Bill Text: IL SB3135 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide grants to certified community behavioral health clinics that have been selected to participate in the Department's demonstration programs with the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that grants awarded by the Department shall be used for expenses related to identifying, planning, preparing for, and implementing plans and operations in accordance with State and federal certification criteria. Provides that each recipient of a grant shall be eligible for up to $1,500,000 for each certified community behavioral health clinic operated by the recipient and approved by the Department. Provides that the Department shall prescribe the form and manner of application for a grant. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-03 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3135 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3135-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3135 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 34/3-10 new
Amends the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide grants to certified community behavioral health clinics that have been selected to participate in the Department's demonstration programs with the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that grants awarded by the Department shall be used for expenses related to identifying, planning, preparing for, and implementing plans and operations in accordance with State and federal certification criteria. Provides that each recipient of a grant shall be eligible for up to $1,500,000 for each certified community behavioral health clinic operated by the recipient and approved by the Department. Provides that the Department shall prescribe the form and manner of application for a grant. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinics Act is amended by adding Section 3-10 as
follows:
(210 ILCS 34/3-10 new)
Sec. 3-10. Grants.
(a) To further the implementation of certified community
behavioral health clinics in the State of Illinois and to
assist behavioral health care providers as they transition to
this new model of treatment and holistic health, the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall, subject to
appropriation, provide grants to community behavioral health
clinics that have been selected to participate in the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services' community
behavioral health clinic demonstration programs with the
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) Recipients eligible for grants under this Section
shall use the grants for expenses related to identifying,
planning, preparing for, and implementing plans and operations
in accordance with State and federal community behavioral
health clinic certification criteria. Grants shall be used to

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offset expenses associated with such identifying, planning,
preparing for, and implementation incurred by the recipient.
(c) Each recipient shall be eligible for up to $1,500,000
in community behavioral health clinic grant funding for each
community behavioral health clinic site operated by the
recipient and approved by the Department.
(d) Applicants seeking grants under this Section shall
apply to the Department in a form and manner prescribed by the
Department.
(e) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
implement this Section.