97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1659
 
Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
405 ILCS 30/4.6a new

     Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that whenever a State mental health facility or a State developmental disabilities facility operated by the Department of Human Services is scheduled to have or has a reduction in the number of individuals receiving care in an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the facility's prior highest population during the preceding 12-month period, the Department shall file a report with the General Assembly specifying certain information, including  the anticipated new venues for care by venue category, in the aggregate, for the individuals no longer receiving care in the facility and the estimated corresponding changes in appropriation level necessary for the facility reducing population. Contains provisions concerning reporting requirements and the transfer of funds. Effective July 1, 2011.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 4.6a as follows:
 
6    (405 ILCS 30/4.6a new)
7    Sec. 4.6a. Reduction in patient population in State mental 
8health or developmental disabilities facility. 
9    Whenever a State mental health facility or a State 
10developmental disabilities facility operated by the Department 
11of Human Services is scheduled to have or has a reduction in 
12the number of individuals receiving care in an amount equal to 
13or greater than 10% of the facility's prior highest population 
14during the preceding 12-month period, the Department of Human 
15Services shall file a report with the General Assembly 
16specifying the:
17        (1)   Total change in resident population for the 
18    facility. 
19        (2) Anticipated new venues for care by venue category, 
20    in the aggregate, for the individuals no longer receiving 
21    care in the facility. 
22        (3) Estimated corresponding changes in appropriation 
23    level necessary for the facility reducing population as 
 
 
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1    well as additional appropriation authority required for 
2    other facilities or community care alternatives which are 
3    expected to experience an increase in the number of 
4    individuals served. 
5    The report required under this Section shall be given to 
6the General Assembly within 30 days of when a decision is made 
7to decrease the population of a facility by 10% or more, or in 
8cases where population changes are due to unplanned caseload 
9changes, within 30 days of the actual change in population by 
1010% or more. 
11    Based on information contained in the reports required 
12under this Section, the Department shall transfer funds from 
13the facility realizing a reduction in the number of individuals 
14served to the appropriate line item providing appropriation 
15authority for the new venues of care, provided that the new 
16venue of care is a Department of Human Services funded provider 
17or facility. 
 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
192011.