Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB2541: PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME
Status: In committee, March 13, 2026
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Expands the definition of "developmental disability" to include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome. Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Expands the definition of "severe and multiple impairments" to include a substantial disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome. Exempts persons diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome from any assessment or evaluation to measure cognitive functioning or IQ for purposes of making determinations on whether such persons have severe and multiple impairments eligible for home-based and community-based services. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to include Prader-Willi syndrome as a developmental disability in any rule defining the term "developmental disability" and in any rule listing specific medical conditions or disabilities eligible for developmental disability services provided by the Department. Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, except where the context indicates otherwise: (i) in any rule, contract, or other document the term "developmental disability" shall include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome; and (ii) whenever there is a reference in any Act to "development disability" the term shall be construed to include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB2541Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Nicole La HaSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 70/1.4220 ILCS 1705/3.5 new405 ILCS 5/1-106from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106405 ILCS 80/2-3from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 5 ILCS 70/1.42 20 ILCS 1705/3.5 new 405 ILCS 5/1-106 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106 405 ILCS 80/2-3 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 ILCS 70/1.42 ILCS 1705/3.5 new ILCS 5/1-106 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106 ILCS 80/2-3 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code…
From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB2541Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Nicole La HaSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 70/1.4220 ILCS 1705/3.5 new405 ILCS 5/1-106from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106405 ILCS 80/2-3from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 5 ILCS 70/1.42 20 ILCS 1705/3.5 new 405 ILCS 5/1-106 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106 405 ILCS 80/2-3 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 ILCS 70/1.42 ILCS 1705/3.5 new ILCS 5/1-106 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106 ILCS 80/2-3 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3 Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Expandsthe definition of "developmental disability" to include a disabilityattributable to Prader-Willi syndrome. Amends the Developmental Disabilityand Mental Disability Services Act. Expands the definition of "severe andmultiple impairments" to include a substantial disability attributable toPrader-Willi syndrome. Exempts persons diagnosed with Prader-Willisyndrome from any assessment or evaluation to measure cognitivefunctioning or IQ for purposes of making determinations on whether suchpersons have severe and multiple impairments eligible for home-based andcommunity-based services. Amends the Mental Health and DevelopmentalDisabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Servicesto include Prader-Willi syndrome as a developmental disability in any ruledefining the term "developmental disability" and in any rule listingspecific medical conditions or disabilities eligible for developmentaldisability services provided by the Department. Amends the Statute onStatutes. Provides that, except where the context indicates and (ii) whenever …