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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2500 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Modifies legislative findings. Provides that appropriate mobile response services must, among other things, subject to the care decisions of the individual receiving care, coordinate transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency to the least restrictive setting feasible (rather than provide transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency). Provides that adequate mobile mental health relief provider training includes, among other things, training in recognizing and working with people with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses and in the techniques available to help stabilize and connect them to further services and training in the involuntary commitment process, in identification of situations that meet the standards for involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and social biases to guard against any group being disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment process or the use of the process not warranted under the legal standard for involuntary commitment. Provides that mobile mental health relief providers may only participate in the involuntary commitment process to the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Requires the system for gathering information developed by the Statewide Advisory Committee to determine the number of instances of mobile mental health relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary commitment. Provides that the exemption from civil liability for emergency care provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing care under the Act. Provides that each 9-1-1 public safety answering point and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 public safety answering point must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 (rather than July 1, 2025). Adds definitions and modifies existing definitions. Effective immediately. LRB104 12196 RTM 22301 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2500 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Modifies legislative findings. Provides that appropriate mobile response services must, among other things, subject to the care decisions of the individual receiving care, coordinate transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency to the least restrictive setting feasible (rather than provide transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency). Provides that adequate mobile mental health relief provider training includes, among other things, training in recognizing and working with people with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses and in the techniques available to help stabilize and connect them to further services and training in the involuntary commitment process, in identification of situations that meet the standards for involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and social biases to guard against any group being disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment process or the use of the process not warranted under the legal standard for involuntary commitment. Provides that mobile mental health relief providers may only participate in the involuntary commitment process to the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Requires the system for gathering information developed by the Statewide Advisory Committee to determine the number of instances of mobile mental health relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary commitment. Provides that the exemption from civil liability for emergency care provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing care under the Act. Provides that each 9-1-1 public safety answering point and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 public safety answering point must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 (rather than July 1, 2025). Adds definitions and modifies existing definitions. Effective immediately. LRB104 12196 RTM 22301 b LRB104 12196 RTM 22301 b A BILL FOR
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	5	+	Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Modifies legislative findings. Provides that appropriate mobile response services must, among other things, subject to the care decisions of the individual receiving care, coordinate transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency to the least restrictive setting feasible (rather than provide transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency). Provides that adequate mobile mental health relief provider training includes, among other things, training in recognizing and working with people with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses and in the techniques available to help stabilize and connect them to further services and training in the involuntary commitment process, in identification of situations that meet the standards for involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and social biases to guard against any group being disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment process or the use of the process not warranted under the legal standard for involuntary commitment. Provides that mobile mental health relief providers may only participate in the involuntary commitment process to the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Requires the system for gathering information developed by the Statewide Advisory Committee to determine the number of instances of mobile mental health relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary commitment. Provides that the exemption from civil liability for emergency care provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing care under the Act. Provides that each 9-1-1 public safety answering point and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 public safety answering point must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 (rather than July 1, 2025). Adds definitions and modifies existing definitions. Effective immediately.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning local government.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The Community Emergency Services and Support
7		-	5 Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 25, 30, 40, and 65
8		-	6 as follows:
	15	+	5 Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 25, 30, 40, 55, and
	16	+	6 65 as follows:
9	17		7 (50 ILCS 754/5)
10	18		8 Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly recognizes that the
11	19		9 Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Mental
12	20		10 Health is preparing to provide mobile mental and behavioral
13	21		11 health services to all Illinoisans as part of the federally
14	22		12 mandated adoption of the 9-8-8 phone number. The General
15	23		13 Assembly also recognizes that many cities and some states have
16	24		14 successfully established mobile emergency mental and
17	25		15 behavioral health services as part of their emergency response
18	26		16 system to support people who need such support and do not
19	27		17 present a threat of physical violence to the mobile mental
20	28		18 health relief providers. In light of that experience, the
21	29		19 General Assembly finds that in order to promote and protect
22	30		20 the health, safety, and welfare of the public, it is necessary
23	31		21 and in the public interest to provide emergency response, with
24	32		22 or without medical transportation, to individuals requiring
25	33		23 mental health or behavioral health services in a manner that
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	37	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2500 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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34	68		1 is substantially equivalent to the response already provided
35	69		2 to individuals who require emergency physical health care.
36	70		3 The General Assembly also recognizes the history of
37	71		4 vulnerable populations being subject to unwarranted
38	72		5 involuntary commitment or other human rights violations
39	73		6 instead of receiving necessary care during acute crises which
40	74		7 may contribute to an understandable apprehension of behavioral
41	75		8 health services among individuals who have historically been
42	76		9 subject to these practices. The General Assembly intends for
43	77		10 the Mobile Mental Health Relief Providers regulated by this
44	78		11 Act to assist with crises that do not rise to the level of
45	79		12 involuntary commitment. However, the General Assembly also
46	80		13 recognizes that Mobile Mental Health Relief Providers may,
47	81		14 during the course of assisting with a crisis, encounter
48	82		15 individuals who present an imminent threat of injury to
49	83		16 themselves or others unless they receive assistance through
50	84		17 the involuntary commitment process. This Act intends to
51	85		18 balance concerns about misuse of the involuntary commitment
52	86		19 process with the need for emergency care for individuals whose
53	87		20 crisis presents an imminent threat of injury.
