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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1560 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.203305 ILCS 5/5-5.23405 ILCS 165/35 new Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. LRB104 11224 KTG 21306 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1560 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.203305 ILCS 5/5-5.23405 ILCS 165/35 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.203 305 ILCS 5/5-5.23 405 ILCS 165/35 new Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. LRB104 11224 KTG 21306 b LRB104 11224 KTG 21306 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1560 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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7+Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.
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313 1 AN ACT concerning mental health.
414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
616 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
717 5 2-3.203 as follows:
818 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.203)
919 7 Sec. 2-3.203. Mental health screenings.
1020 8 (a) On or before December 15, 2023, the State Board of
1121 9 Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
1222 10 Health Transformation Officer, Children's Behavioral Health
1323 11 Transformation Team in , and the Office of the Governor, shall
1424 12 file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly that
1525 13 includes recommendations for implementation of mental health
1626 14 screenings in schools for students enrolled in kindergarten
1727 15 through grade 12. This report must include a landscape scan of
1828 16 current district-wide screenings, recommendations for
1929 17 screening tools, training for staff, and linkage and referral
2030 18 for identified students.
2131 19 (b) On or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of
2232 20 Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
23-21 Health Transformation Team in , the Office of the Governor,
24-22 and relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy
25-23 that includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to
33+21 Health Transformation Teamin , the Office of the Governor, and
34+22 relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that
35+23 includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to
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44+Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.
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3474 1 implement universal mental health screening of students. The
3575 2 strategy shall build upon existing efforts to understand
3676 3 district needs for resources, technology, training, and
3777 4 infrastructure supports. The strategy shall include a
3878 5 framework for supporting districts in a phased approach to
3979 6 implement universal mental health screenings. The State Board
4080 7 of Education shall issue a report to the Governor and the
4181 8 General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for
4282 9 phased approach to universal mental health screening of
4383 10 students on or before April 1, 2025.
4484 11 (c) On or before September 1, 2026, the State Board of
4585 12 Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
4686 13 Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and
4787 14 relevant stakeholders, shall report its work and make
48-15 available resource materials, including model procedures and
88+15 available resource materials, including model policies and
4989 16 guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing
5090 17 universal mental health screening in schools. These model
51-18 school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of
52-19 mental health screenings shall include, but are not limited
91+18 school district policies to facilitate the implementation of
92+19 mental health screenings, shall include, but are not limited
5393 20 to, the option to opt-out, confidentiality and privacy
5494 21 considerations, communication with families and communities
5595 22 about the use of mental health screenings, data sharing, and
5696 23 storage of mental health screening results and plans for
5797 24 follow-up and linkage to resources after screenings. Guidance
5898 25 shall include (1) mental health screening tools available for
5999 26 school districts to use with students and (2) associated
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70110 1 training for school personnel. The State Board of Education
71111 2 shall make these resource materials available on its website.
72112 3 (d) Mental health screenings shall be offered by school
73-4 districts to students enrolled in grade 3 through grade 12, at
74-5 least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. A
75-6 district may, by action of the State Board of Education, apply
76-7 for an extension of the 2027-2028 school year implementation
77-8 deadline if the school district meets criteria set by rule by
78-9 the State Board of Education, which shall be based on the
79-10 recommendations of the report issued in accordance with
80-11 subsection (c). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
81-12 subsection, the requirement to offer mental health screenings
82-13 shall be in effect only for school years in which the State has
83-14 successfully procured a screening tool that offers a
84-15 self-report option for students and is made available to
85-16 school districts at no cost.
86-17 (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
87-18 103-885, eff. 8-9-24.)
88-19 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
89-20 changing Section 5-5.23 as follows:
90-21 (305 ILCS 5/5-5.23)
91-22 Sec. 5-5.23. Children's mental health services.
92-23 (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, by
93-24 rule, shall require the screening and assessment of a child
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115+6 year. A district may, by action of the State Board of
116+7 Education, apply for an extension of the 2027-2028 school year
117+8 implementation deadline if the school district meets criteria
118+9 set by rule by the State Board of Education, which shall be
119+10 based on the recommendations of the report issued in
120+11 accordance with subsection (c).
121+12 (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
122+13 103-885, eff. 8-9-24.)
123+14 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
124+15 changing Section 5-5.23 as follows:
125+16 (305 ILCS 5/5-5.23)
126+17 Sec. 5-5.23. Children's mental health services.
127+18 (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, by
128+19 rule, shall require the screening and assessment of a child
129+20 prior to any Medicaid-funded admission to an inpatient
130+21 hospital for psychiatric services to be funded by Medicaid.
131+22 The screening and assessment shall include a determination of
132+23 the appropriateness and availability of out-patient support
133+24 services for necessary treatment. The Department, by rule,
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104-1 prior to any Medicaid-funded admission to an inpatient
105-2 hospital for psychiatric services to be funded by Medicaid.
106-3 The screening and assessment shall include a determination of
107-4 the appropriateness and availability of out-patient support
108-5 services for necessary treatment. The Department, by rule,
109-6 shall establish methods and standards of payment for the
110-7 screening, assessment, and necessary alternative support
111-8 services.
112-9 (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to
113-10 the extent allowable under federal law, shall secure federal
114-11 financial participation for Individual Care Grant expenditures
115-12 made by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for
116-13 the Medicaid optional service authorized under Section 1905(h)
117-14 of the federal Social Security Act, pursuant to the provisions
118-15 of Section 7.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental
119-16 Disabilities Administrative Act. The Department of Healthcare
120-17 and Family Services may exercise the authority under this
121-18 Section as is necessary to administer Individual Care Grants
122-19 as authorized under Section 7.1 of the Mental Health and
123-20 Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act.
124-21 (c) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
125-22 work collaboratively with the Department of Children and
126-23 Family Services and the Division of Mental Health of the
127-24 Department of Human Services to implement subsections (a) and
128-25 (b).
129-26 (d) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce
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145+2 screening, assessment, and necessary alternative support
146+3 services.
