Public Act 0682 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1664 Enrolled LRB095 09053 DRJ 29244 b

Public Act 095-0682

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as follows:

(405 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 903)

Sec. 3. Responsibilities for Community Services. Pursuant to this Act, the Department of Human Services shall facilitate the establishment of a comprehensive and coordinated array of community services based upon a federal, State and local partnership. In order to assist in implementation of this Act, the Department shall prescribe and publish rules and regulations. The Department may request the assistance of other State agencies, local government entities, direct services providers, trade associations, and others in the development of these regulations or other policies related to community services.

The Department shall assume the following roles and responsibilities for community services:

(a) Service Priorities. Within the service categories described in Section 2 of this Act, establish and publish priorities for community services to be rendered, and priority populations to receive these services.

(b) Planning. By January 1, 1994 and by January 1 of each third year thereafter, prepare and publish a Plan which describes goals and objectives for community services state-wide and for regions and subregions needs assessment, steps and time-tables for implementation of the goals also shall be included; programmatic goals and objectives for community services shall cover the service categories defined in Section 2 of this Act; the Department shall insure local participation in the planning process.

(c) Public Information and Education. Develop programs aimed at improving the relationship between communities and their disabled residents with disabilities; prepare and disseminate public information and educational materials on the prevention of developmental disabilities, mental illness, and alcohol or drug dependence, and on available treatment and habilitation services for persons with these disabilities.

(d) Quality Assurance. Promulgate minimum program standards, rules and regulations to insure that Department funded services maintain acceptable quality and assure enforcement of these standards through regular monitoring of services and through program evaluation; this applies except where this responsibility is explicitly given by law to another State agency.

(d-5) Accreditation requirements for providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment services. Except when the federal or State statutes authorizing a program, or the federal regulations implementing a program, are to the contrary, accreditation shall be accepted by the Department in lieu of the Department's facility or program certification or licensure onsite review requirements and shall be accepted as a substitute for the Department's administrative and program monitoring requirements, except as required by subsection (d-10), in the case of:

(1) Any organization from which the Department purchases mental health or substance abuse services and that is accredited under any of the following: the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)); the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (JCAHO); the Standards Manual for the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA)); or the Standards Manual for Organizations Serving People with Disabilities (the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF)).

(2) Any mental health facility or program licensed or certified by the Department, or any substance abuse service licensed by the Department, that is accredited under any of the following: the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care (JCAHO); the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (JCAHO); the Standards Manual for the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA); or the Standards Manual for Organizations Serving People with Disabilities (CARF).

(3) Any network of providers from which the Department purchases mental health or substance abuse services and that is accredited under any of the following: the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care (JCAHO); the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (JCAHO); the Standards Manual for the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA); the Standards Manual for Organizations Serving People with Disabilities (CARF); or the National Committee for Quality Assurance. A provider organization that is part of an accredited network shall be afforded the same rights under this subsection.

(d-10) For mental health and substance abuse services, the Department may develop standards or promulgate rules that establish 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. These additional standards for monitoring and licensing accredited programs, services, and facilities and the associated monitoring must not duplicate the standards and processes already covered by the accrediting bodies.

(d-15) The Department shall be given proof of compliance with fire and health safety standards, which must be submitted as required by rule.

(d-20) The Department, by accepting the survey or inspection of an accrediting organization, does not forfeit its rights to perform inspections at any time, including contract monitoring to ensure that services are provided in accordance with the contract. 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.

(d-25) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the accreditation requirements of this Section apply to contracted organizations that are already accredited.

(e) Program Evaluation. Develop a system for conducting evaluation of the effectiveness of community services, according to preestablished performance standards; evaluate the extent to which performance according to established standards aids in achieving the goals of this Act; evaluation data also shall be used for quality assurance purposes as well as for planning activities.

(f) Research. Conduct research in order to increase understanding of mental illness, developmental disabilities and alcohol and drug dependence.