54	88		21 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
55	89		22 (50 ILCS 754/15)
56	90		23 Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
57	91		24 "Chemical restraint" means any drug used for discipline or
58	92		25 convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms.
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69	103		1 "Community services" and "community-based mental or
70	104		2 behavioral health services" include both public and private
71	105		3 settings.
72	106		4 "Division of Mental Health" means the Division of Mental
73	107		5 Health of the Department of Human Services.
74	108		6 "Emergency" means an emergent circumstance caused by a
75	109		7 health condition, regardless of whether it is perceived as
76	110		8 physical, mental, or behavioral in nature, for which an
77	111		9 individual may require prompt care, support, or assessment at
78	112		10 the individual's location.
79	113		11 "Mental or behavioral health" means any health condition
80	114		12 involving changes in thinking, emotion, or behavior, and that
81	115		13 the medical community treats as distinct from physical health
82	116		14 care.
83	117		15 "Mobile mental health relief provider" means a person
84	118		16 engaging with a member of the public to provide the mobile
85	119		17 mental and behavioral service established in conjunction with
86	120		18 the Division of Mental Health establishing the 9-8-8 emergency
87	121		19 number. "Mobile mental health relief provider" does not
88	122		20 include a Paramedic (EMT-P) or EMT, as those terms are defined
89	123		21 in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, unless
90	124		22 that responding agency has agreed to provide a specialized
91	125		23 response in accordance with the Division of Mental Health's
92	126		24 services offered through its 9-8-8 number and has met all the
93	127		25 requirements to offer that service through that system.
94	128		26 "Physical health" means a health condition that the
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105	139		1 medical community treats as distinct from mental or behavioral
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107	141		3 "Physical restraint" means any manual method or physical
108	142		4 or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or
109	143		5 adjacent to an individual's body that the individual cannot
110	144		6 easily remove and restricts freedom of movement or normal
111	145		7 access to one's body. "Physical restraint" does not include a
112	146		8 seat belt if it is used during transportation of an individual
113	147		9 and the individual has access to the mechanism that releases
114	148		10 the seat belt.
115	149		11 "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" means the
116	150		12 primary answering location of an emergency call that meets the
117	151		13 appropriate standards of service and is responsible for
118	152		14 receiving and processing those calls and events according to a
119	153		15 specified operational policy a Public Safety Answering Point
120	154		16 tele-communicator.
121	155		17 "Community services" and "community-based mental or
122	156		18 behavioral health services" may include both public and
123	157		19 private settings.
124	158		20 "Treatment relationship" means an active association with
125	159		21 a mental or behavioral care provider able to respond in an
126	160		22 appropriate amount of time to requests for care.
127	161		23 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
128	162		24 (50 ILCS 754/25)
129	163		25 Sec. 25. State goals.
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140	174		1 (a) 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency services dispatched through
141	175		2 9-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental and behavioral health
142	176		3 service established by the Division of Mental Health must
143	177		4 coordinate their services so that the State goals listed in
144	178		5 this Section are achieved. Appropriate mobile response service
145	179		6 for mental and behavioral health emergencies shall be
146	180		7 available regardless of whether the initial contact was with
147	181		8 9-8-8, 9-1-1 or directly with an emergency service dispatched
148	182		9 through 9-1-1. Appropriate mobile response services must:
149	183		10 (1) whenever possible, ensure that individuals
150	184		11 experiencing mental or behavioral health crises are
151	185		12 diverted from hospitalization or incarceration and are
152	186		13 instead linked with available appropriate community
153	187		14 services;
154	188		15 (2) include the option of on-site care if that type of
155	189		16 care is appropriate and does not override the care
156	190		17 decisions of the individual receiving care. Providing care
157	191		18 in the community, through methods like mobile crisis
158	192		19 units, is encouraged. If effective care is provided on
159	193		20 site, and if it is consistent with the care decisions of
160	194		21 the individual receiving the care, further transportation
161	195		22 to other medical providers is not required by this Act;
162	196		23 (3) recommend appropriate referrals for available
163	197		24 community services if the individual receiving on-site
164	198		25 care is not already in a treatment relationship with a
165	199		26 service provider or is unsatisfied with their current
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176	210		1 service providers. The referrals shall take into
177	211		2 consideration waiting lists and copayments, which may
178	212		3 present barriers to access; and
179	213		4 (4) subject to the care decisions of the individual
180	214		5 receiving care, coordinate provide transportation for any
181	215		6 individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health
182		-	7 emergency to the ~~most integrated and~~ least restrictive
183		-	8 ~~setting feasible.~~ ~~A mobile crisis response team may~~
184		-	9 ~~provide transportation if~~ the ~~mobile crisis response team~~
185		-	10 ~~is appropriately equipped and staffed~~ to ~~do so.~~
186		-	11 ~~Transportation shall be to the most integrated and least~~
187		-	12 ~~restrictive setting appropriate in~~ the ~~community, such as~~
188		-	13 to the ~~individual's home or chosen location, community~~
189		-	14 ~~crisis respite centers, clinic settings, behavioral health~~
190		-	15 ~~centers, or the offices of particular medical care~~
191		-	16 ~~providers with existing treatment relationships to the~~
192		-	17 ~~individual seeking care.~~
193		-	18 ~~(b) Prioritize requests~~ for ~~emergency assistance. 9-1-1~~
194		-	19 ~~PSAPs, emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs,~~ and
195		-	20 the ~~mobile mental and behavioral health service established by~~
196		-	21 ~~the Division of Mental Health must~~ provide ~~guidance for~~
197		-	22 ~~prioritizing calls for assistance and maximum response time in~~
198		-	23 ~~relation to~~ the ~~type of emergency reported.~~
199		-	24 ~~(c) Provide appropriate response times. From~~ the ~~time~~ of
200		-	25 ~~first notification,~~ ~~9-1-1 PSAPs,~~ ~~emergency services dispatched~~
201		-	26 ~~through 9-1-1 PSAPs,~~ ~~and~~ the ~~mobile mental and behavioral~~
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	217	+	8 Transportation shall be to the most integrated and least
	218	+	9 restrictive setting appropriate in the community, such as
	219	+	10 to the individual's home or chosen location, community
	220	+	11 crisis respite centers, clinic settings, behavioral health
	221	+	12 centers, or the offices of particular medical care
	222	+	13 providers with existing treatment relationships to the
	223	+	14 individual seeking care.