147+4 (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to
148+5 the extent allowable under federal law, shall secure federal
149+6 financial participation for Individual Care Grant expenditures
150+7 made by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for
151+8 the Medicaid optional service authorized under Section 1905(h)
152+9 of the federal Social Security Act, pursuant to the provisions
153+10 of Section 7.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental
154+11 Disabilities Administrative Act. The Department of Healthcare
155+12 and Family Services may exercise the authority under this
156+13 Section as is necessary to administer Individual Care Grants
157+14 as authorized under Section 7.1 of the Mental Health and
158+15 Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act.
159+16 (c) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
160+17 work collaboratively with the Department of Children and
161+18 Family Services and the Division of Mental Health of the
162+19 Department of Human Services to implement subsections (a) and
163+20 (b).
164+21 (d) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce
165+22 any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or
166+23 alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any
167+24 rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in
168+25 accordance with Section 5-5e.
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140-1 any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or
141-2 alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any
142-3 rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in
143-4 accordance with Section 5-5e.
144-5 (e) All rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities
145-6 currently exercised by the Department of Human Services
146-7 related to the Individual Care Grant program are transferred
147-8 to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the
148-9 transfer and transition of the Individual Care Grant program
149-10 to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to be
150-11 completed and implemented within 6 months after the effective
151-12 date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. For
152-13 the purposes of the Successor Agency Act, the Department of
153-14 Healthcare and Family Services is declared to be the successor
154-15 agency of the Department of Human Services, but only with
155-16 respect to the functions of the Department of Human Services
156-17 that are transferred to the Department of Healthcare and
157-18 Family Services under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
158-19 Assembly.
159-20 (1) Each act done by the Department of Healthcare and
160-21 Family Services in exercise of the transferred powers,
161-22 duties, rights, and responsibilities shall have the same
162-23 legal effect as if done by the Department of Human
163-24 Services or its offices.
164-25 (2) Any rules of the Department of Human Services that
165-26 relate to the functions and programs transferred by this
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181+2 related to the Individual Care Grant program are transferred
182+3 to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the
183+4 transfer and transition of the Individual Care Grant program
184+5 to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to be
185+6 completed and implemented within 6 months after the effective
186+7 date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. For
187+8 the purposes of the Successor Agency Act, the Department of
188+9 Healthcare and Family Services is declared to be the successor
189+10 agency of the Department of Human Services, but only with
190+11 respect to the functions of the Department of Human Services
191+12 that are transferred to the Department of Healthcare and
192+13 Family Services under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
193+14 Assembly.
194+15 (1) Each act done by the Department of Healthcare and
195+16 Family Services in exercise of the transferred powers,
196+17 duties, rights, and responsibilities shall have the same
197+18 legal effect as if done by the Department of Human
198+19 Services or its offices.
199+20 (2) Any rules of the Department of Human Services that
200+21 relate to the functions and programs transferred by this
201+22 amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that are in
202+23 full force on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
203+24 the 99th General Assembly shall become the rules of the
204+25 Department of Healthcare and Family Services. All rules
205+26 transferred under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
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176-1 amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that are in
177-2 full force on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
178-3 the 99th General Assembly shall become the rules of the
179-4 Department of Healthcare and Family Services. All rules
180-5 transferred under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
181-6 Assembly are hereby amended such that the term
182-7 "Department" shall be defined as the Department of
183-8 Healthcare and Family Services and all references to the
184-9 "Secretary" shall be changed to the "Director of
185-10 Healthcare and Family Services or his or her designee". As
186-11 soon as practicable hereafter, the Department of
187-12 Healthcare and Family Services shall revise and clarify
188-13 the rules to reflect the transfer of rights, powers,
189-14 duties, and responsibilities affected by this amendatory
190-15 Act of the 99th General Assembly, using the procedures for
191-16 recodification of rules available under the Illinois
192-17 Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing title,
193-18 part, and section numbering for the affected rules may be
194-19 retained. The Department of Healthcare and Family
195-20 Services, consistent with its authority to do so as
196-21 granted by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
197-22 Assembly, shall propose and adopt any other rules under
198-23 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to
199-24 administer the Individual Care Grant program. These rules
200-25 may include, but are not limited to, the application
201-26 process and eligibility requirements for recipients.
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216+1 Assembly are hereby amended such that the term
217+2 "Department" shall be defined as the Department of
218+3 Healthcare and Family Services and all references to the
219+4 "Secretary" shall be changed to the "Director of
220+5 Healthcare and Family Services or his or her designee". As
221+6 soon as practicable hereafter, the Department of
222+7 Healthcare and Family Services shall revise and clarify
223+8 the rules to reflect the transfer of rights, powers,
224+9 duties, and responsibilities affected by this amendatory
225+10 Act of the 99th General Assembly, using the procedures for
226+11 recodification of rules available under the Illinois
227+12 Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing title,
228+13 part, and section numbering for the affected rules may be
229+14 retained. The Department of Healthcare and Family
230+15 Services, consistent with its authority to do so as
231+16 granted by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
232+17 Assembly, shall propose and adopt any other rules under
233+18 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to
234+19 administer the Individual Care Grant program. These rules
235+20 may include, but are not limited to, the application
236+21 process and eligibility requirements for recipients.
237+22 (3) All unexpended appropriations and balances and
238+23 other funds available for use in connection with any
239+24 functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall be
240+25 transferred for the use of the Department of Healthcare
241+26 and Family Services to operate the Individual Care Grant
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213-2 other funds available for use in connection with any
214-3 functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall be
215-4 transferred for the use of the Department of Healthcare
216-5 and Family Services to operate the Individual Care Grant
217-6 program. Unexpended balances shall be expended only for
218-7 the purpose for which the appropriation was originally
219-8 made. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
220-9 shall exercise all rights, powers, duties, and
221-10 responsibilities for operation of the Individual Care
222-11 Grant program.
223-12 (4) Existing personnel and positions of the Department
224-13 of Human Services pertaining to the administration of the
225-14 Individual Care Grant program shall be transferred to the
226-15 Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the
227-16 transfer and transition of the Individual Care Grant
228-17 program to the Department of Healthcare and Family
229-18 Services. The status and rights of Department of Human
230-19 Services employees engaged in the performance of the
231-20 functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall not
232-21 be affected by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
233-22 Assembly. The rights of the employees, the State of
234-23 Illinois, and its agencies under the Personnel Code and
235-24 applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any
236-25 pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected
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252+1 program. Unexpended balances shall be expended only for
253+2 the purpose for which the appropriation was originally
254+3 made. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
255+4 shall exercise all rights, powers, duties, and
256+5 responsibilities for operation of the Individual Care
257+6 Grant program.
