House Sponsors: HAMOS-LEITCH-FEIGENHOLTZ-BELLOCK-LYONS,EILEEN, YARBROUGH, MCGUIRE, JOHNSON, BROSNAHAN, BERNS, OSTERMAN, COULSON, CROTTY AND MCKEON. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO Short description: DHS-MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the MI Olmstead Initiative of 2002. Provides that the purpose of the Initiative is to establish a program to provide individuals with mental illness or a co-occurring disorder of mental illness and substance abuse with appropriate residential and community-based support services. Requires the Department of Human Services to identify potential participants for the program. Sets forth the services and supports that constitute the program. Requires the Department to annually report to the General Assembly concerning the program. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to enable 1,000 (instead of 2,000) persons with mental illness who currently reside in nursing facilities to move to residential settings. Provides that "Institution for mental disease" means a "nursing facility licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as defined, consistent with federal regulations, by the Illinois Department of Public Aid". Removes private and State-operated psychiatric hospitals, residential drug and alcohol treatment centers, and residential psychiatric treatment facilities from the definition of "institution for mental disease". Requires the Department of Human Services to identify 200 (instead of 400) individuals during each of the 5 years following the implementation of this Act or 1,000 (instead of 2,000) persons to move from institutional settings to alternative residential settings. Provides that the MI Olmstead Initiative shall be designed with a capacity for 1,000 (instead of 2,000) qualified individuals over 5 years. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Illinois Department of Human Services) The estimated average cost per mental health client moved from a nursing home into a residential setting is $35,600. Approxi- mately 30% of the clients moved would need Supervised Residen- tial services at an annual cost of $42,200 and 70% would need Supported Residential services at an estimated annual cost of $32,800. To fully support 1,000 clients in community residen- tial settings would cost an estimated $35,600,000. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Public Aid) The bill, as amended, would have no fiscal impact on DPA. 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