Bill Status of HB 5553   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  DHS-CRISIS WALK-IN CENTERS

House Sponsors
Rep. Sharon Chung

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1305/10-80 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer a program to provide grants to crisis walk-in centers that provide services in a homelike environment to persons experiencing a mental health crisis who would otherwise be placed in improper care settings. Provides that to be eligible for a grant under the program a crisis walk-in center must provide crisis intervention and support services to adults 18 years of age or older at a facility that operates a minimum of 8 to 16 hours per day, 5 to 7 days a week. Requires staff at the crisis walk-in center to include at least one certified peer recovery support specialist and at least one licensed mental health professional who is available during the center's hours of operation to assess the severity of a client's mental health crisis, assist in developing a safety plan, and connect a client to appropriate community resources and other long-term behavioral health providers. Provides that grants awarded under the program may be used to fund increased staffing, facility improvements, or security measures at existing crisis walk-in centers. Provides that grants may also be awarded to behavioral health providers for the establishment or operation of crisis walk-in centers in underserved communities. Permits the Department to adopt rules on application requirements and any other rules necessary to implement the program.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/12/2024HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  3/13/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
  3/13/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/20/2024HouseRe-assigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
  3/20/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
  4/5/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  5/24/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  5/26/2024HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  5/31/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/31/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

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