258+7 (4) Existing personnel and positions of the Department
259+8 of Human Services pertaining to the administration of the
260+9 Individual Care Grant program shall be transferred to the
261+10 Department of Healthcare and Family Services with the
262+11 transfer and transition of the Individual Care Grant
263+12 program to the Department of Healthcare and Family
264+13 Services. The status and rights of Department of Human
265+14 Services employees engaged in the performance of the
266+15 functions of the Individual Care Grant program shall not
267+16 be affected by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
268+17 Assembly. The rights of the employees, the State of
269+18 Illinois, and its agencies under the Personnel Code and
270+19 applicable collective bargaining agreements or under any
271+20 pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected
272+21 by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. All
273+22 transferred employees who are members of collective
274+23 bargaining units shall retain their seniority, continuous
275+24 service, salary, and accrued benefits.
276+25 (5) All books, records, papers, documents, property
277+26 (real and personal), contracts, and pending business
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248-1 transferred employees who are members of collective
249-2 bargaining units shall retain their seniority, continuous
250-3 service, salary, and accrued benefits.
251-4 (5) All books, records, papers, documents, property
252-5 (real and personal), contracts, and pending business
253-6 pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and
254-7 responsibilities related to the functions of the
255-8 Individual Care Grant program, including, but not limited
256-9 to, material in electronic or magnetic format and
257-10 necessary computer hardware and software, shall be
258-11 delivered to the Department of Healthcare and Family
259-12 Services; provided, however, that the delivery of this
260-13 information shall not violate any applicable
261-14 confidentiality constraints.
262-15 (6) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be
263-16 made or given or papers or documents furnished or served
264-17 by any person to or upon the Department of Human Services
265-18 in connection with any of the functions transferred by
266-19 this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the same
267-20 shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same
268-21 manner to or upon the Department of Healthcare and Family
269-22 Services.
270-23 (7) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly
271-24 shall not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or
272-25 any right occurring or established or any action or
273-26 proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil,
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288+1 pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and
289+2 responsibilities related to the functions of the
290+3 Individual Care Grant program, including, but not limited
291+4 to, material in electronic or magnetic format and
292+5 necessary computer hardware and software, shall be
293+6 delivered to the Department of Healthcare and Family
294+7 Services; provided, however, that the delivery of this
295+8 information shall not violate any applicable
296+9 confidentiality constraints.
297+10 (6) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be
298+11 made or given or papers or documents furnished or served
299+12 by any person to or upon the Department of Human Services
300+13 in connection with any of the functions transferred by
301+14 this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the same
302+15 shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same
303+16 manner to or upon the Department of Healthcare and Family
304+17 Services.
305+18 (7) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly
306+19 shall not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or
307+20 any right occurring or established or any action or
308+21 proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil,
309+22 or criminal cause regarding the Department of Human
310+23 Services before the effective date of this amendatory Act
311+24 of the 99th General Assembly; and those actions or
312+25 proceedings may be defended, prosecuted, and continued by
313+26 the Department of Human Services.
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285-2 Services before the effective date of this amendatory Act
286-3 of the 99th General Assembly; and those actions or
287-4 proceedings may be defended, prosecuted, and continued by
288-5 the Department of Human Services.
289-6 (f) (Blank).
290-7 (g) Family Support Program. The Department of Healthcare
291-8 and Family Services shall restructure the Family Support
292-9 Program, formerly known as the Individual Care Grant program,
293-10 to enable early treatment of youth, emerging adults, and
294-11 transition-age adults with a serious mental illness or serious
295-12 emotional disturbance.
296-13 (1) As used in this subsection and in subsections (h)
297-14 through (s):
298-15 (A) "Youth" means a person under the age of 18.
299-16 (B) "Emerging adult" means a person who is 18
300-17 through 20 years of age.
301-18 (C) "Transition-age adult" means a person who is
302-19 21 through 25 years of age.
303-20 (2) The Department shall amend 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139
304-21 in accordance with this Section and consistent with the
305-22 timelines outlined in this Section.
306-23 (3) Implementation of any amended requirements shall
307-24 be completed within 8 months of the adoption of any
308-25 amendment to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139 that is consistent with
309-26 the provisions of this Section.
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325+2 (g) Family Support Program. The Department of Healthcare
326+3 and Family Services shall restructure the Family Support
327+4 Program, formerly known as the Individual Care Grant program,
328+5 to enable early treatment of youth, emerging adults, and
329+6 transition-age adults with a serious mental illness or serious
330+7 emotional disturbance.
331+8 (1) As used in this subsection and in subsections (h)
332+9 through (s):
333+10 (A) "Youth" means a person under the age of 18.
334+11 (B) "Emerging adult" means a person who is 18
335+12 through 20 years of age.
336+13 (C) "Transition-age adult" means a person who is
337+14 21 through 25 years of age.
338+15 (2) The Department shall amend 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139
339+16 in accordance with this Section and consistent with the
340+17 timelines outlined in this Section.
341+18 (3) Implementation of any amended requirements shall
342+19 be completed within 8 months of the adoption of any
343+20 amendment to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139 that is consistent with
344+21 the provisions of this Section.
345+22 (4) To align the Family Support Program with the
346+23 Medicaid system of care, the services available to a
347+24 youth, emerging adult, or transition-age adult through the
348+25 Family Support Program shall include all Medicaid
349+26 community-based mental health treatment services and all
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321-2 Medicaid system of care, the services available to a
322-3 youth, emerging adult, or transition-age adult through the
323-4 Family Support Program shall include all Medicaid
324-5 community-based mental health treatment services and all
325-6 Family Support Program services included under 89 Ill.
326-7 Adm. Code 139. No person receiving services through the
327-8 Family Support Program or the Specialized Family Support
328-9 Program shall become a Medicaid enrollee unless Medicaid
329-10 eligibility criteria are met and the person is enrolled in
330-11 Medicaid. No part of this Section creates an entitlement
331-12 to services through the Family Support Program, the
332-13 Specialized Family Support Program, or the Medicaid
333-14 program.