	224	+	15 (b) Prioritize requests for emergency assistance. 9-1-1
	225	+	16 PSAPs, emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and
	226	+	17 the mobile mental and behavioral health service established by
	227	+	18 the Division of Mental Health must provide guidance for
	228	+	19 prioritizing calls for assistance and maximum response time in
	229	+	20 relation to the type of emergency reported.
	230	+	21 (c) Provide appropriate response times. From the time of
	231	+	22 first notification, 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency services dispatched
	232	+	23 through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental and behavioral
	233	+	24 health service established by the Division of Mental Health
	234	+	25 must provide the response within response time appropriate to
	235	+	26 the care requirements of the individual with an emergency.
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212		-	1 ~~health service established by the Division of~~ Mental Health
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214		-	3 the ~~care requirements~~ of ~~the individual with an emergency.~~
215		-	4 ~~(d) Require appropriate mobile~~ mental health ~~relief~~
216		-	5 ~~provider training.~~ ~~Mobile mental health relief providers must~~
217		-	6 ~~have adequate~~ training ~~to address the needs of individuals~~
218		-	7 ~~experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency. Adequate~~
219		-	8 ~~training at least includes:~~
220		-	9 (1) training in ~~de-escalation techniques;~~
221		-	10 ~~(2) knowledge of local community services and~~
222		-	11 ~~supports~~; ~~and~~
223		-	12 (3) training in ~~respectful interaction~~ with people
224		-	13 ~~experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, including~~
225		-	14 the ~~concepts of stigma~~ and ~~respectful language; .~~
226		-	15 ~~(4) training in recognizing~~ and ~~working with people~~
227		-	16 ~~with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses~~
228		-	17 ~~and in~~ the ~~techniques available to help stabilize and~~
229		-	18 ~~connect them to further services;~~ and
230		-	19 ~~(5) training in the involuntary commitment process,~~ in
231		-	20 ~~identification of situations that meet~~ the ~~standards for~~
232		-	21 ~~involuntary commitment,~~ ~~and in cultural competencies and~~
233		-	22 ~~social biases to guard against any group being~~
234		-	23 ~~disproportionately subjected to~~ the ~~involuntary commitment~~
235		-	24 ~~process or~~ the ~~use of the process not warranted under the~~
236		-	25 ~~legal standard for involuntary commitment.~~
237		-	26 ~~(e) Require minimum team staffing.~~ The ~~Division of Mental~~
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	246	+	1 (d) Require appropriate mobile mental health relief
	247	+	2 provider training. Mobile mental health relief providers must
	248	+	3 have adequate training to address the needs of individuals
	249	+	4 experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency. Adequate
	250	+	5 training at least includes:
	251	+	6 (1) training in de-escalation techniques;
	252	+	7 (2) knowledge of local community services and
	253	+	8 supports; and
	254	+	9 (3) training in respectful interaction with people
	255	+	10 experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, including
	256	+	11 the concepts of stigma and respectful language; .
	257	+	12 (4) training in recognizing and working with people
	258	+	13 with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses
	259	+	14 and in the techniques available to help stabilize and
	260	+	15 connect them to further services; and
	261	+	16 (5) training in the involuntary commitment process, in
	262	+	17 identification of situations that meet the standards for
	263	+	18 involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and
	264	+	19 social biases to guard against any group being
	265	+	20 disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment
	266	+	21 process or the use of the process not warranted under the
	267	+	22 legal standard for involuntary commitment.
	268	+	23 (e) Require minimum team staffing. The Division of Mental
	269	+	24 Health, in consultation with the Regional Advisory Committees
	270	+	25 created in Section 40, shall determine the appropriate
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248		-	1 ~~Health~~, ~~in consultation with~~ the ~~Regional Advisory Committees~~
249		-	2 ~~created in Section 40~~, ~~shall determine the appropriate~~
250		-	3 ~~credentials for~~ the mental health providers ~~responding to~~
251		-	4 ~~calls, including to what extent the mobile mental health~~
252		-	5 ~~relief providers must have certain credentials and licensing,~~
253		-	6 ~~and to what extent the mobile mental health relief providers~~
254		-	7 ~~can be peer support professionals~~.
