Full Text of SB0391 101st General Assembly
SB0391ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Adopted in House Comm. on Oct 29, 2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 391
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 391 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 5-5.23 as follows:
| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.23)
| 7 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-461 )
| 8 | | Sec. 5-5.23. Children's mental health services.
| 9 | | (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, by | 10 | | rule, shall require the screening and
assessment of
a child | 11 | | prior to any Medicaid-funded admission to an inpatient hospital | 12 | | for
psychiatric
services to be funded by Medicaid. The | 13 | | screening and assessment shall include a
determination of the | 14 | | appropriateness and availability of out-patient support
| 15 | | services
for necessary treatment. The Department, by rule, | 16 | | shall establish methods and
standards of payment for the |
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| 1 | | screening, assessment, and necessary alternative
support
| 2 | | services.
| 3 | | (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to | 4 | | the extent allowable under federal law,
shall secure federal | 5 | | financial participation for Individual Care Grant
expenditures | 6 | | made
by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for | 7 | | the Medicaid optional service
authorized under
Section 1905(h) | 8 | | of the federal Social Security Act, pursuant to the provisions
| 9 | | of Section
7.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental | 10 | | Disabilities Administrative Act. The
Department of Healthcare | 11 | | and Family Services may exercise the
authority under this | 12 | | Section as is necessary to administer
Individual Care Grants as | 13 | | authorized under Section 7.1 of the
Mental Health and | 14 | | Developmental Disabilities Administrative
Act.
| 15 | | (c) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | 16 | | work collaboratively with the Department of Children and Family
| 17 | | Services and the Division of Mental Health of the Department of
| 18 | | Human Services to implement subsections (a) and (b).
| 19 | | (d) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce | 20 | | any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or | 21 | | alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any | 22 | | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in | 23 | | accordance with Section 5-5e. | 24 | | (e) All rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities | 25 | | currently exercised by the Department of Human Services related | 26 | | to the Individual Care Grant program are transferred to the |
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| 1 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the transfer | 2 | | and transition of the Individual Care Grant program to the | 3 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services to be completed | 4 | | and implemented within 6 months after the effective date of | 5 | | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. For the | 6 | | purposes of the Successor Agency Act, the Department of | 7 | | Healthcare and Family Services is declared to be the successor | 8 | | agency of the Department of Human Services, but only with | 9 | | respect to the functions of the Department of Human Services | 10 | | that are transferred to the Department of Healthcare and Family | 11 | | Services under this amendatory Act of the 99th General | 12 | | Assembly. | 13 | | (1) Each act done by the Department of Healthcare and | 14 | | Family Services in exercise of the transferred powers, | 15 | | duties, rights, and responsibilities shall have the same | 16 | | legal effect as if done by the Department of Human Services | 17 | | or its offices. | 18 | | (2) Any rules of the Department of Human Services that | 19 | | relate to the functions and programs transferred by this | 20 | | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that are in | 21 | | full force on the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 22 | | the 99th General Assembly shall become the rules of the | 23 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services. All rules | 24 | | transferred under this amendatory Act of the 99th General | 25 | | Assembly are hereby amended such that the term "Department" | 26 | | shall be defined as the Department of Healthcare and Family |
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| 1 | | Services and all references to the "Secretary" shall be | 2 | | changed to the "Director of Healthcare and Family Services | 3 | | or his or her designee". As soon as practicable hereafter, | 4 | | the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | 5 | | revise and clarify the rules to reflect the transfer of | 6 | | rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities affected by | 7 | | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, using the | 8 | | procedures for recodification of rules available under the | 9 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that | 10 | | existing title, part, and section numbering for the | 11 | | affected rules may be retained. The Department of | 12 | | Healthcare and Family Services, consistent with its | 13 | | authority to do so as granted by this amendatory Act of the | 14 | | 99th General Assembly, shall propose and adopt any other | 15 | | rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act as | 16 | | necessary to administer the Individual Care Grant program. | 17 | | These rules may include, but are not limited to, the | 18 | | application process and eligibility requirements for | 19 | | recipients. | 20 | | (3) All unexpended appropriations and balances and | 21 | | other funds available for use in connection with any | 22 | | functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall be | 23 | | transferred for the use of the Department of Healthcare and | 24 | | Family Services to operate the Individual Care Grant | 25 | | program. Unexpended balances shall be expended only for the | 26 | | purpose for which the appropriation was originally made. |
