Bill Text: IL HB1152 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0166 [HB1152 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1152-Amended.html

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Rep. John E. Bradley

Filed: 3/28/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1152
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1152 as follows:
on page 2, by replacing line 8 with the following:
"(6) Work toward improving access in Illinois'
underserved and"; and
on page 3, line 2, after the period, by inserting the
following:
"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."; and
on page 3, line 18, by replacing "entitled to compensation"
with "compensated"; and

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on page 3, line 20, after "contract" by inserting "in
accordance with the contracts and standards of the respective
payors".