Bill Text: IL SB2439 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-04 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy [SB2439 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2439-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2439 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2205/2205-36
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. In a provision concerning members serving on the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council, provides that such members may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's travel rules for attendance at meetings.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family
Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 2205-36 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2205/2205-36)
Sec. 2205-36. Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide
Prevention Program Advisory Council.
(a) There is created within the Department of Healthcare
and Family Services the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran
Suicide Prevention Program Advisory Council. The Council shall
advise the Department on the rules and clinical infrastructure
necessary to support clinical access to and training for
medication-assisted United States Food and Drug Administration
breakthrough therapies for veteran suicide prevention. In
advising the Department under this Section, the Council shall
advise the Department on:
(1) the award of grants for breakthrough therapy
treatment through the Veteran Suicide Prevention Program;
(2) the necessary education, training, licensing, and
credentialing of providers;
(3) patient safety and harm reduction;

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(4) costs, insurance reimbursement, and strategies to
safely increase affordable access to care, including the
use of group therapy;
(5) standards for treatment facilities;
(6) relevant federal regulations and guidelines that
relevant State agencies may consider adopting;
(7) assisting with the development of public awareness
and education campaigns related to veteran suicides;
(8) additional funding needed for subsidized patient
access and provider and therapist training;
(9) overall Fund budget;
(10) periodic Fund evaluation;
(11) developing criteria and standards for the award
of grants and fellowships;
(12) developing and providing oversight regarding
mechanisms for the dissemination of treatment and training
data; and
(13) developing provisions to ensure justice, equity,
diversity, and inclusion are considered in the
administration of grants and recommendations made to the
Department.
(b) The Council shall consist of 9 members:
(1) three members appointed by the Governor;
(2) two members appointed by the President of the
Senate;
(3) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House

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of Representatives;
(4) one member appointed by The Minority Leader of the
Senate; and
(5) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House.
(c) The Council shall include at least 3 veterans. The
Council shall also include members with expertise in
breakthrough therapy research, clinical mental health
treatment, public health, access to mental and behavioral
healthcare in underserved communities, veteran mental and
behavioral healthcare, and harm reduction. The Department of
Healthcare and Family Services shall provide administrative
support to the Council.
(d) The Council shall adopt internal organizational
procedures as necessary for its efficient organization.
(e) Members of the Council shall serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable travel
expenses and in compliance with the Secretary of State's
travel rules for attendance at meetings.
(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)