Full Text of HB3350 103rd General Assembly
HB3350 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3350 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 405 ILCS 20/1 | from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 301 | 405 ILCS 20/3e | from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303e | 405 ILCS 20/3h new | |
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Provides that this amendatory Act may be referred to as the Vera, Vivian, and Amilia Kisliak Law to Support Victims of Domestic Violence. Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Defines "domestic violence". Provides that the governing body of a governmental unit that has established a community mental health board may pass a resolution authorizing a proposition asking whether the community mental health board shall provide services for victims of domestic violence in addition to providing mental health facilities and services. Provides that the community mental health board may, if authorized, perform such acts as may be necessary to provide services for victims of domestic violence. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning mental health.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Vera, Vivian, | 5 | | and Amilia Kisliak Law to Support Victims of Domestic | 6 | | Violence. | 7 | | Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by | 8 | | changing Sections 1 and 3e and by adding Section 3h as follows:
| 9 | | (405 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 301)
| 10 | | Sec. 1. As used in this Act:
| 11 | | "Direct recipient services" means only those services | 12 | | required to carry out a completed individualized treatment | 13 | | plan that is signed by a service recipient or legal guardian. | 14 | | Crisis assessment and stabilization services are excluded, | 15 | | although these services may be anticipated in a treatment | 16 | | plan.
| 17 | | "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to that term | 18 | | in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. | 19 | | "Governmental unit" means any county, city, village, | 20 | | incorporated
town, or township.
| 21 | | "Person with a developmental disability" means any person | 22 | | or persons so
diagnosed and as defined in the Mental Health and |
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| 1 | | Developmental Disabilities
Code. Community mental health | 2 | | boards operating under this Act may in their jurisdiction, by | 3 | | a majority vote, add to the definition of "person with a | 4 | | developmental disability".
| 5 | | "Mental illness" has the meaning ascribed to that term in | 6 | | the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. | 7 | | Community mental health boards operating under this Act may in | 8 | | their jurisdiction, by a majority vote, add to the definition | 9 | | of "mental illness".
| 10 | | "Substance use disorder" encompasses substance abuse, | 11 | | dependence, and addiction, not inconsistent with federal or | 12 | | State definitions.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 14 | | (405 ILCS 20/3e) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303e)
| 15 | | Sec. 3e. Board's powers and duties.
| 16 | | (1) Every community mental health board shall, immediately
| 17 | | after appointment, meet and organize, by the election of one | 18 | | of its
number as president and one as secretary and such other | 19 | | officers as it
may deem necessary. It shall make rules and | 20 | | regulations concerning the
rendition or operation of services | 21 | | and facilities which it directs,
supervises or funds, not | 22 | | inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. It shall:
| 23 | | (a) Hold a meeting prior to July 1 of each year at | 24 | | which officers
shall be elected for the ensuing year | 25 | | beginning July 1;
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| 1 | | (b) Hold meetings at least quarterly;
| 2 | | (c) Hold special meetings upon a written request | 3 | | signed by at least
2 members and filed with the secretary;
| 4 | | (d) Review and evaluate community mental health | 5 | | services and
facilities, including services and facilities | 6 | | for the treatment of
alcoholism, drug addiction, | 7 | | developmental disabilities, and intellectual | 8 | | disabilities;
| 9 | | (e) Authorize the disbursement of money from the | 10 | | community mental health fund for payment for the ordinary | 11 | | and contingent expenses of the board;
| 12 | | (f) Submit to the appointing officer and the members | 13 | | of the governing
body a written plan for a program of | 14 | | community mental health services and
facilities for | 15 | | persons with a mental illness, a
developmental
disability, | 16 | | or a substance use disorder and, if authorized under | 17 | | Section 3h, for a program of services for victims of | 18 | | domestic violence . Such plan shall be for the ensuing 12
| 19 | | month period. In addition, a plan shall be developed for | 20 | | the ensuing 3 year
period and such plan shall be reviewed | 21 | | at the end of every 12 month period and
shall be modified | 22 | | as deemed advisable.