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| 1 | | The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | 2 | | exercise all rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities | 3 | | for operation of the Individual Care Grant program. | 4 | | (4) Existing personnel and positions of the Department | 5 | | of Human Services pertaining to the administration of the | 6 | | Individual Care Grant program shall be transferred to the | 7 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the | 8 | | transfer and transition of the Individual Care Grant | 9 | | program to the Department of Healthcare and Family | 10 | | Services. The status and rights of Department of Human | 11 | | Services employees engaged in the performance of the | 12 | | functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall not be | 13 | | affected by this amendatory Act of the 99th General | 14 | | Assembly. The rights of the employees, the State of | 15 | | Illinois, and its agencies under the Personnel Code and | 16 | | applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any | 17 | | pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected | 18 | | by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. All | 19 | | transferred employees who are members of collective | 20 | | bargaining units shall retain their seniority, continuous | 21 | | service, salary, and accrued benefits. | 22 | | (5) All books, records, papers, documents, property | 23 | | (real and personal), contracts, and pending business | 24 | | pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and | 25 | | responsibilities related to the functions of the | 26 | | Individual Care Grant program, including, but not limited |
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| 1 | | to, material in electronic or magnetic format and necessary | 2 | | computer hardware and software, shall be delivered to the | 3 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services; provided, | 4 | | however, that the delivery of this information shall not | 5 | | violate any applicable confidentiality constraints. | 6 | | (6) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be
| 7 | | made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by | 8 | | any person to or upon the Department of Human Services in | 9 | | connection with any of the functions transferred by this | 10 | | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the same shall | 11 | | be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner to | 12 | | or upon the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | 13 | | (7) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly | 14 | | shall not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or any | 15 | | right occurring or established or any action or proceeding | 16 | | had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal | 17 | | cause regarding the Department of Human Services before the | 18 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General | 19 | | Assembly; and those actions or proceedings may be defended, | 20 | | prosecuted, and continued by the Department of Human | 21 | | Services. | 22 | | (f) (Blank). | 23 | | (g) Family Support Program. The Department of Healthcare | 24 | | and Family Services shall restructure the Family Support | 25 | | Program, formerly known as the Individual Care Grant program, | 26 | | to enable early treatment of youth, emerging adults, and |
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| 1 | | transition-age adults with a serious mental illness or serious | 2 | | emotional disturbance. | 3 | | (1) As used in this subsection and in subsections (h) | 4 | | through (s): | 5 | | (A) "Youth" means a person under the age of 18. | 6 | | (B) "Emerging adult" means a person who is 18 | 7 | | through 20 years of age. | 8 | | (C) "Transition-age adult" means a person who is 21 | 9 | | through 25 years of age. | 10 | | (2) The Department shall amend 89 Ill.
Adm. Code 139 in | 11 | | accordance with this Section and consistent with the | 12 | | timelines outlined in this Section. | 13 | | (3) Implementation of any amended requirements shall | 14 | | be completed within 8 months of the adoption of any | 15 | | amendment to 89 Ill.
Adm. Code 139 that is consistent with | 16 | | the provisions of this Section. | 17 | | (4) To align the Family Support Program with the | 18 | | Medicaid system of care, the services available to a youth, | 19 | | emerging adult, or transition-age adult through the Family | 20 | | Support Program shall include all Medicaid community-based | 21 | | mental health treatment services and all Family Support | 22 | | Program services included under 89 Ill.
