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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall strive to guarantee that persons, including children, suffering from mental illness, substance abuse, and other behavioral disorders have access to locally accessible behavioral health care providers who have the ability to treat the person's conditions in a cost effective, outcome-based manner. Requires the Department to designate as essential community behavioral health care providers organizations that meet certain qualifications; promote the co-location of primary and behavioral health care services centers; and work towards reducing Illinois' underserved and health professional shortage areas. Contains provisions concerning fee-for-service compensation; term limits for essential community behavioral health care providers; and other matters. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1 In regard to ensuring persons suffering from mental illness, substance abuse, and other behavioral disorders have access to locally accessible behavioral health care providers, requires the Department of Human Services to work toward improving access in Illinois' underserved and health professional shortage areas (rather than work towards reducing Illinois' underserved and health professional shortage areas). Provides that the Department, through administrative rule, shall describe the standards and process of designating an essential community behavioral health care provider, establishing the community to be served, other criteria for selection, and grounds for termination. Provides that an essential community behavioral health care provider shall be compensated (rather than entitled to compensation) on a fee-for-service basis within a global budget or within a risk-based incentive contract in accordance with the contracts and standards of the respective payors (rather than within a risk-based incentive contract).
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