334-15 (5) The Family Support Program shall align with the
335-16 following system of care principles:
336-17 (A) Treatment and support services shall be based
337-18 on the results of an integrated behavioral health
338-19 assessment and treatment plan using an instrument
339-20 approved by the Department of Healthcare and Family
340-21 Services.
341-22 (B) Strong interagency collaboration between all
342-23 State agencies the parent or legal guardian is
343-24 involved with for services, including the Department
344-25 of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of
345-26 Human Services, the Department of Children and Family
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360+1 Family Support Program services included under 89 Ill.
361+2 Adm. Code 139. No person receiving services through the
362+3 Family Support Program or the Specialized Family Support
363+4 Program shall become a Medicaid enrollee unless Medicaid
364+5 eligibility criteria are met and the person is enrolled in
365+6 Medicaid. No part of this Section creates an entitlement
366+7 to services through the Family Support Program, the
367+8 Specialized Family Support Program, or the Medicaid
368+9 program.
369+10 (5) The Family Support Program shall align with the
370+11 following system of care principles:
371+12 (A) Treatment and support services shall be based
372+13 on the results of an integrated behavioral health
373+14 assessment and treatment plan using an instrument
374+15 approved by the Department of Healthcare and Family
375+16 Services.
376+17 (B) Strong interagency collaboration between all
377+18 State agencies the parent or legal guardian is
378+19 involved with for services, including the Department
379+20 of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of
380+21 Human Services, the Department of Children and Family
381+22 Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the
382+23 Illinois State Board of Education.
383+24 (C) Individualized, strengths-based practices and
384+25 trauma-informed treatment approaches.
385+26 (D) For a youth, full participation of the parent
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357-2 Illinois State Board of Education.
358-3 (C) Individualized, strengths-based practices and
359-4 trauma-informed treatment approaches.
360-5 (D) For a youth, full participation of the parent
361-6 or legal guardian at all levels of treatment through a
362-7 process that is family-centered and youth-focused. The
363-8 process shall include consideration of the services
364-9 and supports the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver
365-10 requires for family stabilization, and shall connect
366-11 such person or persons to services based on available
367-12 insurance coverage.
368-13 (h) Eligibility for the Family Support Program.
369-14 Eligibility criteria established under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139
370-15 for the Family Support Program shall include the following:
371-16 (1) Individuals applying to the program must be under
372-17 the age of 26.
373-18 (2) Requirements for parental or legal guardian
374-19 involvement are applicable to youth and to emerging adults
375-20 or transition-age adults who have a guardian appointed
376-21 under Article XIa of the Probate Act.
377-22 (3) Youth, emerging adults, and transition-age adults
378-23 are eligible for services under the Family Support Program
379-24 upon their third inpatient admission to a hospital or
380-25 similar treatment facility for the primary purpose of
381-26 psychiatric treatment within the most recent 12 months and
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397+2 process that is family-centered and youth-focused. The
398+3 process shall include consideration of the services
399+4 and supports the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver
400+5 requires for family stabilization, and shall connect
401+6 such person or persons to services based on available
402+7 insurance coverage.
403+8 (h) Eligibility for the Family Support Program.
404+9 Eligibility criteria established under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139
405+10 for the Family Support Program shall include the following:
406+11 (1) Individuals applying to the program must be under
407+12 the age of 26.
408+13 (2) Requirements for parental or legal guardian
409+14 involvement are applicable to youth and to emerging adults
410+15 or transition-age adults who have a guardian appointed
411+16 under Article XIa of the Probate Act.
412+17 (3) Youth, emerging adults, and transition-age adults
413+18 are eligible for services under the Family Support Program
414+19 upon their third inpatient admission to a hospital or
415+20 similar treatment facility for the primary purpose of
416+21 psychiatric treatment within the most recent 12 months and
417+22 are hospitalized for the purpose of psychiatric treatment.
418+23 (4) School participation for emerging adults applying
419+24 for services under the Family Support Program may be
420+25 waived by request of the individual at the sole discretion
421+26 of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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393-2 (4) School participation for emerging adults applying
394-3 for services under the Family Support Program may be
395-4 waived by request of the individual at the sole discretion
396-5 of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
397-6 (5) School participation is not applicable to
398-7 transition-age adults.
399-8 (i) Notification of Family Support Program and Specialized
400-9 Family Support Program services.
401-10 (1) Within 12 months after the effective date of this
402-11 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the
403-12 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, with
404-13 meaningful stakeholder input through a working group of
405-14 psychiatric hospitals, Family Support Program providers,
406-15 family support organizations, the Community and
407-16 Residential Services Authority, a statewide association
408-17 representing a majority of hospitals, a statewide
409-18 association representing physicians, and foster care
410-19 alumni advocates, shall establish a clear process by which
411-20 a youth's or emerging adult's parents, guardian, or
412-21 caregiver, or the emerging adult or transition-age adult,
413-22 is identified, notified, and educated about the Family
414-23 Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program
415-24 upon a first psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, and
416-25 any following psychiatric inpatient admissions.
417-26 Notification and education may take place through a Family
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433+2 transition-age adults.
434+3 (i) Notification of Family Support Program and Specialized
435+4 Family Support Program services.
436+5 (1) Within 12 months after the effective date of this
437+6 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the
438+7 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, with
439+8 meaningful stakeholder input through a working group of
440+9 psychiatric hospitals, Family Support Program providers,
441+10 family support organizations, the Community and
442+11 Residential Services Authority, a statewide association
443+12 representing a majority of hospitals, a statewide
444+13 association representing physicians, and foster care
445+14 alumni advocates, shall establish a clear process by which
446+15 a youth's or emerging adult's parents, guardian, or
447+16 caregiver, or the emerging adult or transition-age adult,
448+17 is identified, notified, and educated about the Family
449+18 Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program
450+19 upon a first psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, and
451+20 any following psychiatric inpatient admissions.
452+21 Notification and education may take place through a Family
453+22 Support Program coordinator, a mobile crisis response
454+23 provider, a Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services
455+24 provider, the Community and Residential Services
456+25 Authority, or any other designated provider or coordinator
457+26 identified by the Department of Healthcare and Family
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429-2 provider, a Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services
430-3 provider, the Community and Residential Services
431-4 Authority, or any other designated provider or coordinator
432-5 identified by the Department of Healthcare and Family
433-6 Services. In developing this process, the Department of
434-7 Healthcare and Family Services and the working group shall
435-8 take into account the unique needs of emerging adults and
436-9 transition-age adults without parental involvement who are
437-10 eligible for services under the Family Support Program.