Adm. Code 139. No | 23 | | person receiving services through the Family Support | 24 | | Program or the Specialized Family Support Program shall | 25 | | become a Medicaid enrollee unless Medicaid eligibility | 26 | | criteria are met and the person is enrolled in Medicaid. No |
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| 1 | | part of this Section creates an entitlement to services | 2 | | through the Family Support Program, the Specialized Family | 3 | | Support Program, or the Medicaid program. | 4 | | (5) The Family Support Program shall align with the | 5 | | following system of care principles: | 6 | | (A) Treatment and support services shall be based | 7 | | on the results of an integrated behavioral health | 8 | | assessment and treatment plan using an instrument | 9 | | approved by the Department of Healthcare and Family | 10 | | Services. | 11 | | (B)
Strong interagency collaboration between all | 12 | | State agencies the parent or legal guardian is involved | 13 | | with for services, including the Department of | 14 | | Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of | 15 | | Human Services, the Department of Children and Family | 16 | | Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the | 17 | | Illinois State Board of Education. | 18 | | (C)
Individualized, strengths-based practices and | 19 | | trauma-informed treatment approaches. | 20 | | (D)
For a youth, full participation of the parent | 21 | | or legal guardian at all levels of treatment through a | 22 | | process that is family-centered and youth-focused. The | 23 | | process shall include consideration of the services | 24 | | and supports the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver | 25 | | requires for family stabilization, and shall connect | 26 | | such person or persons to services based on available |
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| 1 | | insurance coverage. | 2 | | (h) Eligibility for the Family Support Program. | 3 | | Eligibility criteria established under 89 Ill.
Adm. Code 139 | 4 | | for the Family Support Program shall include the following: | 5 | | (1) Individuals applying to the program must be under | 6 | | the age of 26. | 7 | | (2) Requirements for parental or legal guardian | 8 | | involvement are applicable to youth and to emerging adults | 9 | | or transition-age adults who have a guardian appointed | 10 | | under Article XIa of the Probate Act. | 11 | | (3)
Youth, emerging adults, and transition-age adults | 12 | | are eligible for services under the Family Support Program | 13 | | upon their third inpatient admission to a hospital or | 14 | | similar treatment facility for the primary purpose of | 15 | | psychiatric treatment within the most recent 12 months and | 16 | | are hospitalized for the purpose of psychiatric treatment. | 17 | | (4)
School participation for emerging adults applying | 18 | | for services under the Family Support Program may be waived | 19 | | by request of the individual at the sole discretion of the | 20 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | 21 | | (5) School participation is not applicable to | 22 | | transition-age adults. | 23 | | (i) Notification of Family Support Program and Specialized | 24 | | Family Support Program services. | 25 | | (1) Within 12 months after the effective date of this | 26 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the |
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| 1 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, with | 2 | | meaningful stakeholder input through a working group of | 3 | | psychiatric hospitals, Family Support Program providers, | 4 | | family support organizations, the Community and | 5 | | Residential Services Authority, a statewide association | 6 | | representing a majority of hospitals, a statewide | 7 | | association representing physicians, and foster care | 8 | | alumni advocates, shall establish a clear process by which | 9 | | a youth's or emerging adult's parents, guardian, or | 10 | | caregiver, or the emerging adult or transition-age adult, | 11 | | is identified, notified, and educated about the Family | 12 | | Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program | 13 | | upon a first psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, and | 14 | | any following psychiatric inpatient admissions. | 15 | | Notification and education may take place through a Family | 16 | | Support Program coordinator, a mobile crisis response | 17 | | provider, a Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services | 18 | | provider, the Community and Residential Services | 19 | | Authority, or any other designated provider or coordinator | 20 | | identified by the Department of Healthcare and Family | 21 | | Services. In developing this process, the Department of | 22 | | Healthcare and Family Services and the working group shall | 23 | | take into account the unique needs of emerging adults and | 24 | | transition-age adults without parental involvement who are | 25 | | eligible for services under the Family Support Program. The | 26 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the |
