HB2084ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Fred Crespo

Filed: 3/11/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2084

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2084 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 18.6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/18.6 new)

Sec. 18.6. Mental Health Services Strategic Planning Task Force.

(a) Task Force. The Mental Health Services Strategic Planning Task Force is created.

(b) Meeting. The Task Force shall be appointed and hold its first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

(c) Composition. The Task Force shall be comprised of the following members:

(1) Three members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(2) Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 3 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

(3) One representative of the Division of Mental Health within the Department of Human Services.

(4) One representative of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

(5) One representative of the Bureau of Long Term Care within the Department of Public Health.

(6) Six representatives of the mental health providers and community stakeholders selected from names submitted by associates representing the various types of providers.

(7) One representative of consumers of mental health services.

(d) Duty. The Task Force shall meet with the Office of the Governor and the appropriate legislative committees on mental health to develop a 5-year comprehensive strategic plan for the State's mental health services. The plan shall address the following topics:

(1) Provide sufficient home and community-based services to give consumers real options in care settings.

(2) Improve access to care.

(3) Reduce regulatory redundancy.

(4) Maintain financial viability for providers in a cost-effective manner to the State.

(5) Ensure care is effective, efficient, and appropriate regardless of the setting in which it is provided.

(6) Ensure quality of care in all care settings via the use of appropriate clinical outcomes.

(7) Ensure hospitalizations and institutional care, when necessary, is available to meet demand now and in the future.

(e) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities to ensure effective treatment for those dually diagnosed with both mental illness and developmental disabilities.

(f) Compensation. Members of the Task Force shall not receive compensation nor reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties associated with the Task Force.

(g) Reporting. The Task Force shall present its plan to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. The Task Force shall convene quarterly meetings to monitor progress, review outcomes, and make ongoing recommendations during the implementation of the 5-year strategic plan.

(h) Administrative support. The Department of Human Services shall provide administrative and staff support to the Task Force.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".