438-11 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the
439-12 working group shall ensure the appropriate provider or
440-13 coordinator is required to assist individuals and their
441-14 parents, guardians, or caregivers, as applicable, in the
442-15 completion of the application or referral process for the
443-16 Family Support Program or the Specialized Family Support
444-17 Program.
445-18 (2) (Blank) Upon a youth's, emerging adult's or
446-19 transition-age adult's second psychiatric inpatient
447-20 hospital admission, prior to hospital discharge, the
448-21 hospital must, if it is aware of the patient's prior
449-22 psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, ensure that the
450-23 youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver, or the emerging
451-24 adult or transition-age adult, has been notified of the
452-25 Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support
453-26 Program.
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469+2 Healthcare and Family Services and the working group shall
470+3 take into account the unique needs of emerging adults and
471+4 transition-age adults without parental involvement who are
472+5 eligible for services under the Family Support Program.
473+6 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the
474+7 working group shall ensure the appropriate provider or
475+8 coordinator is required to assist individuals and their
476+9 parents, guardians, or caregivers, as applicable, in the
477+10 completion of the application or referral process for the
478+11 Family Support Program or the Specialized Family Support
479+12 Program.
480+13 (2) (Blank) Upon a youth's, emerging adult's or
481+14 transition-age adult's second psychiatric inpatient
482+15 hospital admission, prior to hospital discharge, the
483+16 hospital must, if it is aware of the patient's prior
484+17 psychiatric inpatient hospital admission, ensure that the
485+18 youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver, or the emerging
486+19 adult or transition-age adult, has been notified of the
487+20 Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support
488+21 Program.
489+22 (3) Psychiatric lockout as last resort.
490+23 (A) Prior to referring any youth to the Department
491+24 of Children and Family Services for the filing of a
492+25 petition in accordance with subparagraph (c) of
493+26 paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act
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465-2 (A) Prior to referring any youth to the Department
466-3 of Children and Family Services for the filing of a
467-4 petition in accordance with subparagraph (c) of
468-5 paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act
469-6 of 1987 alleging that the youth is dependent because
470-7 the youth was left in a psychiatric hospital beyond
471-8 medical necessity, the hospital shall attempt to
472-9 contact the youth and the youth's parents, guardian,
473-10 or caregiver about the BEACON portal Family Support
474-11 Program and the Specialized Family Support Program and
475-12 shall assist with entering the youth's information
476-13 into the BEACON portal to begin the process of
477-14 connecting the youth and family to available resources
478-15 connections to the designated Family Support Program
479-16 coordinator in the service area by providing
480-17 educational materials developed by the Department of
481-18 Healthcare and Family Services. Once this process has
482-19 begun, any such youth shall be considered a youth for
483-20 whom an application for the Family Support Program is
484-21 pending with the Department of Healthcare and Family
485-22 Services or an active application for the Family
486-23 Support Program was being reviewed by the Department
487-24 for the purposes of subsection (a) of Section 2-4b of
488-25 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or for the purposes of
489-26 subsection (a) of Section 5-711 of the Juvenile Court
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505+2 the youth was left in a psychiatric hospital beyond
506+3 medical necessity, the hospital shall attempt to
507+4 contact the youth and the youth's parents, guardian,
508+5 or caregiver about the BEACON portal and Family
509+6 Support Program and the Specialized Family Support
510+7 Program and shall assist with connections to the
511+8 designated Family Support Program coordinator in the
512+9 service area by providing educational materials
513+10 developed by the Department of Healthcare and Family
514+11 Services. Once this process has begun, any such youth
515+12 shall be considered a youth for whom an application
516+13 for the Family Support Program is pending with the
517+14 Department of Healthcare and Family Services or an
518+15 active application for the Family Support Program was
519+16 being reviewed by the Department for the purposes of
520+17 subsection (a) of Section 2-4b of the Juvenile Court
521+18 Act of 1987, or for the purposes of subsection (a) of
522+19 Section 5-711 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
523+20 (B) No state agency or hospital shall coach a
524+21 parent or guardian of a youth in a psychiatric
525+22 hospital inpatient unit to lock out or otherwise
526+23 relinquish custody of a youth to the Department of
527+24 Children and Family Services for the sole purpose of
528+25 obtaining necessary mental health treatment for the
529+26 youth. In the absence of abuse or neglect, a
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501-2 (B) No state agency or hospital shall coach a
502-3 parent or guardian of a youth in a psychiatric
503-4 hospital inpatient unit to lock out or otherwise
504-5 relinquish custody of a youth to the Department of
505-6 Children and Family Services for the sole purpose of
506-7 obtaining necessary mental health treatment for the
507-8 youth. In the absence of abuse or neglect, a
508-9 psychiatric lockout or custody relinquishment to the
509-10 Department of Children and Family Services shall only
510-11 be considered as the option of last resort. Nothing in
511-12 this Section shall prohibit discussion of medical
512-13 treatment options or a referral to legal counsel.
513-14 (4) Development of new Family Support Program
514-15 services.
515-16 (A) Development of specialized therapeutic
516-17 residential treatment for youth and emerging adults
517-18 with high-acuity mental health conditions. Through a
518-19 working group led by the Department of Healthcare and
519-20 Family Services that includes the Department of
520-21 Children and Family Services and residential treatment
521-22 providers for youth and emerging adults, the
522-23 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within
523-24 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory
524-25 Act of the 101st General Assembly, shall develop a
525-26 plan for the development of specialized therapeutic
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540+1 psychiatric lockout or custody relinquishment to the
541+2 Department of Children and Family Services shall only
542+3 be considered as the option of last resort. Nothing in
543+4 this Section shall prohibit discussion of medical
544+5 treatment options or a referral to legal counsel.
545+6 (4) Development of new Family Support Program
546+7 services.
