SB2586sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 2/4/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2586

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

"Section 5. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013 is amended by changing Section 1-101.6 as follows:

(210 ILCS 49/1-101.6)

Sec. 1-101.6. Mental health system planning. The General Assembly finds the services contained in this Act are necessary for the effective delivery of mental health services for the citizens of the State of Illinois.

The General Assembly also finds that the mental health and substance use system in the State requires further review to develop additional needed services.

To ensure the adequacy of community-based services and to offer choice to all individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders or conditions who choose to live in the community, and for whom the community is the appropriate setting, but are at risk of institutional care, the Governor shall convene a working group to develop (i) the process and procedure for identifying needed services in the different geographic regions of the State and (ii) the financing strategies for developing those needed services.

Objectives of the financing strategies shall be for those strategies to support the following:

(1) Network adequacy in all 102 counties of the State for (i) health homes authorized under Section 2703 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and (ii) children Systems of Care.

(2) Workforce development for the workforce of community providers of mental health and substance use disorder and conditions care, treatment, services, and supports.

(3) Information technology to manage and deliver integrated community mental health and substance use disorder and conditions care, treatment, services, and supports with integrated service delivery.

(4) The needed continuum of statewide community health and recovery care, treatment, services, and supports for mental health and substance use disorder and conditions.

(5) Consumer choice, rights, and protections.

(6) Network adequacy and access to care, care coordination, and engagement in networks that include a continuum of quality care, treatment, services, and supports for people with serious emotional disturbances, serious mental illness, or substance use disorders.

(7) Reducing health care disparities in access to a continuum of care, care coordination, and engagement in networks.

The Governor shall include the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, community mental health and substance use providers, statewide associations of mental health and substance use providers, mental health and substance use advocacy groups, and any other entity as deemed appropriate for participation in the working group.

The Office of the Governor and the Department of Human Services shall provide staff and support to this working group.

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

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