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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by
5 changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6     (405 ILCS 30/4)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904)
7     Sec. 4. Financing for Community Services.
8     (a) The Department of Human Services is authorized to
9 provide financial reimbursement to eligible private service
10 providers, corporations, local government entities or
11 voluntary associations for the provision of services to persons
12 with mental illness, persons with a developmental disability
13 and alcohol and drug dependent persons living in the community
14 for the purpose of achieving the goals of this Act.
15     The Department shall utilize the following funding
16 mechanisms for community services:
17         (1) Purchase of Care Contracts: services purchased on a
18     predetermined fee per unit of service basis from private
19     providers or governmental entities. Fee per service rates
20     are set by an established formula which covers some portion
21     of personnel, supplies, and other allowable costs, and
22     which makes some allowance for geographic variations in
23     costs as well as for additional program components.

 

 

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1         (2) Grants: sums of money which the Department grants
2     to private providers or governmental entities pursuant to
3     the grant recipient's agreement to provide certain
4     services, as defined by departmental grant guidelines, to
5     an approximate number of service recipients. Grant levels
6     are set through consideration of personnel, supply and
7     other allowable costs, as well as other funds available to
8     the program.
9         (3) Other Funding Arrangements: funding mechanisms may
10     be established on a pilot basis in order to examine the
11     feasibility of alternative financing arrangements for the
12     provision of community services.
13     The Department shall establish and maintain an equitable
14 system of payment which allows providers to improve persons
15 with disabilities' capabilities for independence and reduces
16 their reliance on State-operated services.
17     (b) The Governor shall create a commission by September 1,
18 2009 July 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible, to review
19 funding methodologies, identify gaps in funding, identify
20 revenue, and prioritize use of that revenue for community
21 developmental disability services, mental health services,
22 alcohol and substance abuse services, rehabilitation services,
23 and early intervention services.
24     (c) The first meeting of the commission shall be held
25 within the first month after the creation and appointment of
26 the commission, and a final report summarizing the commission's

 

 

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1 recommendations must be issued within 12 months after the first
2 meeting, and no later than September 1, 2010 September 1, 2008,
3 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
4     (d) The commission shall have the following 13 voting
5 members:
6         (A) one member of the House of Representatives,
7     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
8         (B) one member of the House of Representatives,
9     appointed by the House Minority Leader;
10         (C) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
11     President of the Senate;
12         (D) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate
13     Minority Leader;
14         (E) one person with a developmental disability, or a
15     family member or guardian of such a person, appointed by
16     the Governor;
17         (F) one person with a mental illness, or a family
18     member or guardian of such a person, appointed by the
19     Governor;
20         (G) two persons from unions that represent employees of
21     community providers that serve people with developmental
22     disabilities, mental illness, and alcohol and substance
23     abuse disorders, appointed by the Governor; and
24         (H) five persons from statewide associations that
25     represent community providers that provide residential,
26     day training, and other developmental disability services,

 

 

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1     mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse
2     services, rehabilitation services, or early intervention
3     services, or any combination of those, appointed by the
4     Governor.
5     The commission shall also have the following ex-officio,
6 nonvoting members:
7         (I) the Director of the Governor's Office of Management
8     and Budget or his or her designee;
9         (J) the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of
10     Human Services or his or her designee; and
11         (K) the Administrator of the Department of Healthcare
12     and Family Services Division of Finance or his or her
13     designee; .
14         (L) the Director of the Department of Human Services
15     Division of Developmental Disabilities or his or her
16     designee;
17         (M) the Director of the Department of Human Services
18     Division of Mental Health or his or her designee; and
19         (N) the Director of the Department of Human Services
20     Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse or his or her
21     designee.
22     (e) The funding methodologies must reflect economic
23 factors inherent in providing services and supports, recognize
24 individual disability needs, and consider geographic
25 differences, transportation costs, required staffing ratios,
26 and mandates not currently funded.

 

 

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1     (f) In accepting Department funds, providers shall
2 recognize their responsibility to be accountable to the
3 Department and the State for the delivery of services which are
4 consistent with the philosophies and goals of this Act and the
5 rules and regulations promulgated under it.
6 (Source: P.A. 95-682, eff. 10-11-07.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.