547+8 (A) Development of specialized therapeutic
548+9 residential treatment for youth and emerging adults
549+10 with high-acuity mental health conditions. Through a
550+11 working group led by the Department of Healthcare and
551+12 Family Services that includes the Department of
552+13 Children and Family Services and residential treatment
553+14 providers for youth and emerging adults, the
554+15 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within
555+16 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory
556+17 Act of the 101st General Assembly, shall develop a
557+18 plan for the development of specialized therapeutic
558+19 residential treatment beds similar to a qualified
559+20 residential treatment program, as defined in the
560+21 federal Family First Prevention Services Act, for
561+22 youth in the Family Support Program with high-acuity
562+23 mental health needs. The Department of Healthcare and
563+24 Family Services and the Department of Children and
564+25 Family Services shall work together to maximize
565+26 federal funding through Medicaid and Title IV-E of the
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536-1 residential treatment beds similar to a qualified
537-2 residential treatment program, as defined in the
538-3 federal Family First Prevention Services Act, for
539-4 youth in the Family Support Program with high-acuity
540-5 mental health needs. The Department of Healthcare and
541-6 Family Services and the Department of Children and
542-7 Family Services shall work together to maximize
543-8 federal funding through Medicaid and Title IV-E of the
544-9 Social Security Act in the development and
545-10 implementation of this plan.
546-11 (B) Using the Department of Children and Family
547-12 Services' beyond medical necessity data over the last
548-13 5 years and any other relevant, available data, the
549-14 Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
550-15 assess the estimated number of these specialized
551-16 high-acuity residential treatment beds that are needed
552-17 in each region of the State based on the number of
553-18 youth remaining in psychiatric hospitals beyond
554-19 medical necessity and the number of youth placed
555-20 out-of-state who need this level of care. The
556-21 Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
557-22 report the results of this assessment to the General
558-23 Assembly by no later than December 31, 2020.
559-24 (C) Development of an age-appropriate therapeutic
560-25 residential treatment model for emerging adults and
561-26 transition-age adults. Within 30 months after the
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577+2 implementation of this plan.
578+3 (B) Using the Department of Children and Family
579+4 Services' beyond medical necessity data over the last
580+5 5 years and any other relevant, available data, the
581+6 Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
582+7 assess the estimated number of these specialized
583+8 high-acuity residential treatment beds that are needed
584+9 in each region of the State based on the number of
585+10 youth remaining in psychiatric hospitals beyond
586+11 medical necessity and the number of youth placed
587+12 out-of-state who need this level of care. The
588+13 Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
589+14 report the results of this assessment to the General
590+15 Assembly by no later than December 31, 2020.
591+16 (C) Development of an age-appropriate therapeutic
592+17 residential treatment model for emerging adults and
593+18 transition-age adults. Within 30 months after the
594+19 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
595+20 General Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and
596+21 Family Services, in partnership with the Department of
597+22 Human Services' Division of Mental Health and with
598+23 significant and meaningful stakeholder input through a
599+24 working group of providers and other stakeholders,
600+25 shall develop a supportive housing model for emerging
601+26 adults and transition-age adults receiving services
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572-1 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
573-2 General Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and
574-3 Family Services, in partnership with the Department of
575-4 Human Services' Division of Mental Health and with
576-5 significant and meaningful stakeholder input through a
577-6 working group of providers and other stakeholders,
578-7 shall develop a supportive housing model for emerging
579-8 adults and transition-age adults receiving services
580-9 through the Family Support Program who need
581-10 residential treatment and support to enable recovery.
582-11 Such a model shall be age-appropriate and shall allow
583-12 the residential component of the model to be in a
584-13 community-based setting combined with intensive
585-14 community-based mental health services.
586-15 (j) Workgroup to develop a plan for improving access to
587-16 substance use treatment. The Department of Healthcare and
588-17 Family Services and the Department of Human Services' Division
589-18 of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery shall co-lead a
590-19 working group that includes Family Support Program providers,
591-20 family support organizations, and other stakeholders over a
592-21 12-month period beginning in the first quarter of calendar
593-22 year 2020 to develop a plan for increasing access to substance
594-23 use treatment services for youth, emerging adults, and
595-24 transition-age adults who are eligible for Family Support
596-25 Program services.
597-26 (k) Appropriation. Implementation of this Section shall be
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612+1 through the Family Support Program who need
613+2 residential treatment and support to enable recovery.
614+3 Such a model shall be age-appropriate and shall allow
615+4 the residential component of the model to be in a
616+5 community-based setting combined with intensive
617+6 community-based mental health services.
618+7 (j) Workgroup to develop a plan for improving access to
619+8 substance use treatment. The Department of Healthcare and
620+9 Family Services and the Department of Human Services' Division
621+10 of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery shall co-lead a
622+11 working group that includes Family Support Program providers,
623+12 family support organizations, and other stakeholders over a
624+13 12-month period beginning in the first quarter of calendar
625+14 year 2020 to develop a plan for increasing access to substance
626+15 use treatment services for youth, emerging adults, and
627+16 transition-age adults who are eligible for Family Support
628+17 Program services.
629+18 (k) Appropriation. Implementation of this Section shall be
630+19 limited by the State's annual appropriation to the Family
631+20 Support Program. Spending within the Family Support Program
632+21 appropriation shall be further limited for the new Family
633+22 Support Program services to be developed accordingly:
634+23 (1) Targeted use of specialized therapeutic
635+24 residential treatment for youth and emerging adults with
636+25 high-acuity mental health conditions through appropriation
637+26 limitation. No more than 12% of all annual Family Support
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608-1 limited by the State's annual appropriation to the Family
609-2 Support Program. Spending within the Family Support Program
610-3 appropriation shall be further limited for the new Family
611-4 Support Program services to be developed accordingly:
612-5 (1) Targeted use of specialized therapeutic
613-6 residential treatment for youth and emerging adults with
614-7 high-acuity mental health conditions through appropriation
615-8 limitation. No more than 12% of all annual Family Support
616-9 Program funds shall be spent on this level of care in any
617-10 given state fiscal year.
618-11 (2) Targeted use of residential treatment model
619-12 established for emerging adults and transition-age adults
620-13 through appropriation limitation. No more than one-quarter
621-14 of all annual Family Support Program funds shall be spent
622-15 on this level of care in any given state fiscal year.
623-16 (l) Exhausting third party insurance coverage first.
