Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2982

Creates the Regional Integrated Behavioral Health Networks Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish Regional Integrated Behavioral Health Networks for the purpose of ensuring and improving access to appropriate mental health and substance abuse services throughout Illinois by providing a platform for the organization of all relevant health, mental health, substance abuse, and other community entities and a mechanism to use and channel financial and other resources efficiently and effectively. Provides that the goals of the Networks shall include, but not be limited to, enabling persons with mental and substance use illnesses to access clinically appropriate, evidence-based services, regardless of where they reside in the State and particularly in rural areas; and improving access to mental health and substance abuse services throughout Illinois, but especially in rural Illinois communities. Contains provisions concerning the establishment of a Steering Committee and Network Councils; the development of Regional Integrated Behavioral Health Network Plans, and the timeline for such plans; and required reports. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts similar provisions, but with the following changes: Removes from the Network's list of goals the goal of defining the respective roles and relationships between public and private providers, preserving continued access to State-operated hospitals while enhancing acute care alternatives in private hospitals and community providers. Removes language providing that the agencies of the Steering Committee are directed to work collaboratively to provide consultation, advise, and leadership to the Networks in the development of a comprehensive, regional plan and in identifying sources of securing funding for the Networks. Removes language listing specific trade and professional associations, hospitals, and community providers that shall be represented on the Regional Network Advisory Council and instead provides that the Council shall be comprised of representatives of community stakeholders represented in the Network, including when available, but not limited to, relevant trade and professional associations representing hospitals, community providers, public health care, hospice care, long term care, law enforcement, emergency medical service, physicians trained in psychiatry; an organization that advocates on behalf of federally qualified health centers, an organization that advocates on behalf of persons suffering with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, an organization that advocates on behalf of persons with disabilities, an organization that advocates on behalf of persons who live in rural areas, an organization that advocates on behalf of persons who live in medically underserved areas; and others designated by the Steering Committee or Networks. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2012.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/15/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0381

Date	Chamber	Action
2/23/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2/23/2011	House	First Reading
2/23/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/8/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/8/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
3/8/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/8/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/15/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/16/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
3/16/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
3/23/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
3/24/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
3/24/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
3/31/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/31/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
4/6/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/6/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/11/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
4/12/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/5/2011	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
5/10/2011	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
5/10/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
5/18/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/18/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/15/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/15/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/15/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0381