Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Filed: 3/25/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5094

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5094 on page 2,
3lines 18 through 20, by deleting ", and create a more
4supportive and conducive environment for professionals in the
5field"; and
 
6on page 3, immediately below line 25, by inserting the
7following:
8        "(9) Create a more supportive and conducive
9    environment for professionals in the field."; and
 
10    on page 8, by replacing lines 4 through 18 with the
11following:
 
12    "Section 15. Membership. The Work Group shall be chaired
13by Illinois' Chief Behavioral Health Officer or the Officer's
14designee. The chair of the Work Group may designate a
15nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono

 

 

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1administrative support to the Work Group. Members of the Work
2Group shall be appointed by the chair and shall consist of at
3least 15 members, including, but not limited to, the
4following:
5        (1) community mental health and substance use
6    providers representing geographical regions across the
7    State;
8        (2) representatives of statewide associations that
9    represent behavioral health providers;
10        (3) representatives of advocacy organizations either
11    led by or consisting primarily of individuals with lived
12    experience;
13        (4) a representative from the Division of Mental
14    Health in the Department of Human Services;
15        (5) a representative from the Division of Substance
16    Use Prevention and Recovery in the Department of
17    Healthcare and Family Services;
18        (6) a representative from the Department of Children
19    and Family Services;
20        (7) a representative from the Department of Public
21    Health; and
22        (8) bicameral, bipartisan members of the General
23    Assembly."; and
 
24on page 9, by replacing lines 1 through 19 with the following:
 

 

 

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1    "Section 25. Administrative burden reduction plan. The
2Work Group shall, within one year of its first meeting,
3prepare an administrative burden reduction plan, which shall
4include short-term and long-term policy recommendations aimed
5at reducing duplicative, unnecessary, or redundant
6requirements placed on behavioral health providers and
7improving timely access to care. The administrative burden
8reduction plan shall be submitted to any relevant State agency
9whose participation would be necessary to implement any
10component of the plan and shall be made publicly available
11online. No later than 90 days after receipt of the plan, each
12State agency whose participation would be necessary to
13implement any component of the plan shall submit a detailed
14response to the General Assembly about the recommendations in
15the administrative burden reduction plan, including a
16explanation about the feasibility of implementing the
17recommendations and make these responses publicly available
18online.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.".