Section 1200.10 Purpose and Description

Section 1200.10  Purpose

and Description

a)         General

Program

1)         The University of Illinois

is designated under the Specialized Care for Children Act to receive,

administer, and hold in its own treasury federal and State funds and aid,

including the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V of the

Social Security Act (42 USC 701 et seq.), in relation to the administration of

the Division of Specialized Care for Children.

2)         DSCC administers a program

of care coordination services and financial assistance, a component of which is

diagnostic services, for children with physical disabilities or conditions that

may lead to physical disabilities who meet eligibility criteria as set forth in

this Part.

3)         The objectives of the DSCC

Program are as follows:

A)        To provide or pay for

services to determine whether children meet the medical eligibility criteria

necessary to qualify for the DSCC Program;

B)        To provide and promote

family-centered, community-based, culturally competent coordinated care for

eligible children and to facilitate the development of community-based systems

of services for children and their families;

C)        To provide financial assistance

for covered supports and services rendered to eligible children; and

D)        To make efforts to

coordinate benefits for eligible children with other State or federally funded

programs, including but not limited to, Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social

Security Act, activities funded by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and

Education, health block grants, and categorical health programs.

4)         The DSCC Program is not an

entitlement and shall not be construed to create an entitlement. Eligibility

and DSCC Program benefits are provided subject to the annual maximum dollar

amounts set for each recipient child, budgetary limitations (see Section

1200.150(e)), and annual appropriations to the State and federal programs

through which DSCC is funded

categorical health programs.

4)         The DSCC Program is not an

entitlement and shall not be construed to create an entitlement. Eligibility

and DSCC Program benefits are provided subject to the annual maximum dollar

amounts set for each recipient child, budgetary limitations (see Section

1200.150(e)), and annual appropriations to the State and federal programs

through which DSCC is funded. Any requirement imposed under this Part and any

implementation of this Part shall cease in the event continued receipt of funds

requires an amendment to this Part, federal or State funds for implementation

of this Part are not available, or annual maximum dollar amounts for the

recipient child are exceeded.

b)         Supplemental

Security Income – Disabled Children's Program

1)         DSCC administers the

Supplemental Security Income-Disabled Children's Program (SSI-DCP) in

accordance with section 1615c of the Social Security Act, Subchapter XVI (42

USC 1382d(a)(2)) to the extent provided in this subsection (b).

2)         Children are evaluated as

eligible for the SSI-DCP by the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Illinois

Department of Human Services-Division of Rehabilitation Services. Children

deemed eligible (SSI-DCP children) are referred to DSCC for disposition.

3)         SSI-DCP children who meet

the eligibility in this Part shall be eligible for DSCC Program benefits in

accordance with this Part. SSI-DCP children who do not meet the eligibility

criteria for the DSCC Program may be referred by DSCC to other programs,

services, or institutions that may provide assistance.

c)         University

of Illinois Policies and Procedures

As part of the University of Illinois, DSCC shall

abide by all applicable University of Illinois policies and procedures.