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92_HB4170

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to mental health.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended  by
 5    changing Section 3e as follows:

 6        (405 ILCS 20/3e) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303e)
 7        Sec. 3e.  Board's powers and duties.
 8        (1)  Every   community   mental   health   board   shall,
 9    immediately  after  appointment,  meet  and  organize, by the
10    election of one  of  its  number  as  president  and  one  as
11    secretary  and  such other officers as it may deem necessary.
12    It shall make rules and regulations concerning the  rendition
13    or  operation  of  services  and facilities which it directs,
14    supervises or funds, not inconsistent with the provisions  of
15    this  Act or with the rules and regulations of the Department
16    of Human Services.  It shall:
17             (a)  Hold a meeting prior to July 1 of each year  at
18        which  officers  shall  be  elected  for the ensuing year
19        beginning July 1;
20             (b)  Hold meetings at least quarterly;
21             (c)  Hold special meetings upon  a  written  request
22        signed   by  at  least  2  members  and  filed  with  the
23        secretary;
24             (d)  Review and  evaluate  community  mental  health
25        services   and   facilities,   including   services   and
26        facilities   for   the   treatment  of  alcoholism,  drug
27        addiction,   developmental   disabilities   and    mental
28        retardation;
29             (e)  Submit  to  the appointing officer, the members
30        of the governing body, the Department of Human  Services,
31        and  the  Health  Systems  Agency  a  written  plan for a
 
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 1        program  of  community   mental   health   services   and
 2        facilities  including  programs  for  persons adjudicated
 3        delinquent minors under the Juvenile  Court  Act  or  the
 4        Juvenile  Court  Act  of 1987 who are found to be persons
 5        with mental illness, for  persons  with  a  developmental
 6        disability and for the substance abuser.  Such plan shall
 7        be  for the ensuing 12 month period.  In addition, a plan
 8        shall be developed for the ensuing 3 year period and such
 9        plan shall be reviewed at  the  end  of  every  12  month
10        period  and  shall  be modified as deemed advisable.  The
11        basic components of such plans shall be  consistent  with
12        the regulations of the Department of Human Services.
13             (f)  Within  amounts  appropriated therefor, execute
14        such programs and maintain such services  and  facilities
15        as may be authorized under such appropriations, including
16        amounts appropriated under bond issues, if any;
17             (g)  The  board  shall  cause the publication of its
18        annual budget and report within 60 days after the end  of
19        the  fiscal  year  in  a  newspaper  published within the
20        jurisdiction  of  the  board,  or,  if  no  newspaper  is
21        published within the jurisdiction of the board, then  one
22        published in the county, or, if no newspaper is published
23        in  the  county,  then  in  a  newspaper  having  general
24        circulation  within  the  jurisdiction of the board.  The
25        report shall show the condition  of  its  trust  of  that
26        year, the sums of money received from all sources, giving
27        the  name of any donor, how all monies have been expended
28        and for what  purpose,  and  such  other  statistics  and
29        program information in regard to the work of the board as
30        it  may  deem  of general interest.  A copy of the budget
31        and  the  annual  report  shall  also  be  sent  to   the
32        Department  of  Human Services and to the regional Health
33        Systems Agency and to members  of  the  General  Assembly
34        whose  districts  include any part of the jurisdiction of
 
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 1        such board.  The names of all employees, consultants, and
 2        other personnel shall be set forth along with the amounts
 3        of money received;
 4             (h)  Consult with other  appropriate  local  private
 5        and  public agencies and the Department of Human Services
 6        in the development of local plans for the most  efficient
 7        delivery of mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse
 8        services.   The  Board  is  authorized  to  join  and  to
 9        participate  in  the activities of associations organized
10        for the purpose of promoting more efficient and effective
11        services and programs;
12             (i)  Review and  comment  on  all  applications  for
13        grants  by  any person, corporation, or governmental unit
14        providing services within the geographical  area  of  the
15        board   which   provides  mental  health  facilities  and
16        services, when such facilities and services are  included
17        in  the  board's  one-year  and  3-year  plans, including
18        services for the person with a  developmental  disability
19        and  the substance abuser.  Grant applicants shall send a
20        copy of their grant application to the board at the  time
21        such  application is submitted to the Department of Human
22        Services or to any other local, State or federal  funding
23        source  or  governmental  agency.   Within 60 days of the
24        receipt of any application, the board  shall  submit  its
25        review  and  comments to the Department of Human Services
26        or to any  other  appropriate  local,  State  or  federal
27        funding  source  or  governmental  agency.  A copy of the
28        review and comments shall be submitted both to the  grant
29        applicant  and  to  the  regional  Health Systems Agency.
30        Within  60  days  thereafter,  the  Department  of  Human
31        Services  or  any  other  appropriate  local   or   State
32        governmental agency shall issue a written response to the
33        board,  to  the grant applicant and to the federal Health
34        Systems Agency.  The Department of Human  Services  shall
 
