103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5905
 
Introduced 11/12/2024, by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 162/15
    Amends the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. Provides that the chair of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force may designate an entity or entities (rather than a nongovernmental entity or entities) to provide administrative support (rather than pro bono administrative support) to the Task Force. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act is 
5amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (405 ILCS 162/15)
7    Sec. 15. Membership. The Task Force shall be chaired by 
8Illinois' Chief Behavioral Health Officer or the Officer's 
9designee. The chair of the Task Force may designate an a 
10nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono 
11administrative support to the Task Force. Except as otherwise 
12provided in this Section, members of the Task Force shall be 
13appointed by the chair. The Task Force shall consist of at 
14least 15 members, including, but not limited to, the 
15following:
16        (1) community mental health and substance use 
17    providers representing geographical regions across the 
18    State; 
19        (2) representatives of statewide associations that 
20    represent behavioral health providers;
21        (3) representatives of advocacy organizations either 
22    led by or consisting primarily of individuals with lived 
23    experience; 
 
 
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1        (4) a representative from the Division of Mental 
2    Health in the Department of Human Services; 
3        (5) a representative from the Division of Substance 
4    Use Prevention and Recovery in the Department of Human 
5    Services; 
6        (6) a representative from the Department of Children 
7    and Family Services; 
8        (7) a representative from the Department of Public 
9    Health; 
10        (8) one member of the House of Representatives, 
11    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
12        (9) one member of the House of Representatives, 
13    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
14    Representatives; 
15        (10) one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
16    President of the Senate; and 
17        (11) one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
18    Minority Leader of the Senate.
19(Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.