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90_HB1377

      405 ILCS 30/4             from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904
          Amends the Community Services Act.  Provides  that  funds
      appropriated  to  the Department of Human Services to finance
      community services shall be   adjusted  annually  to  reflect
      changes  in  the Implicit Price Deflator for State  and Local
      Government Purchases. Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Community Services  Act  by  changing
 2    Section 4.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Community  Services  Act  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 4 as follows:
 7        (405 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 904)
 8        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
 9        Sec. 4.  Financing for Community Services. The Department
10    of  Mental  Health  and  Developmental  Disabilities  and the
11    Illinois Department of  Alcoholism  and  Substance  Abuse  in
12    their  respective  areas  of  jurisdiction  are authorized to
13    provide financial  assistance  to  eligible  private  service
14    providers,   corporations,   local   government  entities  or
15    voluntary associations  for  the  provision  of  services  to
16    persons  with  mental  illness,  persons with a developmental
17    disability and alcohol and drug dependent persons  living  in
18    the  community for the purpose of achieving the goals of this
19    Act.
20        The Department and the Illinois Department of  Alcoholism
21    and  Substance  Abuse  shall  utilize  the  following funding
22    mechanisms for community services:
23             (1)  Purchase of Care Contracts: services  purchased
24        on  a  predetermined  fee  per unit of service basis from
25        private  providers  or  governmental  entities.  Fee  per
26        service rates are set by  an  established  formula  which
27        covers  some  portion  of  personnel, supplies, and other
28        allowable costs,  and  which  makes  some  allowance  for
29        geographic  variations in costs as well as for additional
30        program components.
31             (2)  Grants: sums of money which the  Department  or
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 1        the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
 2        grants  to  private  providers  or  governmental entities
 3        pursuant to the grant recipient's  agreement  to  provide
 4        certain  services,  as  defined  by  Departmental  or the
 5        Illinois Department of  Alcoholism  and  Substance  Abuse
 6        grant  guidelines,  to  an  approximate number of service
 7        recipients. Grant levels are set through consideration of
 8        personnel, supply and other allowable costs, as  well  as
 9        other funds available to the program.
10             (3)  Other  Funding Arrangements: funding mechanisms
11        may be established on a pilot basis in order  to  examine
12        the feasibility of alternative financing arrangements for
13        the provision of community services.
14        The  Department and the Illinois Department of Alcoholism
15    and Substance Abuse shall strive to establish and maintain an
16    equitable system of payment  which  encourages  providers  to
17    improve  their  clients'  capabilities  for  independence and
18    reduces  their  reliance  on  community   or   State-operated
19    services.    The  annual  appropriation  to the Department of
20    Human Services to fund  community services shall  include  an
21    increase over the appropriation for the  previous fiscal year
22    that  reflects  any  increase  in the Implicit Price Deflator
23    for State and Local Government Purchases as determined by the
24    United   States  Department  of  Commerce  for  the  12-month
25    calendar year  immediately preceding the fiscal year in which
26    the increase is to be applied.  The increase shall be applied
27    to  appropriations  beginning  July  1,  1997  for  the State
28    fiscal year 1998 and continued each  year  thereafter.     In
29    accepting Department or the Illinois Department of Alcoholism
30    and  Substance  Abuse  funds, providers shall recognize their
31    responsibility to be accountable to  the  Department  or  the
32    Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and the
33    State  for the delivery of services which are consistent with
34    the philosophies and goals of this  Act  and  the  rules  and
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 1    regulations promulgated under it.
 2    (Source: P.A. 88-380.)
 3        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
 4        Sec. 4.  Financing for Community Services. The Department
 5    of   Human   Services  is  authorized  to  provide  financial
 6    assistance   to   eligible   private    service    providers,
 7    corporations,   local   government   entities   or  voluntary
 8    associations for the provision of services  to  persons  with
 9    mental  illness,  persons with a developmental disability and
10    alcohol and drug dependent persons living  in  the  community
11    for the purpose of achieving the goals of this Act.
12        The   Department  shall  utilize  the  following  funding
13    mechanisms for community services:
14             (1)  Purchase of Care Contracts: services  purchased
15        on  a  predetermined  fee  per unit of service basis from
16        private  providers  or  governmental  entities.  Fee  per
17        service rates are set by  an  established  formula  which
18        covers  some  portion  of  personnel, supplies, and other
19        allowable costs,  and  which  makes  some  allowance  for
20        geographic  variations in costs as well as for additional
21        program components.
22             (2)  Grants: sums  of  money  which  the  Department
23        grants  to  private  providers  or  governmental entities
24        pursuant to the grant recipient's  agreement  to  provide
25        certain   services,  as  defined  by  departmental  grant
26        guidelines,  to  an   approximate   number   of   service
27        recipients. Grant levels are set through consideration of
28        personnel,  supply  and other allowable costs, as well as
29        other funds available to the program.
30             (3)  Other Funding Arrangements: funding  mechanisms
31        may  be  established on a pilot basis in order to examine
32        the feasibility of alternative financing arrangements for
33        the provision of community services.
34        The Department shall strive to establish and maintain  an
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 1    equitable  system  of  payment  which encourages providers to
 2    improve their  clients'  capabilities  for  independence  and
 3    reduces   their   reliance  on  community  or  State-operated
 4    services.  The annual  appropriation  to  the  Department  of
 5    Human  Services  to fund  community services shall include an
 6    increase over the appropriation for the  previous fiscal year
 7    that reflects any increase in  the  Implicit  Price  Deflator
 8    for State and Local Government Purchases as determined by the
 9    United    States  Department  of  Commerce  for  the 12-month
10    calendar year  immediately preceding the fiscal year in which
11    the increase is to be applied.  The increase shall be applied
12    to appropriations beginning July  1,  1997  for    the  State
13    fiscal  year  1998  and  continued each year thereafter.   In
14    accepting Department funds, providers shall  recognize  their
15    responsibility  to  be  accountable to the Department and the
16    State for the delivery of services which are consistent  with
17    the  philosophies  and  goals  of  this Act and the rules and
18    regulations promulgated under it.
19    (Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
20        Section 95.  No acceleration or delay.   Where  this  Act
21    makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
22    text  that  is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
23    Section represented by multiple versions), the  use  of  that
24    text  does  not  accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
25    the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived  from
26    any other Public Act.
27        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
28    becoming law.

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