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| 1 | | working group shall ensure the appropriate provider or | 2 | | coordinator is required to assist individuals and their | 3 | | parents, guardians, or caregivers, as applicable, in the | 4 | | completion of the application or referral process for the | 5 | | Family Support Program or the Specialized Family Support | 6 | | Program. | 7 | | (2) Upon a youth's, emerging adult's or transition-age | 8 | | adult's second psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, | 9 | | prior to hospital discharge, the hospital must , if it is | 10 | | aware of the patient's prior psychiatric inpatient | 11 | | hospital admission, ensure that the youth's parents, | 12 | | guardian, or caregiver, or the emerging adult or | 13 | | transition-age adult, has have been notified of the Family | 14 | | Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program | 15 | | prior to hospital discharge . | 16 | | (3) Psychiatric lockout as last resort. | 17 | | (A) Prior to referring any youth to the Department | 18 | | of Children and Family Services for the filing of a | 19 | | petition in accordance with subparagraph (c) of | 20 | | paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act | 21 | | of 1987 alleging that the youth is dependent because | 22 | | the youth was left in a psychiatric hospital beyond | 23 | | medical necessity, the hospital shall attempt to | 24 | | contact educate the youth and the youth's parents, | 25 | | guardian, or caregiver about the Family Support | 26 | | Program and the Specialized Family Support Program and |
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| 1 | | shall assist with connections to the designated Family | 2 | | Support Program coordinator in the service area by | 3 | | providing educational materials developed by the | 4 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services . Once | 5 | | this process has begun, any such youth shall be | 6 | | considered a youth for whom an application for the | 7 | | Family Support Program is pending with the Department | 8 | | of Healthcare and Family Services or an active | 9 | | application for the Family Support Program was being | 10 | | reviewed by the Department for the purposes of | 11 | | subsection (a) of Section 2-4b subparagraph (b) of | 12 | | paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act | 13 | | of 1987 , or for the purposes of subsection (a) of | 14 | | Section 5-711 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 . | 15 | | (B) No state agency or hospital shall coach a | 16 | | parent or guardian of a youth in a psychiatric hospital | 17 | | inpatient unit to lock out or otherwise relinquish | 18 | | custody of a youth to the Department of Children and | 19 | | Family Services for the sole purpose of obtaining | 20 | | necessary mental health treatment for the youth. In the | 21 | | absence of abuse or neglect, a psychiatric lockout or | 22 | | custody relinquishment to the Department of Children | 23 | | and Family Services shall only be considered as the | 24 | | option of last resort. Nothing in this Section shall | 25 | | prohibit discussion of medical treatment options or a | 26 | | referral to legal counsel. |
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| 1 | | (4) Development of new Family Support Program | 2 | | services. | 3 | | (A) Development of specialized therapeutic | 4 | | residential treatment for youth and emerging adults | 5 | | with high-acuity mental health conditions. Through a | 6 | | working group led by the Department of Healthcare and | 7 | | Family Services that includes the Department of | 8 | | Children and Family Services and residential treatment | 9 | | providers for youth and emerging adults, the | 10 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within | 11 | | 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory | 12 | | Act of the 101st General Assembly, shall develop a plan | 13 | | for the development of specialized therapeutic | 14 | | residential treatment beds similar to a qualified | 15 | | residential treatment program, as defined in the | 16 | | federal Family First Prevention Services Act, for | 17 | | youth in the Family Support Program with high-acuity | 18 | | mental health needs. The Department of Healthcare and | 19 | | Family Services and the Department of Children and | 20 | | Family Services shall work together to maximize | 21 | | federal funding through Medicaid and Title IV-E of the | 22 | | Social Security Act in the development and | 23 | | implementation of this plan. | 24 | | (B) Using the Department of Children and Family | 25 | | Services' beyond medical necessity data over the last 5 | 26 | | years and any other relevant, available data, the |
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| 1 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | 2 | | assess the estimated number of these specialized | 3 | | high-acuity residential treatment beds that are needed | 4 | | in each region of the State based on the number of | 5 | | youth remaining in psychiatric hospitals beyond | 6 | | medical necessity and the number of youth placed | 7 | | out-of-state who need this level of care. The | 8 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | 9 | | report the results of this assessment to the General | 10 | | Assembly by no later than December 31, 2020. | 11 | | (C) Development of an age-appropriate therapeutic | 12 | | residential treatment model for emerging adults and | 13 | | transition-age adults. Within 30 months after the | 14 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st | 15 | | General Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and | 16 | | Family Services, in partnership with the Department of | 17 | | Human Services' Division of Mental Health and with | 18 | | significant and meaningful stakeholder input through a | 19 | | working group of providers and other stakeholders, | 20 | | shall develop a supportive housing model for emerging | 21 | | adults and transition-age adults receiving services | 22 | | through the Family Support Program who need | 23 | | residential treatment and support to enable recovery. | 24 | | Such a model shall be age-appropriate and shall allow | 25 | | the residential component of the model to be in a | 26 | | community-based setting combined with intensive |
