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1+103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5269 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/5.28 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that all youth in care shall be assigned a mental health provider to manage their mental health care needs. Requires a youth's mental health provider to visit the youth and conduct a well-being assessment within 30 days after the youth is removed from his or her home and placed in the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that additional follow-up visits and well-being checks shall be scheduled and conducted until the youth is no longer under the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that any mental health care services provided to the youth shall be in addition to any care or services the youth receives from his or her primary care provider. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. LRB103 38993 KTG 69130 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5269 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/5.28 new 20 ILCS 505/5.28 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that all youth in care shall be assigned a mental health provider to manage their mental health care needs. Requires a youth's mental health provider to visit the youth and conduct a well-being assessment within 30 days after the youth is removed from his or her home and placed in the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that additional follow-up visits and well-being checks shall be scheduled and conducted until the youth is no longer under the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that any mental health care services provided to the youth shall be in addition to any care or services the youth receives from his or her primary care provider. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. LRB103 38993 KTG 69130 b LRB103 38993 KTG 69130 b A BILL FOR
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5+Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that all youth in care shall be assigned a mental health provider to manage their mental health care needs. Requires a youth's mental health provider to visit the youth and conduct a well-being assessment within 30 days after the youth is removed from his or her home and placed in the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that additional follow-up visits and well-being checks shall be scheduled and conducted until the youth is no longer under the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that any mental health care services provided to the youth shall be in addition to any care or services the youth receives from his or her primary care provider. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.
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311 1 AN ACT concerning State government.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
7-5 by changing Section 5.27 as follows:
8-6 (20 ILCS 505/5.27)
9-7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
10-8 Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care
11-9 Task Force.
12-10 (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task
13-11 Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make
14-12 recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services
15-13 provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic
16-14 mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon
17-15 which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine
18-16 how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care.
19-17 Additionally, the Task Force shall:
20-18 (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental
21-19 health professionals to provide preventive mental health
22-20 care to youth in care;
23-21 (2) review the current payment rates for mental health
24-22 providers serving the youth in care population;
25-23 (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices
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34-1 and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate
35-2 delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend
36-3 improvements to make billing practices more efficient;
37-4 (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental
38-5 health providers who are persons of color to serve the
39-6 youth in care population; and
40-7 (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed
41-8 necessary by the Task Force.
42-9 (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as
43-10 follows:
44-11 (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or
45-12 the Director's designee.
46-13 (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or
47-14 the Director's designee.
48-15 (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office
49-16 of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues.
50-17 (4) Two members from the House of Representatives,
51-18 appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of
52-19 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
53-20 Representatives.
54-21 (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by
55-22 the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the
56-23 Senate.
57-24 (6) One member who is a former youth in care,
58-25 appointed by the Governor.
59-26 (7) One representative from the managed care entity
19+103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5269 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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70-1 managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director
71-2 of Healthcare and Family Services.
72-3 Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
73-4 may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
74-5 performance of their duties.
75-6 (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month
76-7 beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as
77-8 determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold
78-9 electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be
79-10 deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and
80-11 voting.
81-12 (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in
82-13 conjunction with the Department of Children and Family
83-14 Services, shall provide administrative and other support to
84-15 the Task Force.
85-16 (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the
86-17 Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a
87-18 report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations
88-19 resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its
89-20 final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later
90-21 than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final
91-22 report, the Task Force is dissolved.
92-23 (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
93-24 (Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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