BRIEF HISTORY
The Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD now
DHS) funds community agencies to carry
out federal and state requirements related
to the assessment of individuals with
developmental disabilities or mental illness
residing in skilled nursing facilities.
The Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1987 (OBRA-87) requires a preadmission
screening process be observed to prohibit
inappropriate placement of Medicaid eligible
persons with mental illness or developmental
disabilities in nursing facilities.
In Kane and Kendall Counties and Hanover
Township of Cook County, DayOneNetwork
is the designated point of entry responsible
for carrying out the ongoing mandate of
prescreening for persons with developmental
disabilities or with a dual diagnosis
of mental illness and developmental disabilities.
The goal of the preadmission process is
to deflect from nursing facilities persons
who are inappropriate for that service
and to determine service arrangements
in accordance with an individual’s
needs. |