255		-	8 (f) ~~Require training from individuals with lived~~
256		-	9 ~~experience~~. ~~Training shall be provided by individuals with~~
257		-	10 ~~lived experience~~ to ~~the extent available.~~
258		-	11 ~~(g) Adopt guidelines directing referral~~ to restrictive
259		-	12 ~~care~~ settings. ~~Mobile mental health relief providers must have~~
260		-	13 ~~guidelines to follow when considering whether to refer an~~
261		-	14 ~~individual to more restrictive forms of care,~~ ~~like emergency~~
262		-	15 ~~room or hospital settings.~~
263		-	16 ~~(h) Specify~~ regional ~~best practices. Mobile mental health~~
264		-	17 ~~relief providers providing these services must do so~~
265		-	18 ~~consistently~~ with ~~best practices, which include respecting the~~
266		-	19 ~~care choices~~ of the ~~individuals receiving assistance.~~ ~~Regional~~
267		-	20 ~~best practices~~ may ~~be broken down into sub-regions, as~~
268		-	21 ~~appropriate to reflect local resources~~ and ~~conditions. With~~
269		-	22 ~~the agreement of the impacted EMS Regions,~~ ~~providers of~~
270		-	23 emergency ~~response to physical emergencies may participate in~~
271		-	24 ~~another EMS Region~~ for ~~mental and behavioral response,~~ ~~if that~~
272		-	25 ~~participation~~ shall ~~provide a better service to individuals~~
273		-	26 ~~experiencing~~ a ~~mental or behavioral health emergency.~~
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	282	+	1 calls, including to what extent the mobile mental health
	283	+	2 relief providers must have certain credentials and licensing,
	284	+	3 and to what extent the mobile mental health relief providers
	285	+	4 can be peer support professionals.
	286	+	5 (f) Require training from individuals with lived
	287	+	6 experience. Training shall be provided by individuals with
	288	+	7 lived experience to the extent available.
	289	+	8 (g) Adopt guidelines directing referral to restrictive
	290	+	9 care settings. Mobile mental health relief providers must have
	291	+	10 guidelines to follow when considering whether to refer an
	292	+	11 individual to more restrictive forms of care, like emergency
	293	+	12 room or hospital settings.
	294	+	13 (h) Specify regional best practices. Mobile mental health
	295	+	14 relief providers providing these services must do so
	296	+	15 consistently with best practices, which include respecting the
	297	+	16 care choices of the individuals receiving assistance. Regional
	298	+	17 best practices may be broken down into sub-regions, as
	299	+	18 appropriate to reflect local resources and conditions. With
	300	+	19 the agreement of the impacted EMS Regions, providers of
	301	+	20 emergency response to physical emergencies may participate in
	302	+	21 another EMS Region for mental and behavioral response, if that
	303	+	22 participation shall provide a better service to individuals
	304	+	23 experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency.
	305	+	24 (i) Adopt system for directing care in advance of an
	306	+	25 emergency. The Division of Mental Health shall select and
	307	+	26 publicly identify a system that allows individuals who
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284		-	1 ~~(i) Adopt system for directing care in advance of an~~
285		-	2 ~~emergency. The Division of Mental Health shall select and~~
286		-	3 ~~publicly identify a~~ system ~~that allows individuals who~~
287		-	4 ~~voluntarily chose to do so to provide confidential advanced~~
288		-	5 ~~care directions~~ to individuals ~~providing services under this~~
289		-	6 ~~Act~~. ~~No system for providing advanced care direction may be~~
290		-	7 ~~implemented unless the Division of Mental Health approves it~~
291		-	8 ~~as confidential,~~ ~~available to individuals at all economic~~
292		-	9 ~~levels, and non-stigmatizing~~. ~~The Division of Mental Health~~
293		-	10 ~~may defer this requirement for providing a system for advanced~~
294		-	11 ~~care direction if it determines that no existing~~ systems ~~can~~
295		-	12 ~~currently meet these requirements.~~
296		-	13 ~~(j) Train dispatching staff. The personnel staffing~~ 9-~~1-1,~~
297		-	14 ~~3-1-1, or other~~ emergency ~~response intake systems must be~~
298		-	15 ~~provided with adequate training to assess whether coordinating~~
299		-	16 ~~with 9-8-8 is appropriate.~~
300		-	17 ~~(k) Establish protocol for emergency responder~~
301		-	18 ~~coordination.~~ The ~~Division of Mental Health shall establish a~~
302		-	19 protocol ~~for mobile mental health relief providers, law~~
303		-	20 enforcement~~, and fire and ambulance services to request~~
304		-	21 ~~assistance from each other,~~ ~~and train these groups on the~~
305		-	22 ~~protocol.~~
306		-	23 ~~(l) Integrate law enforcement.~~ ~~The Division of Mental~~
307		-	24 ~~Health shall provide for~~ law enforcement to request ~~mobile~~
308		-	25 ~~mental health relief provider~~ assistance ~~whenever law~~
309		-	26 enforcement ~~engages an individual appropriate for services~~
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	318	+	1 voluntarily chose to do so to provide confidential advanced
	319	+	2 care directions to individuals providing services under this
	320	+	3 Act. No system for providing advanced care direction may be
	321	+	4 implemented unless the Division of Mental Health approves it
	322	+	5 as confidential, available to individuals at all economic
	323	+	6 levels, and non-stigmatizing. The Division of Mental Health
	324	+	7 may defer this requirement for providing a system for advanced
	325	+	8 care direction if it determines that no existing systems can
	326	+	9 currently meet these requirements.
