99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1249
 
Introduced 2/17/2015, by Sen. Heather A. Steans
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
210 ILCS 49/1-101.6

     Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. In a provision concerning mental health system planning, provides that the Office of the Governor (instead of the Governor's Office of Health Innovation and Transformation) shall oversee a process for identifying needed services and identifying the financing strategies for developing those needed services. Makes a change in a provision concerning the purpose of the process. Adds language requiring the process to address the need and financing strategies for trauma-informed care. Requires the Office of the Governor (instead of the Governor's Office of Health Innovation and Transformation) to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 15, 2016 (instead of July 1, 2015). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation 
5Act of 2013 is amended  by changing Section 1-101.6 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 49/1-101.6)

7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2016)
8    Sec. 1-101.6. Mental health system planning; services for 
9individuals with substance use conditions or disorders.   The 
10General Assembly finds the services contained in this Act are 
11necessary for the effective delivery of mental health and 
12substance use services for the citizens of the State of 
13Illinois.  
14    The General Assembly also finds that the mental health and 
15substance use system in the State requires further review and 
16actions to develop additional needed services.
17      To ensure the adequacy of community-based services and to 
18offer choice to all individuals with serious mental illness and 
19substance use disorders or conditions who choose to live in the  
20community, and for whom the community is the appropriate 
21setting, but are at risk of institutional care, the Office of 
22the Governor Governor's Office of Health Innovation and 
23Transformation shall oversee a process for (i)  identifying 
 
 
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1needed services in the different geographic regions in the 
2State and (ii)  identifying the financing strategies for 
3developing those needed services.   
4    The process shall address or examine the need and financing 
5strategies for the following:
6        (1) Network adequacy in all 102 counties of the State 
7    for: (i) health homes authorized under Section 2703 of the 
8    federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (ii) 
9    systems of care for children; (iii) care coordination; (iv) 
10    trauma-informed care; and (v) (iv) access to a full 
11    continuum of quality care, treatment, services, and 
12    supports for persons with serious emotional disturbance, 
13    serious mental illness, or substance use disorder.
14        (2) Workforce development for the workforce of 
15    community providers of care, treatment, services, and 
16    supports for persons with mental health and substance use 
17    disorders and conditions.
18        (3) Information technology to manage the delivery of  
19    integrated services for persons with mental health and 
20    substance use disorders and medical conditions.
21        (4) The needed continuum of statewide community health 
22    care, treatment, services, and supports for persons with 
23    mental health and substance use disorders and conditions.
24        (5) Reducing health care disparities in access to a 
25    continuum of care, care coordination, and engagement in 
26    networks.
 
 
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1    The Office of the Governor Governor's Office of Health 
2Innovation and Transformation shall include the Division of 
3Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and the Division of Mental 
4Health in the Department of Human Services, the Department of 
5Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public 
6Health, community mental health and substance use providers, 
7statewide associations of mental health and substance use 
8providers, mental health and substance use advocacy groups, and 
9any other entity as deemed appropriate for participation in the 
10process of identifying needed services and financing 
11strategies as described in this Section.   
12    The Office of the Governor Health Innovation and 
13Transformation shall report its findings and recommendations 
14to the General Assembly by January 15, 2016 July 1, 2015.
15    This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016. 

16    Before September 1, 2014, the State shall develop and 
17implement a service authorization system available 24 hours a 
18day, 7 days a week for approval of services in the following 3 
19levels of care under this Act:  crisis stabilization; recovery 
20and rehabilitation supports; and transitional living units. 
21(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14; 
2298-878, eff. 8-11-14; revised 10-2-14.)
 
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.