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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5adding Section 4.02f as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.02f new)
7    Sec. 4.02f. Cross-agency prequalification and master
8service agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the
9Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall have the
10authority and is hereby directed to collaborate with the
11Department of Human Services and other State human services
12agencies in the adoption of joint rules to establish (i) a
13cross-agency prequalification process for contracting with
14human service providers; (ii) a cross-agency master service
15agreement of standard terms and conditions for contracting with
16human service providers; and (iii) a cross-agency common
17service taxonomy for human service providers to streamline the
18processes referenced in this Section and outlined in Section
191-37a of the Department of Human Services Act.
 
20    Section 10. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
21by adding Section 37a as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 505/37a new)
2    Sec. 37a. Cross-agency prequalification and master service
3agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the Department of
4Human Services Act, the Department shall have the authority and
5is hereby directed to collaborate with the Department of Human
6Services and other State human services agencies in the
7adoption of joint rules to establish (i) a cross-agency
8prequalification process for contracting with human service
9providers; (ii) a cross-agency master service agreement of
10standard terms and conditions for contracting with human
11service providers; and (iii) a cross-agency common service
12taxonomy for human service providers to streamline the
13processes referenced in this Section and outlined in Section
141-37a of the Department of Human Services Act.
 
15    Section 15. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
16by adding Section 1-37a as follows:
 
17    (20 ILCS 1305/1-37a new)
18    Sec. 1-37a. Cross-agency prequalification and master
19service agreements.
20    (a) "State human services agency" means the Department on
21Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the
22Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and
23Family Services, and the Department of Public Health.
24    (b) Intent. Per the requirements of Public Act 96-1141, on

 

 

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1January 1, 2011 a report titled "Streamlined Auditing and
2Monitoring for Community Based Services: First Steps Toward a
3More Efficient System for Providers, State Government, and the
4Community" was provided to members of the General Assembly. The
5report, which was developed by a steering committee of
6community providers, trade associations, and designated
7representatives from the Departments of Children and Family
8Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Human Services, and
9Public Health, issued a series of recommendations, including
10recommended changes to Administrative Rules and Illinois
11statutes, on the categories of deemed status for accreditation,
12fiscal audits, centralized repository of information,
13Medicaid, technology, contracting, and streamlined monitoring
14procedures. It is the intent of the 97th General Assembly to
15pursue implementation of those recommendations that have been
16determined to require Acts of the General Assembly.
17    (c) Cross-Agency Prequalification of Human Service
18Providers. Each State human services agency shall have the
19authority and is hereby directed to collaboratively adopt joint
20rules to establish a cross-agency prequalification process for
21contracting with human service providers. This process shall
22include a mechanism for the State human services agencies to
23collect information from human service providers including,
24but not limited to, provider organizational experience,
25capability to perform services, and organizational integrity
26in order for the agencies to screen potential human service

 

 

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1providers as vendors to contract with the agencies.
2    (d) Master Service Agreements for human service providers.
3Each State human services agency shall have the authority and
4is hereby directed to collaboratively adopt joint rules to
5establish a cross-agency master service agreement of standard
6terms and conditions for contracting with human service
7providers. The master service agreement shall be awarded to
8prequalified providers as determined through the cross-agency
9prequalification process outlined in subsection (c) of this
10Act. The master service agreement shall not replace or serve as
11the equivalent of a contract between an agency and a human
12service provider, but only those human service providers that
13are prequalified with a master service agreement may contract
14with an agency to provide services.
15    (e) Common Service Taxonomy for human service providers.
16Each State human services agency shall have the authority and
17is hereby directed to collaboratively adopt joint rules to
18establish a cross-agency common service taxonomy for human
19service providers to streamline the processes outlined in
20subsections (c) and (d) of this Act. The taxonomy shall
21include, but not be limited to, a common list of terms to
22define services, processes, and client populations.
23    (f) Nothwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
24contrary, the Department of Human Services shall serve as the
25lead agency on all matters provided in subsections (c), (d),
26and (e).
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Department of Healthcare and Family
2Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
3amended by adding Section 2205-15a as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15a new)
5    Sec. 2205-15a. Cross-agency prequalification and master
6service agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the
7Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall have the
8authority and is hereby directed to collaborate with the
9Department of Human Services and other State human services
10agencies in the adoption of joint rules to establish (i) a
11cross-agency prequalification process for contracting with
12human service providers; (ii) a cross-agency master service
13agreement of standard terms and conditions for contracting with
14human service providers; and (iii) a cross-agency common
15service taxonomy for human service providers to streamline the
16processes referenced in this Section and outlined in Section
171-37a of the Department of Human Services Act.
 
18    Section 25. The Department of Public Health Powers and
19Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
20amended by adding Section 2310-12a as follows:
 
21    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-12a new)
22    Sec. 2310-12a. Cross-agency prequalification and master

 

 

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1service agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the
2Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall have the
3authority and is hereby directed to collaborate with the
4Department of Human Services and other State human services
5agencies in the adoption of joint rules to establish (i) a
6cross-agency prequalification process for contracting with
7human service providers; (ii) a cross-agency master service
8agreement of standard terms and conditions for contracting with
9human service providers; and (iii) a cross-agency common
10service taxonomy for human service providers to streamline the
11processes referenced in this Section and outlined in Section
121-37a of the Department of Human Services Act.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.