Rep. Fred Crespo
Filed: 3/11/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2084 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2084 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
618.6 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/18.6 new)
8    Sec. 18.6. Mental Health Services Strategic Planning Task 
9Force.
10    (a) Task Force.  The Mental Health Services Strategic 
11Planning Task Force is created.
12    (b) Meeting.  The Task Force shall be appointed and hold its 
13first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this 
14amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
15    (c) Composition.  The Task Force shall be comprised of the 
16following members:
 
 
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1        (1) Three members of the Senate appointed by the 
2    President of the Senate and 3 members of the Senate 
3    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
4        (2) Three members of the House of Representatives 
5    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
6    and 3 members of the House of Representatives appointed by 
7    the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
8        (3) One representative of the Division of Mental Health 
9    within the Department of Human Services.
10        (4) One representative of the Department of Healthcare 
11    and Family Services.
12        (5) One representative of the Bureau of Long Term Care 
13    within the Department of Public Health.
14        (6) Six representatives of the mental health providers 
15    and community stakeholders selected from names submitted 
16    by associates representing the various types of providers.
17        (7) One representative of consumers of mental health 
18    services.
19    (d) Duty.  The Task Force shall meet with the Office of the 
20Governor and the appropriate legislative committees on mental 
21health to develop a 5-year comprehensive strategic plan for the 
22State's mental health services.  The plan shall address the 
23following topics:
24        (1) Provide sufficient home and community-based 
25    services to give consumers real options in care settings.
26        (2) Improve access to care.
 
 
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1        (3) Reduce regulatory redundancy.
2        (4) Maintain financial viability for providers in a 
3    cost-effective manner to the State.
4        (5) Ensure care is effective, efficient, and 
5    appropriate regardless of the setting in which it is 
6    provided.
7        (6) Ensure quality of care in all care settings via the 
8    use of appropriate clinical outcomes.
9        (7) Ensure hospitalizations and institutional care, 
10    when necessary, is available to meet demand now and in the 
11    future.
12    (e) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with the 
13Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental 
14Disabilities to ensure effective treatment for those dually 
15diagnosed with both mental illness and developmental 
16disabilities.
17    (f) Compensation.  Members of the Task Force shall not 
18receive compensation nor reimbursement for necessary expenses 
19incurred in performing the duties associated with the Task 
20Force.
21    (g) Reporting.  The Task Force shall present its plan to the 
22Governor and the General Assembly no later than 18 months after 
23the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General 
24Assembly.  The Task Force shall convene quarterly meetings to 
25monitor progress, review outcomes, and make ongoing 
26recommendations during the implementation of the 5-year 
 
 
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1strategic plan.
2    (h) Administrative support.  The Department of Human 
3Services shall provide administrative and staff support to the 
4Task Force. 
 

5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".