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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The House Special Committee on Fee-For-Service
3 Initiatives has held three open hearings on the Department of
4 Human Services' proposal to adopt a fee-for-service
5 methodology to pay providers for serving the State's clients
6 with problems of substance abuse, developmental disability,
7 and mental illness; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Committee appreciates the willingness of the
9 Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Department
10 of Human Services to work with provider groups to ensure a
11 smooth transition to the new payment methodology; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Committee, while supporting the
13 fee-for-service methodology, remains concerned that the
14 Department's transition schedule could jeopardize treatment
15 for these most vulnerable populations; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Committee believes the Department must show it
17 has the infrastructure capacity and field-tested experience
18 before a wholesale shift to the new system; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 the Committee urges the Department of Human Services to make
22 periodic progress reports to the Committee over the next
23 several months, specifically including reports in September,
24 October, November, and December of 2004; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That the Committee urges the General Assembly to
26 adopt an operational budget for the Department of Human
27 Services that reflects only the first six months of funding for
28 the coming fiscal year, while appropriating the full year of
29 grant lines.