (ISSA) to individuals enrolled in the home and community-based waivers (HCBS)

Develop and monitor the person-centered plan and address problems related to outcomes and service quality

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, CONT.

Collaborate with service providers to ensure health, safety, well-being, and satisfaction with home and community-based waiver services

Encourage individuals and families to make informed decisions, exercise choice, and have maximum control over their lives

Housing Navigation

Institutional Outreach for individuals in an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF-DD) or State Operated Developmental Center (SODC

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PRIORITIZATION OF URGENCY OF NEED FOR SERVICES (PUNS)

Statewide waiting list for services for children and adults with I/DD who want or need Developmental Disability services but do not yet have funding
As funding becomes available, DHS/DDD selects individuals from PUNS from the Seeking Services category
Time does not accumulate while in the Planning for Services category
Selections are now made based on an individual’s length of time in the Seeking Services category
Selections will NOT be made from the Planning for Services category

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PUNS – CATEGORIES OF NEED

Seeking Services – for individuals who currently need or want supports

Planning for Services - for individuals who do not currently want or need supports but may in the future

To move from one category to another, individuals/guardians must notify their ISC as this is not automatic

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�PUNS - ENROLLMENT AND UPDATES

Intake call with individual/family

Individual Service Coordinator assigned to work with individual/family

Initial enrollments must be done face-to-face

PUNS are updated at least annually, or sooner when circumstances warrant

Annual updates can occur over the phone, in person or virtually

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FUNDING CRITERIA

Community Crisis

Homelessness
Abuse (frequency, severity and duration of behaviors)
Neglect (what needs are not being met)
Loss of primary caregiver

PUNS Selection

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�ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES

Intellectual Disability (IQ below 70), evidenced prior to age 22

Related condition such as Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Autism Spectrum disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury that is found to be closely related to an Intellectual Disability

The condition results in impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior like that of individuals with an Intellectual Disability

Requires services like those required for individuals with an Intellectual Disability and the condition manifested prior to the age of 22

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TYPES OF WAIVER FUNDED SERVICES AVAILABLE

Home-Based Support Services

Children’s
Adult’s

Children’s Group Home

Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA)

24-hour
Intermittent
Family
Host

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ISSA�INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT ADVOCACY

Provided to individuals receiving Waiver funded services by their local ISC agency

Provide support to the individual, their guardians, and providers in working through a variety of service issues

Designed to assist but not replace the guardian and other appropriate advocates

Writes the Personal Plan and determines whether Waiver funded services are being provided based on the Plan

Conducts quarterly monitoring visits

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OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORTS

Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (ICF-DD)

DRS Home Services

Respite

Special Recreation

Private pay day programs

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WHAT TO DO BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL/TRANSITION ENDS�

Ensure your son/daughter is enrolled on PUNS in the Seeking Services category
Apply for SSI
Apply for Medicaid
Contact the Division of Rehabilitation Services - Supported Employment or Home Services Programs
Contact your local Special Recreation Association - potential day program options
Save school records, assessments and evaluations