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| 1 | | community-based mental health services. | 2 | | (j) Workgroup to develop a plan for improving access to | 3 | | substance use treatment. The Department of Healthcare and | 4 | | Family Services and the Department of Human Services' Division | 5 | | of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery shall co-lead a | 6 | | working group that includes Family Support Program providers, | 7 | | family support organizations, and other stakeholders over a | 8 | | 12-month period beginning in the first quarter of calendar year | 9 | | 2020 to develop a plan for increasing access to substance use | 10 | | treatment services for youth, emerging adults, and | 11 | | transition-age adults who are eligible for Family Support | 12 | | Program services. | 13 | | (k) Appropriation. Implementation of this Section shall be | 14 | | limited by the State's annual appropriation to the Family | 15 | | Support Program. Spending within the Family Support Program | 16 | | appropriation shall be further limited for the new Family | 17 | | Support Program services to be developed accordingly: | 18 | | (1) Targeted use of specialized therapeutic | 19 | | residential treatment for youth and emerging adults with | 20 | | high-acuity mental health conditions through appropriation | 21 | | limitation. No more than 12% of all annual Family Support | 22 | | Program funds shall be spent on this level of care in any | 23 | | given state fiscal year. | 24 | | (2) Targeted use of residential treatment model | 25 | | established for emerging adults and transition-age adults | 26 | | through appropriation limitation. No more than one-quarter |
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| 1 | | of all annual Family Support Program funds shall be spent | 2 | | on this level of care in any given state fiscal year. | 3 | | (l) Exhausting third party insurance coverage first. | 4 | | (A) A parent, legal guardian, emerging adult, or | 5 | | transition-age adult with private insurance coverage shall | 6 | | work with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, | 7 | | or its designee, to identify insurance coverage for any and | 8 | | all benefits covered by their plan. If insurance | 9 | | cost-sharing by any method for treatment is | 10 | | cost-prohibitive for the parent, legal guardian, emerging | 11 | | adult, or transition-age adult, Family Support Program | 12 | | funds may be applied as a payer of last resort toward | 13 | | insurance cost-sharing for purposes of using private | 14 | | insurance coverage to the fullest extent for the | 15 | | recommended treatment. If the Department, or its agent, has | 16 | | a concern relating to the parent's, legal guardian's, | 17 | | emerging adult's, or transition-age adult's insurer's | 18 | | compliance with Illinois or federal insurance requirements | 19 | | relating to the coverage of mental health or substance use | 20 | | disorders, it shall refer all relevant information to the | 21 | | applicable regulatory authority. | 22 | | (B) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services | 23 | | shall use Medicaid funds first for an individual who has | 24 | | Medicaid coverage if the treatment or service recommended | 25 | | using an integrated behavioral health assessment and | 26 | | treatment plan (using the instrument approved by the |
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| 1 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services) is covered by | 2 | | Medicaid. | 3 | | (C) If private or public insurance coverage does not | 4 | | cover the needed treatment or service, Family Support | 5 | | Program funds shall be used to cover the services offered | 6 | | through the Family Support Program. | 7 | | (m) Service authorization. A youth, emerging adult, or | 8 | | transition-age adult enrolled in the Family Support Program or | 9 | | the Specialized Family Support Program shall be eligible to | 10 | | receive a mental health treatment service covered by the | 11 | | applicable program if the medical necessity criteria | 12 | | established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | 13 | | are met. | 14 | | (n) Streamlined application. The Department of Healthcare | 15 | | and Family Services shall revise the Family Support Program | 16 | | applications and the application process to reflect the changes | 17 | | made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 101st | 18 | | General Assembly within 8 months after the adoption of any | 19 | | amendments to 89 Ill.
