Sen. Heather A. Steans
Filed: 2/26/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2586




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2586 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    Sec. 1-101.6. Mental health system planning.   The General 
8Assembly finds the services contained in this Act are necessary 
9for the effective delivery of mental health services for the 
10citizens of the State of Illinois.  
11    The General Assembly also finds that the mental health and 
12substance use system in the State requires further review to 
13develop additional needed services.
14      To ensure the adequacy of community-based services and to 
15offer choice to all individuals with serious mental illness and 
16substance use disorders or conditions who choose to live in the 
 
 
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1community, and for whom the community is the appropriate 
2setting, but are at risk of institutional care, the Governor 
3shall convene a working group to develop (i) the process and 
4procedure for identifying needed services in the different 
5geographic regions of the State and (ii) the financing 
6strategies for developing those needed services.   
7    Objectives of the financing strategies shall be for those 
8strategies to support the following:
9        (1) Network adequacy in all 102 counties of the State 
10    for (i) health homes authorized under Section 2703 of the 
11    federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and (ii) 
12    systems of care for children.
13        (2) Workforce development for the workforce of 
14    community providers of mental health and substance use 
15    disorder and conditions care, treatment, services, and 
16    supports.
17        (3) Information technology to manage and deliver 
18    integrated community mental health and substance use 
19    disorder and conditions care, treatment, services, and 
20    supports with integrated service delivery.
21        (4) The needed continuum of statewide community health 
22    and recovery care, treatment, services, and supports for 
23    mental health and substance use disorder and conditions.
24        (5) Consumer choice, rights, and protections.
25        (6) Network adequacy and access to care, care 
26    coordination, and engagement in networks that include a 
 
 
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1    continuum of quality care, treatment, services, and 
2    supports for people with serious emotional disturbances, 
3    serious mental illness, or substance use disorders.
4        (7) Reducing health care disparities in access to a 
5    continuum of care, care coordination, and engagement in 
6    networks. 
7    The Governor shall include the Division of Alcoholism and 
8Substance Abuse and the Division of Mental Health in of the 
9Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and 
10Family Services, the Department of Public Health, community 
11mental health and substance use providers, statewide 
12associations of mental health and substance use providers, 
13mental health and substance use advocacy groups, and any other 
14entity as deemed appropriate for participation in the working 
15group.   
16    The Office of the Governor and the Department of Human 
17Services shall provide staff and support to this working group.

18(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)
 

19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.".