	327	+	10 (j) Train dispatching staff. The personnel staffing 9-1-1,
	328	+	11 3-1-1, or other emergency response intake systems must be
	329	+	12 provided with adequate training to assess whether coordinating
	330	+	13 with 9-8-8 is appropriate.
	331	+	14 (k) Establish protocol for emergency responder
	332	+	15 coordination. The Division of Mental Health shall establish a
	333	+	16 protocol for mobile mental health relief providers, law
	334	+	17 enforcement, and fire and ambulance services to request
	335	+	18 assistance from each other, and train these groups on the
	336	+	19 protocol.
	337	+	20 (l) Integrate law enforcement. The Division of Mental
	338	+	21 Health shall provide for law enforcement to request mobile
	339	+	22 mental health relief provider assistance whenever law
	340	+	23 enforcement engages an individual appropriate for services
	341	+	24 under this Act. If law enforcement would typically request EMS
	342	+	25 assistance when it encounters an individual with a physical
	343	+	26 health emergency, law enforcement shall similarly dispatch
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320		-	1 ~~under this Act.~~ ~~If law enforcement would typically request EMS~~
321		-	2 ~~assistance~~ when it encounters an individual ~~with~~ a ~~physical~~
322		-	3 health emergency~~, law enforcement shall similarly dispatch~~
323		-	4 ~~mental or behavioral health personnel or medical~~
324		-	5 ~~transportation when it encounters an individual in a mental or~~
325		-	6 ~~behavioral health~~ emergency.
326		-	7 ~~(Source: P.A. 102-580, eff.~~ 1-1~~-22; 103-105~~, ~~eff. 6-27-23.)~~
327		-	8 ~~(50 ILCS 754/30)~~
328		-	9 ~~Sec. 30.~~ ~~State prohibitions.~~ ~~9-1-1 PSAPs~~, ~~emergency~~
329		-	10 ~~services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs~~, ~~and~~ the ~~mobile mental~~
330		-	11 ~~and behavioral health service established by the Division of~~
331		-	12 Mental ~~Health must coordinate their services so that, based on~~
332		-	13 ~~the information provided to them,~~ ~~the following State~~
333		-	14 ~~prohibitions~~ are ~~avoided:~~
334		-	15 ~~(a) Law~~ enforcement ~~responsibility for providing mental~~
335		-	16 ~~and~~ behavioral health care~~. In any area where mobile mental~~
336		-	17 ~~health relief providers are available for dispatch,~~ ~~law~~
337		-	18 ~~enforcement shall not be dispatched to respond to an~~
338		-	19 ~~individual requiring~~ mental ~~or behavioral~~ health ~~care unless~~
339		-	20 ~~that individual is (i) involved in a suspected violation of~~
340		-	21 ~~the criminal laws of this State,~~ ~~or (ii) presents a threat of~~
341		-	22 ~~physical injury to self or others.~~ ~~Mobile mental health relief~~
342		-	23 ~~providers are not considered available for dispatch~~ under ~~this~~
343		-	24 ~~Section if 9-8-8 reports that it cannot dispatch appropriate~~
344		-	25 ~~service within~~ the ~~maximum response times established by each~~
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	354	+	1 mental or behavioral health personnel or medical
	355	+	2 transportation when it encounters an individual in a mental or
	356	+	3 behavioral health emergency.
	357	+	4 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
	358	+	5 (50 ILCS 754/30)
	359	+	6 Sec. 30. State prohibitions. 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency
	360	+	7 services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental
	361	+	8 and behavioral health service established by the Division of
	362	+	9 Mental Health must coordinate their services so that, based on
	363	+	10 the information provided to them, the following State
	364	+	11 prohibitions are avoided:
	365	+	12 (a) Law enforcement responsibility for providing mental
	366	+	13 and behavioral health care. In any area where mobile mental
	367	+	14 health relief providers are available for dispatch, law
	368	+	15 enforcement shall not be dispatched to respond to an
	369	+	16 individual requiring mental or behavioral health care unless
	370	+	17 that individual is (i) involved in a suspected violation of
	371	+	18 the criminal laws of this State, or (ii) presents a threat of
	372	+	19 physical injury to self or others. Mobile mental health relief
	373	+	20 providers are not considered available for dispatch under this
	374	+	21 Section if 9-8-8 reports that it cannot dispatch appropriate
	375	+	22 service within the maximum response times established by each
	376	+	23 Regional Advisory Committee under Section 45.
