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Public Act 098-0878 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation | ||||
Act of 2013 is amended by changing Section 1-101.6 as follows: | ||||
(210 ILCS 49/1-101.6)
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Sec. 1-101.6. Mental health system planning. The General | ||||
Assembly finds the services contained in this Act are necessary | ||||
for the effective delivery of mental health services for the | ||||
citizens of the State of Illinois. | ||||
The General Assembly also finds that the mental health and | ||||
substance use system in the State requires further review to | ||||
develop additional needed services. | ||||
To ensure the adequacy of community-based services and to | ||||
offer choice to all individuals with serious mental illness and | ||||
substance use disorders or conditions who choose to live in the | ||||
community, and for whom the community is the appropriate | ||||
setting, but are at risk of institutional care, the Governor's | ||||
Office of Health Innovation and Transformation shall oversee a | ||||
process for (i) identifying needed services in the different | ||||
geographic regions in the State and (ii) identifying the | ||||
financing strategies for developing those needed services. | ||||
Governor shall convene a working group to develop the process |
and procedure for identifying needed services in the different | ||
geographic regions of the State. | ||
The process shall address or examine the need and financing | ||
strategies for the following: | ||
(1) Network adequacy in all 102 counties of the State | ||
for: (i) health homes authorized under Section 2703 of the | ||
federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (ii) | ||
systems of care for children; (iii) care coordination; and | ||
(iv) access to a full continuum of quality care, treatment, | ||
services, and supports for persons with serious emotional | ||
disturbance, serious mental illness, or substance use | ||
disorder. | ||
(2) Workforce development for the workforce of | ||
community providers of care, treatment, services, and | ||
supports for persons with mental health and substance use | ||
disorders and conditions. | ||
(3) Information technology to manage the delivery of | ||
integrated services for persons with mental health and | ||
substance use disorders and medical conditions. | ||
(4) The needed continuum of statewide community health | ||
care, treatment, services, and supports for persons with | ||
mental health and substance use disorders and conditions. | ||
(5) Reducing health care disparities in access to a | ||
continuum of care, care coordination, and engagement in | ||
networks. | ||
The Governor's Office of Health Innovation and |
Transformation shall include the Division of Alcoholism and | ||
Substance Abuse and the Division of Mental Health in the | ||
Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and | ||
Family Services, the Department of Public Health The Governor | ||
shall include the Division of Mental Health of the Department | ||
of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||
Services, the Department of Public Health , community mental | ||
health and substance use providers, statewide associations of | ||
mental health and substance use providers, mental health and | ||
substance use advocacy groups, and any other entity as deemed | ||
appropriate for participation in the process of identifying | ||
needed services and financing strategies as described in this | ||
Section working group . | ||
The Office of Health Innovation and Transformation shall | ||
report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly | ||
by July 1, 2015. | ||
This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016. | ||
The Department of Human Services shall provide staff and | ||
support to this working group.
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(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |