Public Act 102-0590
 
HB2394 EnrolledLRB102 10716 RLC 16045 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this amendatory Act of 
the 102nd General Assembly  is to decrease the administrative 
burden on behavioral and mental health providers throughout 
the State who spend time and resources to meet State and 
federal requirements to enroll members in services for which 
they are eligible, free up limited resources, and allow 
providers to focus on their members rather than duplicative 
and sometimes contradictory categories of information.
 
    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
63.5 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1705/63.5 new)
    Sec. 63.5. Data collection standardized format.
    (a) No later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Human 
Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
shall collaborate to develop a standardized format for:
        (1) collecting de-identified aggregate data from all 
    member assessment tools;
        (2) collecting any other de-identified aggregate data 
    that behavioral health providers are required to submit to 
    the State pertaining to the administration of mental 
    health and behavioral health services, including, but not 
    limited to, substance use disorder at the Department of 
    Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family 
    Services; and
        (3) registration for Value Options through Beacon 
    Health Options's Provider Connect portal.
    (b) Development of the standardized format under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in collaboration with:
        (1) behavioral and mental health providers throughout 
    the State, including, but not limited to, community 
    providers of treatment for substance use disorder;
        (2) stakeholders, including, but not limited to, 
    organizations that serve individuals with serious mental 
    illness, chronic disease, substance use disorder, or 
    depression; and
        (3) entities with expertise in federal requirements 
    and form development.
    (c) The Department of Human Services and the Department of 
Healthcare and Family Services must comply with the new 
standardized format within 6 months after its date of 
completion. 
    (d) As used in this Section, "substance use disorder" has 
the meaning provided in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use 
Disorder Act. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  


Effective Date:  8/27/2021