HB5094ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Filed: 3/25/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5094

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5094 on page 2, lines 18 through 20, by deleting ", and create a more supportive and conducive environment for professionals in the field"; and

on page 3, immediately below line 25, by inserting the following:

"(9) Create a more supportive and conducive environment for professionals in the field."; and

on page 8, by replacing lines 4 through 18 with the following:

"Section 15. Membership. The Work Group shall be chaired by Illinois' Chief Behavioral Health Officer or the Officer's designee. The chair of the Work Group may designate a nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono administrative support to the Work Group. Members of the Work Group shall be appointed by the chair and shall consist of at least 15 members, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) community mental health and substance use providers representing geographical regions across the State;

(2) representatives of statewide associations that represent behavioral health providers;

(3) representatives of advocacy organizations either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with lived experience;

(4) a representative from the Division of Mental Health in the Department of Human Services;

(5) a representative from the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery in the Department of Healthcare and Family Services;

(6) a representative from the Department of Children and Family Services;

(7) a representative from the Department of Public Health; and

(8) bicameral, bipartisan members of the General Assembly."; and

on page 9, by replacing lines 1 through 19 with the following:

"Section 25. Administrative burden reduction plan. The Work Group shall, within one year of its first meeting, prepare an administrative burden reduction plan, which shall include short-term and long-term policy recommendations aimed at reducing duplicative, unnecessary, or redundant requirements placed on behavioral health providers and improving timely access to care. The administrative burden reduction plan shall be submitted to any relevant State agency whose participation would be necessary to implement any component of the plan and shall be made publicly available online. No later than 90 days after receipt of the plan, each State agency whose participation would be necessary to implement any component of the plan shall submit a detailed response to the General Assembly about the recommendations in the administrative burden reduction plan, including a explanation about the feasibility of implementing the recommendations and make these responses publicly available online.

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