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 1        supply any community mental health board such information
 2        about purchase-of-care funds, State facility utilization,
 3        and  costs  in  its  geographical  area  as the board may
 4        request provided that the information  requested  is  for
 5        the   purpose   of  the  Community  Mental  Health  Board
 6        complying with the requirements of Section 3e, subsection
 7        (e) of this Act;
 8             (j)  Perform such other acts as may be necessary  or
 9        proper  to  carry  out  the  purposes of this Act, if not
10        inconsistent with the regulations of  the  Department  of
11        Human Services.
12        (2)  The  community mental health board has the following
13    powers may:
14             (a)  The  board   may   enter   into   multiple-year
15        contracts   for   rendition  or  operation  of  services,
16        facilities and educational programs.;
17             (b)  The board may  arrange  for  the  rendition  of
18        services and operation of facilities by other agencies of
19        the governmental unit or county in which the governmental
20        unit is located with the approval of the governing body.;
21             (c)  The  board may employ such personnel, including
22        legal counsel, as may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the
23        purposes  of  this  Act  and  prescribe the duties of and
24        establish salaries and  provide  other  compensation  for
25        such  personnel.  The  board may enter into multiple-year
26        employment  contracts  as  may  be  necessary   for   the
27        recruitment  and  retention  of  personnel and the proper
28        functioning of the board.;
29             (d)  The board may enter  into  multiple-year  joint
30        agreements, which shall be written, with other contiguous
31        mental  health  boards  and  boards  of health to provide
32        jointly agreed upon community  mental  health  facilities
33        and  services  and  to  pool  such funds as may be deemed
34        necessary and available for this purpose.
 
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 1             (e)  The  board  may   organize   a   not-for-profit
 2        corporation for the purpose of providing direct recipient
 3        services.   Such  corporations shall have, in addition to
 4        all other lawful  powers,  the  power  to  contract  with
 5        persons   to  furnish  services  for  recipients  of  the
 6        corporation's  facilities,  including  psychiatrists  and
 7        other physicians  licensed  in  this  State  to  practice
 8        medicine  in  all of its branches.  Such physicians shall
 9        be considered independent contractors, and liability  for
10        any malpractice shall not extend to such corporation, nor
11        to  the  community  mental health board, except for gross
12        negligence in entering into such a contract.
13             (f)  The  board  shall  not   operate   any   direct
14        recipient  services  for  more  than a 2-year period when
15        such services are  being  provided  in  the  governmental
16        unit,  but  shall  encourage,  by  financial support, the
17        development of private agencies to  deliver  such  needed
18        services, pursuant to regulations of the board.
19             (g)  Where there are multiple boards within the same
20        planning  area, as established by the Department of Human
21        Services, services may  be  purchased  through  a  single
22        delivery system.  In such areas, a coordinating body with
23        representation  from  each  board shall be established to
24        carry out the service functions of this Act. In the event
25        any such coordinating body  purchases  or  improves  real
26        property,  such  body  shall first obtain the approval of
27        the governing bodies of the governmental units  in  which
28        the coordinating body is located.
29             (h)  The  board  may  enter into multiple-year joint
30        agreements with other governmental units  located  within
31        the  geographical  area  of  the  board.  Such agreements
32        shall be written and shall provide for the  rendition  of
33        services   by   the   board  to  the  residents  of  such
34        governmental units.   For  this  purpose,  the  board  is
 
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 1        authorized  to  accept  local  tax  funds  and funds made
 2        available to units of  government  through  the  Federal,
 3        State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
 4             (i)  The  board  may  enter into multiple-year joint
 5        agreements with the Department of Human Services  whereby
 6        the  board  will  provide  certain services, the costs of
 7        which shall be negotiated between the Department and  the
 8        board.   This  provision  shall not be construed to limit
 9        the  authority  of  the  board  to  contract  with  other
10        federal,  State  and  local  agencies.   All  such  joint
11        agreements must provide  for  the  exchange  of  relevant
12        data.  However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to
13        permit  the abridgement of the confidentiality of patient
14        records.;
15             (j)  The  board  may  receive  gifts  from   private
16        sources for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions
17        of this Act.;
18             (k)  The  board may receive Federal, State and local
19        funds for purposes not inconsistent with  the  provisions
20        of this Act.;
21             (l)  The  board  may establish scholarship programs.
22        Such  programs  shall  require  equivalent   service   or
23        reimbursement pursuant to regulations of the board.
24             (m)  The   board  may  sell,  rent,  or  lease  real
25        property for purposes consistent with this Act.
26             (n)  The board may: (i)  own  real  property,  lease
27        real  property  as  lessee,  or  acquire real property by
28        purchase,  construction,  lease-purchase  agreement,   or
29        otherwise; (ii) take title to the property in the board's
30        name;  (iii)  borrow  money  and  issue debt instruments,
31        mortgages, purchase-money mortgages, and  other  security
32        instruments  with  respect  to  the  property;  and  (iv)
33        maintain,  repair,  remodel, or improve the property. All
34        of these activities must be for purposes consistent  with
 
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 1        this  Act  as may be reasonably necessary for the housing
 2        and proper functioning of the board. The  board  may  use
 3        moneys  in  the  Community  Mental  Health Fund for these
 4        purposes. Within amounts appropriated  by  the  governing
 5        body  for such purpose, own or purchase real property for
 6        purposes consistent with this Act and borrow money not to
 7        exceed the real value of the property.
 8             (o)  The  board  may   organize   a   not-for-profit
 9        corporation  (i)  for  the purpose of raising money to be
10        distributed by the board for providing  community  mental
11        health  services  and  facilities  for  the  treatment of
12        alcoholism, drug addiction,  developmental  disabilities,
13        and  mental  retardation  or  (ii) for other purposes not
14        inconsistent with this Act.
15    (Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

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

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