94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1515


 
Introduced 2/23/2005, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














405 ILCS 30/4
  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904







    Amends the Community Services Act. Authorizes the Department of Public Health (was, the Department of Human Services) to
provide financial assistance to eligible private service providers,
corporations, local government entities, or voluntary associations for the
provision of services to persons with mental illness, persons with a
developmental disability, and alcohol and drug dependent persons living in the
community. Effective July 1, 2005.
















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    AN ACT concerning health.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (405 ILCS 30/4)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904)



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    Sec. 4. Financing for Community Services. The Department of 
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Public Health
Human Services
is authorized to
provide financial 
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assistance to eligible private service providers,

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corporations, local government entities or voluntary 
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associations for the
provision of services to persons with 
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mental illness, persons with a
developmental disability and 
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alcohol and drug dependent persons living in the
community for 
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the purpose of achieving the goals of this Act.

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    The Department of Public Health shall utilize the following 
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funding mechanisms for community
services:


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        (1) Purchase of Care Contracts: services purchased on a 
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    predetermined fee
per unit of service basis from private 
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    providers or governmental entities. Fee
per service rates 
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    are set by an established formula which covers some portion

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    of personnel, supplies, and other allowable costs, and 
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    which makes some
allowance for geographic variations in 
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    costs as well as for additional program
components.


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        (2) Grants: sums of money which the Department grants 
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    to private providers or
governmental
entities pursuant to 
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    the grant recipient's agreement to provide certain

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    services, as defined by departmental grant guidelines, to 
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    an
approximate number of service
recipients. Grant levels 
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    are set through consideration of personnel, supply and

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    other allowable costs, as well as other funds available to 
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    the program.


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        (3) Other Funding Arrangements: funding mechanisms may 
 


 






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    be established
on a pilot basis in order to examine the 
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    feasibility of alternative financing
arrangements for the 
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    provision of community services.

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    The Department of Public Health shall strive to establish 
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and maintain an equitable system of
payment
which encourages 
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providers to improve their clients' capabilities for

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independence and reduces their reliance on community or 
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State-operated
services.  In accepting Department funds, 
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providers shall recognize
their responsibility to be

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accountable to the Department and the State for the delivery of 
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services
which are consistent
with the philosophies and goals 
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of this Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated under it.

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(Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2005.