| 23 | | (g) Within amounts appropriated therefor, execute such | 24 | | programs and
maintain such services and facilities as may | 25 | | be authorized under such
appropriations, including amounts | 26 | | appropriated under bond issues, if any;
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| 1 | | (h)
Publish the annual budget and report
within 120
| 2 | | days after the end of the fiscal year in a newspaper | 3 | | distributed
within the jurisdiction of the board, or, if | 4 | | no newspaper is published
within the jurisdiction of the | 5 | | board, then one published in the county,
or, if no | 6 | | newspaper is published in the county, then in a newspaper
| 7 | | having general circulation within the jurisdiction of the | 8 | | board. The
report shall show the condition of its trust of | 9 | | that year, the sums of
money received from all sources, | 10 | | giving the name of any donor, how all
monies have been | 11 | | expended and for what purpose, and such other
statistics | 12 | | and program information in regard to the work of the board | 13 | | as
it may deem of general interest. A copy of the budget | 14 | | and the annual
report shall be made available to the | 15 | | Department of Human Services and to members
of the General | 16 | | Assembly whose districts include any part of the
| 17 | | jurisdiction of such board. The names of all employees, | 18 | | consultants, and
other personnel shall be set forth along | 19 | | with the amounts of money received;
| 20 | | (i) Consult with other appropriate private and public | 21 | | agencies
in
the development of local plans for the most | 22 | | efficient delivery of mental
health, developmental | 23 | | disabilities, and substance use disorder services. The | 24 | | Board is authorized
to join and to participate in the | 25 | | activities of associations organized for
the purpose of | 26 | | promoting more efficient and effective services and |
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| 1 | | programs;
| 2 | | (j)
Have the authority to review and comment on all | 3 | | applications for grants by any person,
corporation, or | 4 | | governmental unit providing services within the
| 5 | | geographical area of the board which provides mental | 6 | | health facilities
and services,
including services for the | 7 | | person with a
mental illness, a
developmental disability, | 8 | | or a substance use disorder and, if authorized under | 9 | | Section 3h, for victims of domestic violence . The board | 10 | | may require funding applicants to send a copy of their | 11 | | funding application to the board at the time
such | 12 | | application is submitted to the Department of Human | 13 | | Services or to any other local, State or federal funding | 14 | | source or
governmental agency. Within 60 days of the | 15 | | receipt of any application, the
board shall submit its | 16 | | review and comments to the Department of Human
Services or | 17 | | to any other appropriate local, State
or federal funding | 18 | | source or governmental agency. A copy of the review and
| 19 | | comments shall be submitted to the funding
applicant. | 20 | | Within 60 days thereafter, the Department of
Human | 21 | | Services or any other appropriate
local or State | 22 | | governmental agency shall issue a written response to
the | 23 | | board and the funding applicant. The Department of Human | 24 | | Services shall supply
any community mental health board | 25 | | such information about
purchase-of-care funds, State | 26 | | facility utilization, and costs in its
geographical area |
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| 1 | | as the board may request provided that the information
| 2 | | requested is for the purpose of the Community Mental | 3 | | Health Board
complying with the requirements of Section | 4 | | 3f, subsection (f) of this Act;
| 5 | | (k) Perform such other acts as may be necessary or | 6 | | proper to carry
out the purposes of this Act.
| 7 | | (2) The community mental health board has the following | 8 | | powers:
| 9 | | (a) The board may enter into multiple-year contracts | 10 | | for rendition
or operation of services,
facilities and | 11 | | educational programs.
| 12 | | (b) The board may arrange through intergovernmental | 13 | | agreements or intragovernmental agreements or both for the | 14 | | rendition of services and operation
of
facilities by other | 15 | | agencies or departments of the governmental unit or county | 16 | | in which
the governmental unit is located with the | 17 | | approval of the governing
body.
| 18 | | (c) To employ, establish compensation for, and set | 19 | | policies for its personnel, including legal counsel, as
| 20 | | may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and | 21 | | prescribe the duties thereof. The
board may enter into | 22 | | multiple-year employment contracts as may be
necessary for | 23 | | the recruitment and retention of personnel and the proper
| 24 | | functioning of the board.
| 25 | | (d) The board may enter into multiple-year joint | 26 | | agreements,
which shall be written, with other
mental |
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| 1 | | health boards and boards of health to provide jointly
| 2 | | agreed upon community mental health facilities and | 3 | | services and to pool
such funds as may be deemed necessary | 4 | | and available for this purpose.
| 5 | | (e) The board may organize a not-for-profit | 6 | | corporation for the purpose of
providing direct recipient | 7 | | services. Such corporations shall have, in addition
to all | 8 | | other lawful powers, the power to contract with persons to | 9 | | furnish
services for recipients of the corporation's | 10 | | facilities, including
psychiatrists and other physicians | 11 | | licensed in this State to practice medicine
in all of its | 12 | | branches. Such physicians shall be considered independent
| 13 | | contractors, and liability for any malpractice shall not | 14 | | extend to such
corporation, nor to the community mental | 15 | | health board, except for gross
negligence in entering into | 16 | | such a contract.
| 17 | | (f) The board shall not operate any direct recipient | 18 | | services for more
than
a 2-year period when such services | 19 | | are being provided in the governmental unit,
but shall | 20 | | encourage, by financial support, the development of | 21 | | private agencies
to deliver such needed services, pursuant | 22 | | to regulations of the board.
