SB3753 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 39458 RLC 69652 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3753

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

405 ILCS 5/Ch. IV Art. VIII heading new
405 ILCS 5/4-800 new

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Human Services may impose progressive sanctions, excluding a situation in which a recipient of services is placed at immediate risk of harm, on providers that fail to comply with conditions specified by rule, contract, or policy as determined by the Division. Provides that sanctions include, but are not limited to, payment suspension, loss of payment, enrollment limitations including admission holds, or other actions up to and including contract termination. Provides that a service provider receiving a sanction may appeal the sanction in writing to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within 30 days after receipt of the sanction.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

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

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code is amended by adding Article VIII to Chapter IV as follows:

(405 ILCS 5/Ch. IV Art. VIII heading new)

ARTICLE VIII. SERVICE PROVIDER SANCTIONS

(405 ILCS 5/4-800 new)

Sec. 4-800. Progressive sanctions. The Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Human Services may impose progressive sanctions, excluding a situation in which a recipient of services is placed at immediate risk of harm, on providers that fail to comply with conditions specified by rule, contract, or policy as determined by the Division. Sanctions include, but are not limited to, payment suspension, loss of payment, enrollment limitations including admission holds, or other actions up to and including contract termination. A service provider receiving a sanction may appeal the sanction in writing to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within 30 days after receipt of the sanction.