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| Public Act 100-0184
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| HB3502 Enrolled | LRB100 10098 RLC 20271 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Advisory Council on Early Identification and Treatment of |
Mental Health Conditions Act.
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Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
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(1) the medical science is clear that mental health |
treatment works to improve mental health conditions and |
manage symptoms but it can take, on average, 10 years for a |
child or young adult with a significant condition to |
receive the right diagnosis and treatment from the time the |
first symptoms began, and nearly two-thirds of children and |
adults never get treatment;
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(2) long treatment lags can lead to debilitating |
conditions and permanent disability;
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(3) suicide, often due to untreated depression, is the |
second leading cause of death in this State for children |
and young adults ranging in age from 10 to 34;
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(4) between 40% to 50% of heroin and other drug |
addiction begins to self-medicate an underlying, untreated |
mental health condition;
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(5) important State reforms on improving access to |
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mental health and substance use treatment are underway and |
others are pending, but more needs to be done to address |
this State's serious systemic challenges to early |
identification and treatment of mental health conditions;
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(6) the medical and mental health treatment |
communities across this State are implementing many |
evidence-based best practices on early screening, |
identification and treatment of mental health conditions, |
including co-located and integrated care, despite limited |
resources and major access to care challenges across the |
State; and
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(7) establishing an Advisory Council on Early |
Identification and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions |
to:
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(A) report and share information on evidence-based |
best practices related to early identification and |
treatment being implemented across this State and |
other states; |
(B) assist in advancing all providers to move |
toward implementation of evidence-based best |
practices, irrespective of payer such as Medicaid or |
private insurance, |
(C) identify the barriers to statewide |
implementation of early identification and treatment |
across all providers; and |
(D) reduce the stigma of mental health conditions |
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by treating them like any other medical condition will |
outline the path to enabling thousands of children, |
youth, and young adults in this State living with |
mental health conditions, including those related to |
trauma, to get the early diagnosis and treatment they |
need to effectively manage their condition and avoid |
potentially life-long debilitating symptoms.
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Section 10. Advisory Council on Early Identification and |
Treatment of Mental Health Conditions.
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(a) There is created the Advisory Council on Early |
Identification and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions |
within the Department of Human Services. The Department of |
Human Services shall provide administrative support for the |
Advisory Council. The report, recommendations, and action plan |
required by this Section shall reflect the consensus of a |
majority of the Council. |
(b) The Advisory Council shall:
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(1) review and identify evidence-based best practice |
models and promising practices supported by peer-reviewed |
literature being implemented in this State and other states |
on regular screening and early identification of mental |
health and substance use conditions in children and young |
adults, including depression, bi-polar disorder, |
schizophrenia, and other similar conditions, beginning at |
the age endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, |
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through young adulthood, irrespective of coverage by |
public or private health insurance, resulting in early |
treatment;
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(2) identify evidence-based mental health prevention |
and promotion initiatives;
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(3) identify strategies to enable additional medical |
providers and community-based providers to implement |
evidence-based best practices on regular screening, and |
early identification and treatment of mental health |
conditions;
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(4) identify barriers to the success of early |
screening, identification and treatment of mental health |
conditions across this State, including but not limited to, |
treatment access challenges, specific mental health |
workforce issues, regional challenges, training and |
knowledge-base needs of providers, provider infrastructure |
needs, reimbursement and payment issues, and public and |
private insurance coverage issues;
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(5) based on the findings in paragraphs (1) through (4) |
of this subsection (b), develop a set of recommendations |
and an action plan to address the barriers to early and |
regular screening and identification of mental health |
conditions in children, adolescents and young adults in |
this State;
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(6) complete and deliver the recommendations and |
action plan required by paragraph (5) of this subsection |
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(b) to the Governor and the General Assembly within one |
year of the first meeting of the Advisory Council; and
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(7) upon completion and delivery of the |
recommendations and action plan to the Governor and General |
Assembly, the Advisory Council shall be dissolved.
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(c) The Advisory Council shall be composed of no more than |
27 members and 3 ex officio members, including:
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(1) Two members of the House of Representatives, one |
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives |
and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
Representatives.
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(2) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the |
President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority |
Leader of the Senate.
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(3) One representative of the Office of the Governor |
appointed by the Governor.
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(4) Twenty-two members of the public as follows; |
however, provider representatives selected shall include a |
balance of those delivering care to persons with private |
health insurance and those serving underserved |
populations: |
(A) Four pediatricians recommended by a statewide |
organization that represents pediatricians, one from |
the Chicago area, one from suburban Chicago, one from |
central Illinois, and one from downstate Illinois, |
appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
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Representatives.
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(B) Four family primary care physicians |
recommended by a statewide organization that |
represents family physicians, one from the Chicago
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area, one from suburban Chicago, one from central |
Illinois, and one from downstate Illinois, appointed |
by the President of the Senate.
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(C) Two advanced practice nurses recommended by a |
statewide organization that represents advanced |
practice nurses, one from Chicago and one from central |
or downstate Illinois, appointed by the Speaker of the |
House of Representatives.
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(D) Two psychiatrists, including one child |
psychiatrist, recommended by a statewide organization |
that represents psychiatrists, one from the Chicago |
metropolitan region and one from central or downstate |
Illinois, appointed by the President of the Senate. |
(E) Two psychologists, including one child |
psychologist, recommended by a statewide organization |
that represents psychologists, one from the Chicago |
metropolitan region and one from central or downstate |
Illinois, appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
Representatives.
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(F) One representative from an organization that |
advocates for families and youth with mental health |
conditions who is a parent with a child living with a |
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mental health condition, appointed by the President of |
the Senate.
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(G) Two community mental health service providers |
recommended by a statewide organization that |
represents community mental health providers, one from |
the Chicago metropolitan region and one from central |
Illinois or downstate Illinois, appointed by the |
Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
(H) Two substance use treatment providers |
recommended by a statewide organization that |
represents substance use treatment providers, one from |
the Chicago metropolitan region, one from central or |
downstate Illinois, appointed by the President of the |
Senate.
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(I) One representative from an organization that |
advocates for families and youth with mental health |
conditions who is an individual with lived experience |
of a mental health condition, appointed by the |
President of the Senate.
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(J) Two representatives from private insurance |
companies, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
Representatives and one appointed by the President of |
the Senate.
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(K) The following 3 officials shall serve as ex |
officio members:
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(i) the Director of Public Health, or his or |
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her designee;
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(ii) the Director of Healthcare and Family |
Services, or his or her designee;
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(iii) the Director of the Division of Mental |
Health within the Department of Human Services, or |
his or her designee.
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(d) Members shall serve without compensation and are |
responsible for the cost of all reasonable and necessary travel |
expenses connected to Advisory Council business. Advisory |
Council members shall not be reimbursed by the State for these |
costs. Advisory Council members shall be appointed within 60 |
days after the effective date of this Act. The Advisory Council |
shall hold its initial meeting within 60 days after at least |
50% of the members have been appointed. One representative from |
the pediatricians or primary care physicians and one |
representative from the mental health treatment community |
shall be the co-chairs of the Advisory Council. At the first |
meeting of the Advisory Council, the members shall select a 7 |
person Steering Committee that include the co-chairs. The |
Advisory Council may establish committees that address |
specific issues or populations and may appoint persons with |
relevant expertise who are not appointed members of the |
Advisory Council to serve on the committees as needed.
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