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91_HB2676enr
HB2676 Enrolled LRB9104567DJcd
1 AN ACT to amend the Mental Health and Developmental
2 Disabilities Administrative Act by adding Section 71.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
6 Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
7 71 as follows:
8 (20 ILCS 1705/71 new)
9 Sec. 71. Disease management pilot program. The
10 Department shall establish a 3-year pilot program to
11 institute disease management guidelines for the provision of
12 behavioral health care services to persons who receive health
13 care services supported in whole or in part by State or
14 federal funding. To implement the pilot program, the
15 Department shall contract with a single community-based,
16 not-for-profit provider of a comprehensive array of both
17 mental health and chemical dependency services located in
18 Peoria County. The program shall develop a disease
19 management approach that uses research-based best practice
20 guidelines to achieve the desired outcomes with the most
21 efficient use of resources.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.
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