Adm. Code 139. | 20 | | (o) Study of reimbursement policies during planned and | 21 | | unplanned absences of youth and emerging adults in Family | 22 | | Support Program residential treatment settings. The Department | 23 | | of Healthcare and Family Services shall undertake a study of | 24 | | those standards of the Department of Children and Family | 25 | | Services and other states for reimbursement of residential | 26 | | treatment during planned and unplanned absences to determine if |
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| 1 | | reimbursing residential providers for such unplanned absences | 2 | | positively impacts the availability of residential treatment | 3 | | for youth and emerging adults. The Department of Healthcare and | 4 | | Family Services shall begin the study on July 1, 2019 and shall | 5 | | report its findings and the results of the study to the General | 6 | | Assembly, along with any recommendations for or against | 7 | | adopting a similar policy, by December 31, 2020. | 8 | | (p) Public awareness and educational campaign for all | 9 | | relevant providers. The Department of Healthcare and Family | 10 | | Services shall engage in a public awareness campaign to educate | 11 | | hospitals with psychiatric units, crisis response providers | 12 | | such as Screening, Assessment and Support Services providers | 13 | | and Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services agencies, | 14 | | schools, and other community institutions and providers across | 15 | | Illinois on the changes made by this amendatory Act of the | 16 | | 101st General Assembly to the Family Support Program. The | 17 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall produce | 18 | | written materials geared for the appropriate target audience, | 19 | | develop webinars, and conduct outreach visits over a 12-month | 20 | | period beginning after implementation of the changes made to | 21 | | this Section by this amendatory Act of the 101st General | 22 | | Assembly. | 23 | | (q) Maximizing federal matching funds for the Family | 24 | | Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program. The | 25 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as the sole | 26 | | Medicaid State agency, shall seek approval from the federal |
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| 1 | | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 12 months | 2 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st | 3 | | General Assembly to draw additional federal Medicaid matching | 4 | | funds for individuals served under the Family Support Program | 5 | | or the Specialized Family Support Program who are not covered | 6 | | by the Department's medical assistance programs. The | 7 | | Department of Children and Family Services, as the State agency | 8 | | responsible for administering federal funds pursuant to Title | 9 | | IV-E of the Social Security Act, shall submit a State Plan to | 10 | | the federal government within 12 months after the effective | 11 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to | 12 | | maximize the use of federal Title IV-E prevention funds through | 13 | | the federal Family First Prevention Services Act, to provide | 14 | | mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and | 15 | | supports, including, but not limited to, the provision of | 16 | | short-term crisis and transition beds post-hospitalization for | 17 | | youth who are at imminent risk of entering Illinois' youth | 18 | | welfare system solely due to the inability to access mental | 19 | | health or substance use treatment services. | 20 | | (r) Outcomes and data reported annually to the General | 21 | | Assembly. Beginning in 2021, the Department of Healthcare and | 22 | | Family Services shall submit an annual report to the General | 23 | | Assembly that includes the following information with respect | 24 | | to the time period covered by the report: | 25 | | (1) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and | 26 | | transition-age adults who requested services under the |
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| 1 | | Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support | 2 | | Program and the services received. | 3 | | (2) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and | 4 | | transition-age adults who requested services under the | 5 | | Specialized Family Support Program who were eligible for | 6 | | services based on the number of hospitalizations. | 7 | | (3) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and | 8 | | transition-age adults who applied for Family Support | 9 | | Program or Specialized Family Support Program services but | 10 | | did not receive any services. | 11 | | (s) Rulemaking authority. Unless a timeline is otherwise | 12 | | specified in a subsection, if amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code | 13 | | 139 are needed for implementation of this Section, such | 14 | | amendments shall be filed by the Department of Healthcare and | 15 | | Family Services within one year after the effective date of | 16 | | this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 101-461, eff. 1-1-20.)
| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law.".
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