624-17 (A) A parent, legal guardian, emerging adult, or
625-18 transition-age adult with private insurance coverage shall
626-19 work with the Department of Healthcare and Family
627-20 Services, or its designee, to identify insurance coverage
628-21 for any and all benefits covered by their plan. If
629-22 insurance cost-sharing by any method for treatment is
630-23 cost-prohibitive for the parent, legal guardian, emerging
631-24 adult, or transition-age adult, Family Support Program
632-25 funds may be applied as a payer of last resort toward
633-26 insurance cost-sharing for purposes of using private
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648+1 Program funds shall be spent on this level of care in any
649+2 given state fiscal year.
650+3 (2) Targeted use of residential treatment model
651+4 established for emerging adults and transition-age adults
652+5 through appropriation limitation. No more than one-quarter
653+6 of all annual Family Support Program funds shall be spent
654+7 on this level of care in any given state fiscal year.
655+8 (l) Exhausting third party insurance coverage first.
656+9 (A) A parent, legal guardian, emerging adult, or
657+10 transition-age adult with private insurance coverage shall
658+11 work with the Department of Healthcare and Family
659+12 Services, or its designee, to identify insurance coverage
660+13 for any and all benefits covered by their plan. If
661+14 insurance cost-sharing by any method for treatment is
662+15 cost-prohibitive for the parent, legal guardian, emerging
663+16 adult, or transition-age adult, Family Support Program
664+17 funds may be applied as a payer of last resort toward
665+18 insurance cost-sharing for purposes of using private
666+19 insurance coverage to the fullest extent for the
667+20 recommended treatment. If the Department, or its agent,
668+21 has a concern relating to the parent's, legal guardian's,
669+22 emerging adult's, or transition-age adult's insurer's
670+23 compliance with Illinois or federal insurance requirements
671+24 relating to the coverage of mental health or substance use
672+25 disorders, it shall refer all relevant information to the
673+26 applicable regulatory authority.
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644-1 insurance coverage to the fullest extent for the
645-2 recommended treatment. If the Department, or its agent,
646-3 has a concern relating to the parent's, legal guardian's,
647-4 emerging adult's, or transition-age adult's insurer's
648-5 compliance with Illinois or federal insurance requirements
649-6 relating to the coverage of mental health or substance use
650-7 disorders, it shall refer all relevant information to the
651-8 applicable regulatory authority.
652-9 (B) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
653-10 shall use Medicaid funds first for an individual who has
654-11 Medicaid coverage if the treatment or service recommended
655-12 using an integrated behavioral health assessment and
656-13 treatment plan (using the instrument approved by the
657-14 Department of Healthcare and Family Services) is covered
658-15 by Medicaid.
659-16 (C) If private or public insurance coverage does not
660-17 cover the needed treatment or service, Family Support
661-18 Program funds shall be used to cover the services offered
662-19 through the Family Support Program.
663-20 (m) Service authorization. A youth, emerging adult, or
664-21 transition-age adult enrolled in the Family Support Program or
665-22 the Specialized Family Support Program shall be eligible to
666-23 receive a mental health treatment service covered by the
667-24 applicable program if the medical necessity criteria
668-25 established by the Department of Healthcare and Family
669-26 Services are met.
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684+1 (B) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
685+2 shall use Medicaid funds first for an individual who has
686+3 Medicaid coverage if the treatment or service recommended
687+4 using an integrated behavioral health assessment and
688+5 treatment plan (using the instrument approved by the
689+6 Department of Healthcare and Family Services) is covered
690+7 by Medicaid.
691+8 (C) If private or public insurance coverage does not
692+9 cover the needed treatment or service, Family Support
693+10 Program funds shall be used to cover the services offered
694+11 through the Family Support Program.
695+12 (m) Service authorization. A youth, emerging adult, or
696+13 transition-age adult enrolled in the Family Support Program or
697+14 the Specialized Family Support Program shall be eligible to
698+15 receive a mental health treatment service covered by the
699+16 applicable program if the medical necessity criteria
700+17 established by the Department of Healthcare and Family
701+18 Services are met.
702+19 (n) Streamlined application. The Department of Healthcare
703+20 and Family Services shall revise the Family Support Program
704+21 applications and the application process to reflect the
705+22 changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
706+23 101st General Assembly within 8 months after the adoption of
707+24 any amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139.
708+25 (o) Study of reimbursement policies during planned and
709+26 unplanned absences of youth and emerging adults in Family
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680-1 (n) Streamlined application. The Department of Healthcare
681-2 and Family Services shall revise the Family Support Program
682-3 applications and the application process to reflect the
683-4 changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
684-5 101st General Assembly within 8 months after the adoption of
685-6 any amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 139.
686-7 (o) Study of reimbursement policies during planned and
687-8 unplanned absences of youth and emerging adults in Family
688-9 Support Program residential treatment settings. The Department
689-10 of Healthcare and Family Services shall undertake a study of
690-11 those standards of the Department of Children and Family
691-12 Services and other states for reimbursement of residential
692-13 treatment during planned and unplanned absences to determine
693-14 if reimbursing residential providers for such unplanned
694-15 absences positively impacts the availability of residential
695-16 treatment for youth and emerging adults. The Department of
696-17 Healthcare and Family Services shall begin the study on July
697-18 1, 2019 and shall report its findings and the results of the
698-19 study to the General Assembly, along with any recommendations
699-20 for or against adopting a similar policy, by December 31,
700-21 2020.
701-22 (p) Public awareness and educational campaign for all
702-23 relevant providers. The Department of Healthcare and Family
703-24 Services shall engage in a public awareness campaign to
704-25 educate hospitals with psychiatric units, crisis response
705-26 providers such as Screening, Assessment and Support Services
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720+1 Support Program residential treatment settings. The Department
721+2 of Healthcare and Family Services shall undertake a study of
722+3 those standards of the Department of Children and Family
723+4 Services and other states for reimbursement of residential
724+5 treatment during planned and unplanned absences to determine
725+6 if reimbursing residential providers for such unplanned
726+7 absences positively impacts the availability of residential
727+8 treatment for youth and emerging adults. The Department of
728+9 Healthcare and Family Services shall begin the study on July
729+10 1, 2019 and shall report its findings and the results of the
730+11 study to the General Assembly, along with any recommendations
731+12 for or against adopting a similar policy, by December 31,
732+13 2020.
