101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2247

 

Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new
405 ILCS 80/7-1 new

    Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish family centers throughout the State to provide counseling and mental health services to families who are indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as determined by Department rule. Provides that the Department shall employ or contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide those services.


LRB101 10522 RLC 55628 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB2247LRB101 10522 RLC 55628 b

1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental
5Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII as
6follows:
 
7    (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new)
8
ARTICLE VII. FAMILY CENTERS

 
9    (405 ILCS 80/7-1 new)
10    Sec. 7-1. Family centers. The Department of Human Services
11shall establish family centers throughout this State to provide
12counseling and mental health services to families who are
13indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as
14determined by Department rule. The Department shall employ or
15contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical
16social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to
17provide those services.