(g) Technical Assistance. Provide technical assistance to provider agencies receiving funds or serving clients in order to assist these agencies in providing appropriate, quality services; also provide assistance and guidance to other State agencies and local governmental bodies serving the disabled in order to strengthen their efforts to provide appropriate community services; and assist provider agencies in accessing other available funding, including federal, State, local, third-party and private resources.

(h) Placement Process. Promote the appropriate placement of clients in community services through the development and implementation of client assessment and diagnostic instruments to assist in identifying the individual's service needs; client assessment instruments also can be utilized for purposes of program evaluation; whenever possible, assure that placements in State-operated facilities are referrals from community agencies.

(i) Interagency Coordination. Assume leadership in promoting cooperation among State health and human service agencies to insure that a comprehensive, coordinated community services system is in place; to insure persons with a disability disabled persons access to needed services; and to insure continuity of care and allow clients to move among service settings as their needs change; also work with other agencies to establish effective prevention programs.

(j) Financial Assistance. Provide financial assistance to local provider agencies through purchase-of-care contracts and grants, pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-755, eff. 8-2-02.)

(405 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904)

Sec. 4. Financing for Community Services. The Department of Human Services is authorized to provide financial reimbursement assistance to eligible private service providers, corporations, local government entities or voluntary associations for the provision of services to persons with mental illness, persons with a developmental disability and alcohol and drug dependent persons living in the community for the purpose of achieving the goals of this Act.

The Department shall utilize the following funding mechanisms for community services:

(1) Purchase of Care Contracts: services purchased on a predetermined fee per unit of service basis from private providers or governmental entities. Fee per service rates are set by an established formula which covers some portion of personnel, supplies, and other allowable costs, and which makes some allowance for geographic variations in costs as well as for additional program components.

(2) Grants: sums of money which the Department grants to private providers or governmental entities pursuant to the grant recipient's agreement to provide certain services, as defined by departmental grant guidelines, to an approximate number of service recipients. Grant levels are set through consideration of personnel, supply and other allowable costs, as well as other funds available to the program.

(3) Other Funding Arrangements: funding mechanisms may be established on a pilot basis in order to examine the feasibility of alternative financing arrangements for the provision of community services.

The Department shall strive to establish and maintain an equitable system of payment which allows encourages providers to improve persons with disabilities' their clients' capabilities for independence and reduces their reliance on community or State-operated services. The Governor shall create a commission by July 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible, to review funding methodologies, identify gaps in funding, identify revenue, and prioritize use of that revenue for community developmental disability services, mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse services, rehabilitation services, and early intervention services. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within the first month after the creation and appointment of the commission, and a final report summarizing the commission's recommendations must be issued within 12 months after the first meeting, and no later than September 1, 2008, to the Governor and the General Assembly. The commission shall have the following 13 voting members:

(A) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(B) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the House Minority Leader;

(C) one member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(D) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;

(E) one person with a developmental disability, or a family member or guardian of such a person, appointed by the Governor;

(F) one person with a mental illness, or a family member or guardian of such a person, appointed by the Governor;

(G) two persons from unions that represent employees of community providers that serve people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and alcohol and substance abuse disorders, appointed by the Governor; and

(H) five persons from statewide associations that represent community providers that provide residential, day training, and other developmental disability services, mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse services, rehabilitation services, or early intervention services, or any combination of those, appointed by the Governor.

The commission shall also have the following ex-officio, nonvoting members:

(I) the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget or his or her designee;

(J) the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee; and

(K) the Administrator of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Division of Finance or his or her designee.

The funding methodologies must reflect economic factors inherent in providing services and supports, recognize individual disability needs, and consider geographic differences, transportation costs, required staffing ratios, and mandates not currently funded.

In accepting Department funds, providers shall recognize their responsibility to be accountable to the Department and the State for the delivery of services which are consistent with the philosophies and goals of this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under it.

(Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 10/11/2007