	377	+	24 (1) Standing on its own or in combination with each
	378	+	25 other, the fact that an individual is experiencing a
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355		-	1 ~~Regional Advisory Committee under Section 45.~~
356		-	2 ~~(1) Standing on its own~~ or ~~in combination with each~~
357		-	3 ~~other, the fact~~ that an individual is ~~experiencing a~~
358		-	4 ~~mental~~ or ~~behavioral health emergency~~, or ~~has a mental~~
359		-	5 ~~health, behavioral health,~~ ~~or other diagnosis,~~ ~~is not~~
360		-	6 ~~sufficient to justify an assessment that the individual is~~
361		-	7 a threat ~~of physical injury~~ to ~~self or others, or requires~~
362		-	8 a law enforcement ~~response to a request for emergency~~
363		-	9 ~~response or medical transportation.~~
364		-	10 ~~(2) If~~, ~~based on its assessment of the threat to~~
365		-	11 ~~public safety,~~ law enforcement ~~would~~ not accompany ~~medical~~
366		-	12 transportation responding to a ~~physical health emergency,~~
367		-	13 ~~unless requested by mobile mental~~ health ~~relief providers,~~
368		-	14 ~~law enforcement may not accompany emergency response~~ or
369		-	15 ~~medical transportation personnel responding~~ to ~~a mental or~~
370		-	16 ~~behavioral health emergency that presents an equivalent~~
371		-	17 ~~level of threat~~ to ~~self or public safety.~~
372		-	18 ~~(3) Without regard to an assessment of threat to self~~
373		-	19 ~~or threat to public safety,~~ law enforcement ~~may station~~
374		-	20 ~~personnel so that they can rapidly respond~~ to ~~requests for~~
375		-	21 ~~assistance from mobile mental health relief providers if~~
376		-	22 ~~law enforcement does not interfere with~~ the ~~provision of~~
377		-	23 ~~emergency response or transportation services.~~ ~~To the~~
378		-	24 ~~extent practical,~~ ~~not interfering with services includes~~
379		-	25 ~~remaining sufficiently distant from or out of sight of the~~
380		-	26 ~~individual receiving care so that law enforcement presence~~
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	389	+	1 mental or behavioral health emergency, or has a mental
	390	+	2 health, behavioral health, or other diagnosis, is not
	391	+	3 sufficient to justify an assessment that the individual is
	392	+	4 a threat of physical injury to self or others, or requires
	393	+	5 a law enforcement response to a request for emergency
	394	+	6 response or medical transportation.
	395	+	7 (2) If, based on its assessment of the threat to
	396	+	8 public safety, law enforcement would not accompany medical
	397	+	9 transportation responding to a physical health emergency,
	398	+	10 unless requested by mobile mental health relief providers,
	399	+	11 law enforcement may not accompany emergency response or
	400	+	12 medical transportation personnel responding to a mental or
	401	+	13 behavioral health emergency that presents an equivalent
	402	+	14 level of threat to self or public safety.
	403	+	15 (3) Without regard to an assessment of threat to self
	404	+	16 or threat to public safety, law enforcement may station
	405	+	17 personnel so that they can rapidly respond to requests for
	406	+	18 assistance from mobile mental health relief providers if
	407	+	19 law enforcement does not interfere with the provision of
	408	+	20 emergency response or transportation services. To the
	409	+	21 extent practical, not interfering with services includes
	410	+	22 remaining sufficiently distant from or out of sight of the
	411	+	23 individual receiving care so that law enforcement presence
	412	+	24 is unlikely to escalate the emergency.
	413	+	25 (b) Mobile mental health relief provider involvement in
	414	+	26 involuntary commitment. Mobile mental health relief providers
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391		-	1 ~~is unlikely to escalate~~ the ~~emergency.~~
392		-	2 ~~(b) Mobile~~ mental health ~~relief provider involvement in~~
393		-	3 ~~involuntary commitment~~. ~~Mobile mental~~ health ~~relief providers~~
394		-	4 ~~may participate in the involuntary commitment process only to~~
395		-	5 ~~the extent permitted under~~ the ~~Mental Health and Developmental~~
396		-	6 ~~Disabilities Code.~~ ~~The Division of Behavioral Health shall, in~~
397		-	7 ~~consultation with each Regional Advisory Committee,~~ as
398		-	8 appropriate, ~~monitor the use of involuntary commitment under~~
399		-	9 ~~this Act and provide systemic recommendations to improve~~
400		-	10 ~~outcomes for those subject~~ to ~~commitment. In order to maintain~~
401		-	11 the ~~appropriate care relationship, mobile mental health relief~~
402		-	12 ~~providers shall not in any way assist in~~ the ~~involuntary~~
403		-	13 ~~commitment of an individual beyond (i) reporting~~ to ~~their~~
404		-	14 ~~dispatching entity or to law enforcement that they believe the~~
405		-	15 ~~situation requires assistance~~ the mobile mental health relief
406		-	16 providers ~~are not permitted to provide~~ under ~~this Section;~~
407		-	17 ~~(ii) providing witness statements;~~ ~~and (iii) fulfilling~~
408		-	18 ~~reporting requirements the~~ mobile mental health relief
409		-	19 ~~providers may have under their professional ethical~~
410		-	20 ~~obligations or laws~~ of ~~this State~~. ~~This prohibition shall not~~
411		-	21 ~~interfere with any~~ mobile mental health relief ~~provider's~~
412		-	22 ~~ability to provide physical or~~ mental health ~~care.~~
413		-	23 ~~(c) Use of~~ law enforcement ~~for transportation.~~ ~~In any area~~
414		-	24 ~~where mobile~~ mental health ~~relief providers are available for~~
415		-	25 ~~dispatch, unless requested by mobile~~ mental health ~~relief~~
416		-	26 ~~providers, law enforcement shall not be used to provide~~
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	425	+	1 may participate in the involuntary commitment process only to
	426	+	2 the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental
	427	+	3 Disabilities Code. The Division of Behavioral Health shall, in
	428	+	4 consultation with each Regional Advisory Committee, as
	429	+	5 appropriate, monitor the use of involuntary commitment under
	430	+	6 this Act and provide systemic recommendations to improve
	431	+	7 outcomes for those subject to commitment. In order to maintain
	432	+	8 the appropriate care relationship, mobile mental health relief
	433	+	9 providers shall not in any way assist in the involuntary
	434	+	10 commitment of an individual beyond (i) reporting to their
	435	+	11 dispatching entity or to law enforcement that they believe the
	436	+	12 situation requires assistance the mobile mental health relief
	437	+	13 providers are not permitted to provide under this Section;
	438	+	14 (ii) providing witness statements; and (iii) fulfilling
	439	+	15 reporting requirements the mobile mental health relief
	440	+	16 providers may have under their professional ethical
	441	+	17 obligations or laws of this State. This prohibition shall not
	442	+	18 interfere with any mobile mental health relief provider's
	443	+	19 ability to provide physical or mental health care.
