Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Filed: 4/4/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5269

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5269 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
5amended by changing Section 5.27 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.27)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
8    Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care
9Task Force.
10    (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task
11Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make
12recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services
13provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic
14mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon
15which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine
16how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care.

 

 

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1Additionally, the Task Force shall:
2        (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental
3    health professionals to provide preventive mental health
4    care to youth in care;
5        (2) review the current payment rates for mental health
6    providers serving the youth in care population;
7        (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices
8    and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate
9    delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend
10    improvements to make billing practices more efficient;
11        (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental
12    health providers who are persons of color to serve the
13    youth in care population; and
14        (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed
15    necessary by the Task Force.
16    (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as
17follows:
18        (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or
19    the Director's designee.
20        (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or
21    the Director's designee.
22        (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office
23    of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues.
24        (4) Two members from the House of Representatives,
25    appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of
26    Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of

 

 

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1    Representatives.
2        (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by
3    the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the
4    Senate.
5        (6) One member who is a former youth in care,
6    appointed by the Governor.
7        (7) One representative from the managed care entity
8    managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director
9    of Healthcare and Family Services.
10    Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
11may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
12performance of their duties.
13    (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month
14beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as
15determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold
16electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be
17deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and
18voting.
19    (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in
20conjunction with the Department of Children and Family
21Services, shall provide administrative and other support to
22the Task Force.
23    (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the
24Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a
25report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations
26resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its

 

 

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1final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later
2than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final
3report, the Task Force is dissolved.
4    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
5(Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".