733+14 (p) Public awareness and educational campaign for all
734+15 relevant providers. The Department of Healthcare and Family
735+16 Services shall engage in a public awareness campaign to
736+17 educate hospitals with psychiatric units, crisis response
737+18 providers such as Screening, Assessment and Support Services
738+19 providers and Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services
739+20 agencies, schools, and other community institutions and
740+21 providers across Illinois on the changes made by this
741+22 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to the Family
742+23 Support Program. The Department of Healthcare and Family
743+24 Services shall produce written materials geared for the
744+25 appropriate target audience, develop webinars, and conduct
745+26 outreach visits over a 12-month period beginning after
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716-1 providers and Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services
717-2 agencies, schools, and other community institutions and
718-3 providers across Illinois on the changes made by this
719-4 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to the Family
720-5 Support Program. The Department of Healthcare and Family
721-6 Services shall produce written materials geared for the
722-7 appropriate target audience, develop webinars, and conduct
723-8 outreach visits over a 12-month period beginning after
724-9 implementation of the changes made to this Section by this
725-10 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
726-11 (q) Maximizing federal matching funds for the Family
727-12 Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program.
728-13 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as the sole
729-14 Medicaid State agency, shall seek approval from the federal
730-15 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 12 months
731-16 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
732-17 General Assembly to draw additional federal Medicaid matching
733-18 funds for individuals served under the Family Support Program
734-19 or the Specialized Family Support Program who are not covered
735-20 by the Department's medical assistance programs. The
736-21 Department of Children and Family Services, as the State
737-22 agency responsible for administering federal funds pursuant to
738-23 Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, shall submit a State
739-24 Plan to the federal government within 12 months after the
740-25 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
741-26 Assembly to maximize the use of federal Title IV-E prevention
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756+1 implementation of the changes made to this Section by this
757+2 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
758+3 (q) Maximizing federal matching funds for the Family
759+4 Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program.
760+5 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as the sole
761+6 Medicaid State agency, shall seek approval from the federal
762+7 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 12 months
763+8 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
764+9 General Assembly to draw additional federal Medicaid matching
765+10 funds for individuals served under the Family Support Program
766+11 or the Specialized Family Support Program who are not covered
767+12 by the Department's medical assistance programs. The
768+13 Department of Children and Family Services, as the State
769+14 agency responsible for administering federal funds pursuant to
770+15 Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, shall submit a State
771+16 Plan to the federal government within 12 months after the
772+17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
773+18 Assembly to maximize the use of federal Title IV-E prevention
774+19 funds through the federal Family First Prevention Services
775+20 Act, to provide mental health and substance use disorder
776+21 treatment services and supports, including, but not limited
777+22 to, the provision of short-term crisis and transition beds
778+23 post-hospitalization for youth who are at imminent risk of
779+24 entering Illinois' youth welfare system solely due to the
780+25 inability to access mental health or substance use treatment
781+26 services.
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752-1 funds through the federal Family First Prevention Services
753-2 Act, to provide mental health and substance use disorder
754-3 treatment services and supports, including, but not limited
755-4 to, the provision of short-term crisis and transition beds
756-5 post-hospitalization for youth who are at imminent risk of
757-6 entering Illinois' youth welfare system solely due to the
758-7 inability to access mental health or substance use treatment
759-8 services.
760-9 (r) Outcomes and data reported annually to the General
761-10 Assembly. Beginning in 2021, the Department of Healthcare and
762-11 Family Services shall submit an annual report to the General
763-12 Assembly that includes the following information with respect
764-13 to the time period covered by the report:
765-14 (1) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
766-15 transition-age adults who requested services under the
767-16 Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support
768-17 Program and the services received.
769-18 (2) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
770-19 transition-age adults who requested services under the
771-20 Specialized Family Support Program who were eligible for
772-21 services based on the number of hospitalizations.
773-22 (3) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
774-23 transition-age adults who applied for Family Support
775-24 Program or Specialized Family Support Program services but
776-25 did not receive any services.
777-26 (s) Rulemaking authority. Unless a timeline is otherwise
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792+1 (r) Outcomes and data reported annually to the General
793+2 Assembly. Beginning in 2021, the Department of Healthcare and
794+3 Family Services shall submit an annual report to the General
795+4 Assembly that includes the following information with respect
796+5 to the time period covered by the report:
797+6 (1) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
798+7 transition-age adults who requested services under the
799+8 Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support
800+9 Program and the services received.
801+10 (2) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
802+11 transition-age adults who requested services under the
803+12 Specialized Family Support Program who were eligible for
804+13 services based on the number of hospitalizations.
805+14 (3) The number and ages of youth, emerging adults, and
806+15 transition-age adults who applied for Family Support
807+16 Program or Specialized Family Support Program services but
808+17 did not receive any services.
809+18 (s) Rulemaking authority. Unless a timeline is otherwise
810+19 specified in a subsection, if amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code
811+20 139 are needed for implementation of this Section, such
812+21 amendments shall be filed by the Department of Healthcare and
813+22 Family Services within one year after the effective date of
814+23 this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
815+24 (Source: P.A. 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-616, eff. 12-20-19.)
816+25 Section 15. The Interagency Children's Behavioral Health
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788-1 specified in a subsection, if amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code
789-2 139 are needed for implementation of this Section, such
790-3 amendments shall be filed by the Department of Healthcare and
791-4 Family Services within one year after the effective date of
792-5 this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
793-6 (Source: P.A. 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-616, eff. 12-20-19.)
794-7 Section 15. The Interagency Children's Behavioral Health
795-8 Services Act is amended by adding Section 35 as follows:
796-9 (405 ILCS 165/35 new)
797-10 Sec. 35. BEACON training. The Department of Human
798-11 Services, in coordination with a statewide association
799-12 representing a majority of hospitals, shall establish and
800-13 offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made
801-14 available on the Department's website to all hospital social
802-15 workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them
803-16 of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and
804-17 families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with
805-18 the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through
806-19 BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health
807-20 Services Team. The training shall include how families and
808-21 hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is
809-22 entered into BEACON, and State and community programs
810-23 accessible through BEACON.
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