| 23 | | (g) Where there are multiple boards within the same | 24 | | planning area, as
established by the Department of Human | 25 | | Services, services
may be purchased through a single | 26 | | delivery system. In such areas, a
coordinating body with |
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| 1 | | representation from each board shall be established to
| 2 | | carry out the service functions of this Act. In the event | 3 | | any such coordinating
body purchases or improves real | 4 | | property, such body shall first obtain the
approval of the | 5 | | governing bodies of the governmental units in which the
| 6 | | coordinating body is located.
| 7 | | (h) The board may enter into multiple-year joint | 8 | | agreements with
other governmental units
located within | 9 | | the geographical area of the board. Such agreements
shall | 10 | | be written and shall provide for the rendition of services | 11 | | by the
board to the residents of such governmental units.
| 12 | | (i) The board may enter into multiple-year joint | 13 | | agreements with federal, State, and local governments, | 14 | | including
the Department of Human Services,
whereby the | 15 | | board will provide certain
services. All such joint | 16 | | agreements must provide for the exchange of
relevant data. | 17 | | However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit
| 18 | | the abridgement of the confidentiality of patient records.
| 19 | | (j) The board may receive gifts from private sources | 20 | | for purposes not
inconsistent
with the provisions of this | 21 | | Act.
| 22 | | (k) The board may receive Federal, State and local | 23 | | funds for purposes
not inconsistent with the provisions of | 24 | | this Act.
| 25 | | (l) The board may establish scholarship programs. Such | 26 | | programs shall
require
equivalent
service or reimbursement |
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| 1 | | pursuant to regulations of the board.
| 2 | | (m) The board may sell, rent, or lease real property | 3 | | for purposes
consistent with this
Act.
| 4 | | (n) The board may: (i) own real property, lease real | 5 | | property as lessee,
or
acquire real property by purchase, | 6 | | construction, lease-purchase agreement, or
otherwise; (ii) | 7 | | take title to the property in the board's name; (iii) | 8 | | borrow
money and issue debt instruments, mortgages, | 9 | | purchase-money mortgages, and
other security instruments | 10 | | with respect to the property; and (iv) maintain,
repair, | 11 | | remodel, or improve the property. All of these activities | 12 | | must be for
purposes consistent with this Act as may be | 13 | | reasonably necessary for the
housing and proper | 14 | | functioning of the board. The board may use moneys in the
| 15 | | Community Mental Health Fund for these purposes.
| 16 | | (o) The board may organize a not-for-profit | 17 | | corporation (i) for the
purpose of raising money to be | 18 | | distributed by the board for providing community
mental | 19 | | health services and facilities for the treatment of | 20 | | alcoholism, drug
addiction, developmental disabilities, | 21 | | and intellectual disabilities or (ii) for
other purposes | 22 | | not inconsistent with this Act. | 23 | | (p) The board may, if authorized under Section 3h, | 24 | | perform such acts as may be necessary to provide services | 25 | | for victims of domestic violence as described in Section | 26 | | 3h.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12.)
| 2 | | (405 ILCS 20/3h new) | 3 | | Sec. 3h. Domestic Violence Proposition. The governing body | 4 | | of a governmental unit that has established a community mental | 5 | | health board pursuant to this Act may adopt a resolution | 6 | | authorizing a proposition to be submitted to the voters asking | 7 | | whether the community mental health board shall provide | 8 | | services for victims of domestic violence in addition to | 9 | | providing mental health facilities. | 10 | | When a governing body adopts a resolution under this | 11 | | Section and provides a copy of the resolution to the clerk of | 12 | | the governmental unit, the clerk shall certify the proposition | 13 | | to the proper election officials for submission at a regular | 14 | | election under the general election law. | 15 | | The proposition shall be in the following form: | 16 | | Shall (governmental
unit)'s community mental health | 17 | | board provide services for victims of domestic
violence in | 18 | | addition to providing
mental health facilities and | 19 | | services? | 20 | | The votes shall be recorded as a "Yes" or "No". | 21 | | If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition | 22 | | are in favor of the proposition, the community mental health | 23 | | board shall, in addition to all other powers and duties | 24 | | required under Section 3e of this Act, (i) provide a program of | 25 | | services for victims of domestic violence in accordance with |
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| 1 | | subsection (f) of paragraph (1) of Section 3e, (ii) review and | 2 | | evaluate community services for victims of domestic violence, | 3 | | (iii) consult with other appropriate private and public | 4 | | agencies in the development of local plans for the most | 5 | | efficient delivery of services for victims of domestic | 6 | | violence, and (iv) review and comment on all applications for | 7 | | grants by any person, corporation, or governmental unit | 8 | | providing services within the geographical area of the board | 9 | | which provides services for victims of domestic violence in | 10 | | accordance with subsection (j) of paragraph (1) of Section 3e.
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 | | becoming law.
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