Bill Status of HB 5333   102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  MENTAL HLTH ASSESSMENT REFORM

House Sponsors
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy, Kathleen Willis, Robyn Gabel, Deb Conroy, Lindsey LaPointe and Joyce Mason

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Provides that, within 3 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall clearly identify the minimum information necessary to establish and document medical necessity in an individual's medical record for each community mental health general rehabilitation option service through the use of the Department's standardized assessment and treatment planning tool required in the integrated assessment and treatment planning process. Requires minimum medical necessity documentation requirements to be publicly available to all community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics. Provides that an individual is immediately eligible to receive any community mental health service upon documentation of the specified medical necessity criteria in his or her medical record, and the provider shall be reimbursed for such delivered services. Provides that the integrated assessment and treatment planning process shall be required no more frequently than annually for specified community mental health services. Contains provisions requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to resolve certain issues identified by the Department with the assessment tool and the integrated assessment and treatment planning process. Requires the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly that outlines the issues and recommendations discussed by the workgroup. Contains provisions concerning the Department's development of a billing code, modifier, or other mechanism to reimburse providers for the full time spent on the integrated assessment and treatment planning process; assessment tool training; and other matters. Requires the Department to seek federal approval, if required to implement the Act. Permits the Department, with input from the Department's workgroup, to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  1/31/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/7/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
  2/10/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  2/15/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  2/18/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/14/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  4/4/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

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