	444	+	20 (c) Use of law enforcement for transportation. In any area
	445	+	21 where mobile mental health relief providers are available for
	446	+	22 dispatch, unless requested by mobile mental health relief
	447	+	23 providers, law enforcement shall not be used to provide
	448	+	24 transportation to access mental or behavioral health care, or
	449	+	25 travel between mental or behavioral health care providers,
	450	+	26 except where (i) no alternative is available; (ii) the
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427		-	1 transportation ~~to access mental or behavioral health care, or~~
428		-	2 ~~travel between mental~~ or ~~behavioral health care providers,~~
429		-	3 ~~except where~~ (~~i) no alternative is available; (ii~~) the
430		-	4 ~~individual requests transportation from~~ law enforcement ~~and~~
431		-	5 ~~law enforcement mutually agrees to provide transportation; or~~
432		-	6 ~~(iii) the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code~~
433		-	7 ~~requires or permits law enforcement~~ to provide ~~transportation.~~
434		-	8 ~~(d) Reduction of educational institution obligations~~. ~~The~~
435		-	9 services ~~coordinated under this Act may not be used~~ to ~~replace~~
436		-	10 any ~~service an educational institution is required to provide~~
437		-	11 ~~to a student.~~ ~~It shall not substitute for appropriate special~~
438		-	12 ~~education and related services that schools~~ are ~~required to~~
439		-	13 ~~provide by any law~~.
440		-	14 (~~e) This Section is operative beginning on the date the 3~~
441		-	15 ~~conditions in Section 65 are met or July 1~~, ~~2025, whichever is~~
442		-	16 ~~earlier.~~
443		-	17 ~~(Source: P.A~~. ~~102-580, eff~~. ~~1-1-22; 103-105, eff~~. ~~6-27-23;~~
444		-	18 ~~103-645, eff.~~ ~~7-1-24.)~~
445		-	19 ~~(50 ILCS 754/40)~~
446		-	20 ~~Sec. 40.~~ ~~Statewide Advisory Committee.~~
447		-	21 ~~(a) The Division of~~ Mental Health ~~shall establish a~~
448		-	22 ~~Statewide Advisory Committee to review and make~~
449		-	23 ~~recommendations for aspects of coordinating 9-1-1 and~~ the
450		-	24 ~~9-8-8 mobile mental health response system most appropriately~~
451		-	25 ~~addressed on a State level.~~
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	461	+	1 individual requests transportation from law enforcement and
	462	+	2 law enforcement mutually agrees to provide transportation; or
	463	+	3 (iii) the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
	464	+	4 requires law enforcement to provide transportation.
	465	+	5 (d) Reduction of educational institution obligations. The
	466	+	6 services coordinated under this Act may not be used to replace
	467	+	7 any service an educational institution is required to provide
	468	+	8 to a student. It shall not substitute for appropriate special
	469	+	9 education and related services that schools are required to
	470	+	10 provide by any law.
	471	+	11 (e) This Section is operative beginning on the date the 3
	472	+	12 conditions in Section 65 are met or July 1, 2025, whichever is
	473	+	13 earlier.
	474	+	14 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23;
	475	+	15 103-645, eff. 7-1-24.)
	476	+	16 (50 ILCS 754/40)
	477	+	17 Sec. 40. Statewide Advisory Committee.
	478	+	18 (a) The Division of Mental Health shall establish a
	479	+	19 Statewide Advisory Committee to review and make
	480	+	20 recommendations for aspects of coordinating 9-1-1 and the
	481	+	21 9-8-8 mobile mental health response system most appropriately
	482	+	22 addressed on a State level.
	483	+	23 (b) Issues to be addressed by the Statewide Advisory
	484	+	24 Committee include, but are not limited to, addressing changes
	485	+	25 necessary in 9-1-1 call taking protocols and scripts used in
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462		-	1 ~~(b) Issues to be addressed by the Statewide Advisory~~
463		-	2 ~~Committee include,~~ ~~but are not limited to,~~ ~~addressing changes~~
464		-	3 ~~necessary in 9-1-1 call taking protocols and scripts used in~~
465		-	4 ~~9-1-1 PSAPs where those protocols and scripts are based on or~~
466		-	5 ~~otherwise dependent on national providers~~ for ~~their operation.~~
467		-	6 ~~(c)~~ The ~~Statewide Advisory Committee shall recommend a~~
468		-	7 system ~~for gathering data related~~ to ~~the coordination of the~~
469		-	8 ~~9-1-1 and 9-8-8 systems for purposes of allowing the parties~~
470		-	9 ~~to make ongoing improvements in that system. As practical,~~ the
471		-	10 ~~system shall attempt to determine issues, which may include,~~
472		-	11 ~~but are not limited to including,~~ ~~but not limited to:~~
473		-	12 ~~(1) the volume of calls coordinated between~~ 9-~~1-1 and~~
474		-	13 ~~9-8-8;~~
475		-	14 ~~(2) the volume of referrals from other first~~
476		-	15 ~~responders to 9-8-8~~;
477		-	16 (3) the ~~volume and type of calls deemed appropriate~~
478		-	17 ~~for referral to~~ 9-8-8 ~~but could not be served by 9-8-8~~
479		-	18 ~~because of capacity restrictions or other reasons;~~
480		-	19 ~~(4)~~ the ~~appropriate~~ information ~~to improve~~
481		-	20 ~~coordination between~~ 9-1-1 ~~and 9-8-8~~; and
482		-	21 (5) the ~~appropriate information to improve the 9-8-8~~
483		-	22 ~~system, if the information is most appropriately gathered~~
484		-	23 ~~at the 9-1-1 PSAPs;~~ and .
