99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1249

 

Introduced 2/17/2015, by Sen. Heather A. Steans

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 49/1-101.6

    Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. In a provision concerning mental health system planning, provides that the Office of the Governor (instead of the Governor's Office of Health Innovation and Transformation) shall oversee a process for identifying needed services and identifying the financing strategies for developing those needed services. Makes a change in a provision concerning the purpose of the process. Adds language requiring the process to address the need and financing strategies for trauma-informed care. Requires the Office of the Governor (instead of the Governor's Office of Health Innovation and Transformation) to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 15, 2016 (instead of July 1, 2015). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
5Act of 2013 is amended by changing Section 1-101.6 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 49/1-101.6)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2016)
8    Sec. 1-101.6. Mental health system planning; services for
9individuals with substance use conditions or disorders. The
10General Assembly finds the services contained in this Act are
11necessary for the effective delivery of mental health and
12substance use services for the citizens of the State of
13Illinois.
14    The General Assembly also finds that the mental health and
15substance use system in the State requires further review and
16actions to develop additional needed services.
17     To ensure the adequacy of community-based services and to
18offer choice to all individuals with serious mental illness and
19substance use disorders or conditions who choose to live in the
20community, and for whom the community is the appropriate
21setting, but are at risk of institutional care, the Office of
22the Governor Governor's Office of Health Innovation and
23Transformation shall oversee a process for (i) identifying

 

 

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1needed services in the different geographic regions in the
2State and (ii) identifying the financing strategies for
3developing those needed services.
4    The process shall address or examine the need and financing
5strategies for the following:
6        (1) Network adequacy in all 102 counties of the State
7    for: (i) health homes authorized under Section 2703 of the
8    federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (ii)
9    systems of care for children; (iii) care coordination; (iv)
10    trauma-informed care; and (v) (iv) access to a full
11    continuum of quality care, treatment, services, and
12    supports for persons with serious emotional disturbance,
13    serious mental illness, or substance use disorder.
14        (2) Workforce development for the workforce of
15    community providers of care, treatment, services, and
16    supports for persons with mental health and substance use
17    disorders and conditions.
18        (3) Information technology to manage the delivery of
19    integrated services for persons with mental health and
20    substance use disorders and medical conditions.
21        (4) The needed continuum of statewide community health
22    care, treatment, services, and supports for persons with
23    mental health and substance use disorders and conditions.
24        (5) Reducing health care disparities in access to a
25    continuum of care, care coordination, and engagement in
26    networks.

 

 

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1    The Office of the Governor Governor's Office of Health
2Innovation and Transformation shall include the Division of
3Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and the Division of Mental
4Health in the Department of Human Services, the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public
6Health, community mental health and substance use providers,
7statewide associations of mental health and substance use
8providers, mental health and substance use advocacy groups, and
9any other entity as deemed appropriate for participation in the
10process of identifying needed services and financing
11strategies as described in this Section.
12    The Office of the Governor Health Innovation and
13Transformation shall report its findings and recommendations
14to the General Assembly by January 15, 2016 July 1, 2015.
15    This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
16    Before September 1, 2014, the State shall develop and
17implement a service authorization system available 24 hours a
18day, 7 days a week for approval of services in the following 3
19levels of care under this Act: crisis stabilization; recovery
20and rehabilitation supports; and transitional living units.
21(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14;
2298-878, eff. 8-11-14; revised 10-2-14.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.