Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Filed: 5/11/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1660

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1660 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 5-5.25 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-5.25 new)
7     Sec. 5-5.25. Access to mental health services. The General
8 Assembly finds that providing access to mental health services
9 in a timely manner will improve the quality of life for persons
10 suffering from mental illness and will contain health care
11 costs by avoiding the need for more costly inpatient
12 hospitalization. The Illinois Department shall reimburse
13 advance practice nurses for mental health services they
14 provide, as authorized by Illinois law, to recipients. The
15 Illinois Department, by rule, shall develop a method to
16 reimburse providers for mental health services provided by
17 telemedicine. The reimbursement methodology for mental health
18 services provided by telemedicine shall be comparable to the
19 reimbursement methodology used by the Illinois Department for
20 other services provided by telemedicine.
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.".