House Sponsors: SCULLY-LANG-HAMOS-MCKEON-FEIGENHOLTZ, MATHIAS, KRAUSE, LYONS,EILEEN AND YOUNGE. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T-RONEN-PARKER-OBAMA Short description: COMMUNITY MNTL HLTH-OLMSTEAD Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Requires the Secretary of Human Services to establish Olmstead mentally ill initiatives to prevent and correct inappropriate institutionalization of persons needing mental health services. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 20/8.2 new Adds reference to: 405 ILCS 20/8.100 new 405 ILCS 20/8.102 new 405 ILCS 20/8.105 new 405 ILCS 20/8.110 new 405 ILCS 20/8.115 new 405 ILCS 20/8.120 new 405 ILCS 20/8.125 new 405 ILCS 20/8.130 new 405 ILCS 20/8.135 new 405 ILCS 20/8.140 new 405 ILCS 20/8.145 new 405 ILCS 20/8.150 new 405 ILCS 20/8.155 new 405 ILCS 20/8.160 new 405 ILCS 20/8.165 new 405 ILCS 20/8.170 new 405 ILCS 20/8.175 new Deletes everything. Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, subject to appropriations, to implement a program to provide services with the purpose of preventing the institutionalization of individuals with a disability, including those with mental illness and those with a co-occurring disorder of mental illness and substance abuse. Requires the Department to implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate community services for individuals with disabilities in Illinois in cooperation with other governmental agencies and other resources. Requires that services be provided to 1,000 persons (beginning January 1, 2002), and requires that the program be implemented statewide within 4 years. Specifies the services that may be provided. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status