Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2367

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Allows the Department of Human Services to initiate a 2-year pilot project aimed at the improvement of delivery of community-based services by contract; for FY05, limits the total amount of expenditures for the contracts issued under the project to $64,000,000 with respect to certain designated services; sets forth requirements for contracts; requires the Department to consult with stakeholders and consumers in designing, developing, and implementing the project; requires the Department to establish an "ombudsman" system in connection with the project; requires an independent evaluation of the project. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement policies and procedures for procuring community services in a manner that will ensure the maximum amount of federal financial participation in the cost of those services; allows the Department to issue and execute contracts that include provisions for payment on a fee-for-service basis after January 1, 2005 under certain terms and conditions; requires the Department to consult with the departments of Public Aid, Public Health, and Children and Family Services and the Department on Aging in adopting rules in relation to fee-for-service contracts, and authorizes the adoption of emergency rules; requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to provide an aggregate amount of funding through a combination of grants and contracts that will at least maintain the same level of services in effect for FY04; requires the Department to review its current rate methodology for community services. Provides that neither the Governor nor the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, nor anyone acting on behalf of either of those, shall direct or require the reserve or impoundment, or otherwise prohibit the expenditure, of moneys appropriated to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of funding services provided through the Department's divisions of Developmental Disabilities, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, and Mental Health, provided that any such expenditure is made pursuant to the Department's powers and duties as provided by law. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act; provides for a Community Developmental Disability Services Medicaid Trust Fund, to be used to pay for Medicaid reimbursed community developmental disability services; repeals provisions concerning the Community Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Services Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act; provides that as used in the Act, "payment" means a payment of a vendor's bill or invoice or a payment of a grant award, whether in whole or in part; provides for priority of processing and payment of bills and grant awards to not-for-profit providers of non-residential mental health or developmental disability services. Amends the Community Services Act; provides that the Department of Human Services must bill the Department of Public Aid separately for services provided to Medicaid recipients through the Division of Mental Health and for services provided to such recipients through the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2/3/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/4/2004	Senate	Assigned to Health & Human Services
2/10/2004	Senate	Postponed - Health & Human Services
2/19/2004	Senate	Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
2/19/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2004
3/3/2004	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
3/22/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
3/22/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/23/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
3/23/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
3/23/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
3/24/2004	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter
3/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
3/24/2004	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
3/24/2004	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/25/2004	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
3/25/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/25/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
3/25/2004	House	Arrived in House
3/25/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/26/2004	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/26/2004	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
3/26/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
3/26/2004	House	First Reading
3/26/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2004	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
4/28/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/29/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
4/29/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
4/29/2004	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
4/29/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/4/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/4/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
5/12/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
5/14/2004	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
5/18/2004	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/20/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/20/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lee A. Daniels
5/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
5/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Fee-For-Service Initiatives
5/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Fee-For-Service Initiatives; 014-001-003
5/26/2004	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Eddie Washington; As Amended by HA 2
5/26/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Eddie Washington; As Amended by HA 2
5/26/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Eddie Washington; As Amended by HA 2
5/26/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
5/27/2004	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
5/27/2004	House	Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
5/27/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
5/27/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
5/28/2004	House	House Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lee A. Daniels
5/28/2004	House	House Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
5/30/2004	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Eddie Washington; As Amended by HA 3
5/30/2004	House	House Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Fee-For-Service Initiatives
5/31/2004	House	Pension Note Filed As amended by HA 3
5/31/2004	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 3
5/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Fee-For-Service Initiatives; 015-000-002
5/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Lee A. Daniels
5/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/31/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
6/1/2004	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
6/3/2004	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
6/8/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 3
6/11/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 3
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

	State Debt Impact Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	As amended by HA2, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and therefore would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	As amended by HA2, would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	As amended by House Amendment 2, Senate Bill 2367 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	As amended by HA3, would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	State Debt Impact Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	Senate Bill 2367, as amended by House Amendment 3, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)
	Senate Bill 2367, as amended by House Amendment 2, will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	As amended by HA3, would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Fiscal Note (Department of Human Services)
	As amended by HA3, cost $400 million plus.

	Deletes reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-4

	Adds reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-5.5b new

	Deletes reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5.5b new

	Adds reference to:
	305 ILCS 5/5-4	from Ch. 23, par. 5-4