Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Filed: 3/1/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4306




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4306 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 5.26 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.26 new)
7    Sec. 5.26. Creates the Holistic Mental Health Care for 
8Youth in Care Task Force.
9    (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task 
10Force is created.  The Task Force shall review and make 
11recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services 
12provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic 
13mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon 
14which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine 
15how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. 
16Additionally, the Task Force shall:
 
 
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1        (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental 
2    health professionals to provide preventive mental health 
3    care to youth in care;
4        (2) review the current payment rates for mental health 
5    providers serving the youth in care population;
6        (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices 
7    and agencies to bill through managed care,  evaluate 
8    delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend 
9    improvements to make billing practices more efficient;
10        (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental 
11    health providers who are persons of color to serve the 
12    youth in care population; and
13        (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed 
14    necessary by the Task Force.
15    (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as 
16follows:
17        (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or 
18    the Director's designee.
19        (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or 
20    the Director's designee.
21        (3) A member from the Office of the Governor who has a 
22    focus on mental health issues.
23        (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, 
24    appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of 
25    Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of 
26    Representatives.
 
 
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1        (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by 
2    the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the 
3    Senate.
4        (6) One member who is a former youth in care 
5    recommended by the Illinois Chapter of the Foster Care 
6    Alumni of America.
7        (7) One representative from the managed care entity 
8    managing the YouthCare program recommended by the Director 
9    of Healthcare and Family Services.
10    Task Force members shall serve without compensation but 
11may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 
12performance of  their duties.
13    (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month 
14beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as 
15determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold 
16electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be 
17deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and 
18voting.
19    (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in 
20conjunction with the Department of Children and Family 
21Services, shall provide administrative and other support to 
22the Task Force.
23    (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the 
24Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a 
25report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations 
26resulting from its study.
 

 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".