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Public Act 91-0455

HB2676 Enrolled                                LRB9104567DJcd

    AN ACT to  amend  the  Mental  Health  and  Developmental
Disabilities Administrative Act by adding Section 71.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The   Mental   Health   and   Developmental
Disabilities  Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
71 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 1705/71 new)
    Sec.  71.  Disease   management   pilot   program.    The
Department   shall   establish  a  3-year  pilot  program  to
institute disease management guidelines for the provision  of
behavioral health care services to persons who receive health
care  services  supported  in  whole  or  in part by State or
federal  funding.  To  implement  the  pilot   program,   the
Department  shall  contract  with  a  single community-based,
not-for-profit provider of  a  comprehensive  array  of  both
mental  health  and  chemical  dependency services located in
Peoria  County.   The  program  shall   develop   a   disease
management  approach  that  uses research-based best practice
guidelines to achieve the  desired  outcomes  with  the  most
efficient use of resources.

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

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