Bill Title: Creates the Early Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and other specified agencies and entities, to develop a pilot program under which a qualifying adolescent or young adult may receive community-based mental health treatment from a youth-focused community support team for early treatment that is specifically tailored to the needs of youth and young adults in the early stages of a serious emotional disturbance or serious mental illness. Requires the Department to apply, no later than September 30, 2019, for any necessary federal waiver or State Plan amendment to implement the pilot program. Requires the Department to implement the pilot program no later than December 31, 2019 if federal approval is not necessary. Contains provisions concerning the creation of a community-based treatment model under the pilot program; the development of a pay-for-performance payment model; Department rules to implement the pilot program; and analytics and outcomes report. Requires the Department to develop an Assertive Engagement and Community-Based Clinical Treatment Pilot Program for individuals with opioid and other drug addictions. Contains provisions on in-office, in-home, and in-community services provided under the pilot program; application for a federal waiver or State Plan amendment to implement the pilot program; development of a pay-for-performance payment model; Department rules to implement the pilot program; and analytics and outcomes report. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-10)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1016 [SB2951 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2018-08-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2018-05-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2018-04-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2018-02-14	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2018-04-17	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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