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