House Sponsors: RYAN-MITCHELL,JERRY. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-MUNOZ-SMITH-HENDON Short description: COMMUNITY SRVCS-ACCREDITATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Community Services Act. Provides accreditation requirements for providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment services. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to adopt additional standards for monitoring and licensing accredited programs, services, and facilities that the Department has determined are not covered by the accreditation standards and processes. Requires proof of compliance with fire and health safety standards. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the accreditation requirements apply to contracted organizations that are already accredited. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Requires the Department of Human Services to accept the accreditation of certain providers of mental health or substance abuse services in lieu of the Department's onsite review or monitoring requirements "except when the federal or State statutes authorizing a program, or the federal regulations implementing a program, are to the contrary" (instead of "notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary"). Authorizes the Department to develop standards with respect to the monitoring and licensing of accredited programs, services, and facilities. Provides that the Department reserves the right to monitor a provider of mental health and substance abuse treatment services when the survey or inspection of an accrediting organization has established any deficiency in the accreditation standards and processes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. In the amendatory provisions concerning accreditation requirements for providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, deletes references to accreditation under Mental Health Standards. Identifies the organizations referred to as "COA" (Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services) and "CARF" (the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission). Makes other changes. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0755 Last action date: AUG-02-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status