Services provided by the Department under the Program shall be denied:
         (a) if the adult with a mental disability no longer
    
meets the eligibility criteria,
        (b) if the adult with a mental disability submits
    
false information in an application or reapplication for participation in the Program, or
        (c) if the adult with a mental disability fails to
    
request or access any services after 120 days. Prior to making the decision, if the adult with mental disabilities has failed to request or access any services within 90 days, the Department shall give written notice to the person who signed the application that participation in the Program will be denied if services are not requested or accessed within 30 days.
    Whenever services provided by the Department under the Program are denied for the reasons in paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of this Section, the Department shall give written notice of the decision and the reasons for denial of services to the person who signed the application. Such notice shall contain information on requesting an appeal under Section 2-13.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 80/2-8

  • Adult with a mental disability: means a person over the age of 18 years who lives in his or her own home; who needs home-based services, but does not require 24-hour-a-day supervision; and who has one of the following conditions: severe autism, severe mental illness, a severe or profound intellectual disability, or severe and multiple impairments. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 80/2-3
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Department: means the Department of Human Services, as successor to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 80/2-3