485		-	24 ~~(6)~~ the ~~number of instances of~~ mobile mental health
486		-	25 ~~relief~~ providers ~~initiating petitions for involuntary~~
487		-	26 ~~commitment, broken down by county and contracting entity~~
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	496	+	1 9-1-1 PSAPs where those protocols and scripts are based on or
	497	+	2 otherwise dependent on national providers for their operation.
	498	+	3 (c) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall recommend a
	499	+	4 system for gathering data related to the coordination of the
	500	+	5 9-1-1 and 9-8-8 systems for purposes of allowing the parties
	501	+	6 to make ongoing improvements in that system. As practical, the
	502	+	7 system shall attempt to determine issues, which may include,
	503	+	8 but are not limited to including, but not limited to:
	504	+	9 (1) the volume of calls coordinated between 9-1-1 and
	505	+	10 9-8-8;
	506	+	11 (2) the volume of referrals from other first
	507	+	12 responders to 9-8-8;
	508	+	13 (3) the volume and type of calls deemed appropriate
	509	+	14 for referral to 9-8-8 but could not be served by 9-8-8
	510	+	15 because of capacity restrictions or other reasons;
	511	+	16 (4) the appropriate information to improve
	512	+	17 coordination between 9-1-1 and 9-8-8; and
	513	+	18 (5) the appropriate information to improve the 9-8-8
	514	+	19 system, if the information is most appropriately gathered
	515	+	20 at the 9-1-1 PSAPs; and .
	516	+	21 (6) the number of instances of mobile mental health
	517	+	22 relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary
	518	+	23 commitment, broken down by county and contracting entity
	519	+	24 employing the petitioning mobile mental health relief
	520	+	25 providers and the aggregate demographic data of the
	521	+	26 individuals subject to those petitions.
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498		-	1 ~~employing~~ the ~~petitioning mobile mental health relief~~
499		-	2 ~~providers and~~ the ~~aggregate demographic data of the~~
500		-	3 ~~individuals subject to those petitions.~~
501		-	4 ~~(d) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall consist~~ of:
502		-	5 (1) the ~~Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, ex officio;~~
503		-	6 ~~(2) one representative designated by the Illinois~~
504		-	7 ~~Chapter of National Emergency Number Association~~ (~~NENA~~);
505		-	8 (3) one representative ~~designated by~~ the ~~Illinois~~
506		-	9 ~~Chapter of Association of Public Safety Communications~~
507		-	10 ~~Officials (APCO);~~
508		-	11 ~~(4) one representative of the Division of Mental~~
509		-	12 ~~Health;~~
510		-	13 ~~(5) one representative of the Illinois Department of~~
511		-	14 ~~Public Health;~~
512		-	15 ~~(6) one representative of a statewide organization of~~
513		-	16 ~~EMS responders;~~
514		-	17 ~~(7) one representative of a statewide organization of~~
515		-	18 ~~fire chiefs;~~
516		-	19 ~~(8) two representatives of statewide organizations of~~
517		-	20 ~~law enforcement;~~
518		-	21 ~~(9) two representatives~~ of ~~mental health, behavioral~~
519		-	22 ~~health,~~ or ~~substance abuse providers; and~~
520		-	23 ~~(10) four representatives of advocacy organizations~~
521		-	24 ~~either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with~~
522		-	25 ~~intellectual or developmental disabilities~~, ~~individuals~~
523		-	26 ~~with behavioral disabilities~~, ~~or individuals with lived~~
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	532	+	1 (d) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall consist of:
	533	+	2 (1) the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, ex officio;
	534	+	3 (2) one representative designated by the Illinois
	535	+	4 Chapter of National Emergency Number Association (NENA);
	536	+	5 (3) one representative designated by the Illinois
	537	+	6 Chapter of Association of Public Safety Communications
	538	+	7 Officials (APCO);
	539	+	8 (4) one representative of the Division of Mental
	540	+	9 Health;
	541	+	10 (5) one representative of the Illinois Department of
	542	+	11 Public Health;
	543	+	12 (6) one representative of a statewide organization of
	544	+	13 EMS responders;
	545	+	14 (7) one representative of a statewide organization of
	546	+	15 fire chiefs;
	547	+	16 (8) two representatives of statewide organizations of
	548	+	17 law enforcement;
	549	+	18 (9) two representatives of mental health, behavioral
	550	+	19 health, or substance abuse providers; and
	551	+	20 (10) four representatives of advocacy organizations
	552	+	21 either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with
	553	+	22 intellectual or developmental disabilities, individuals
	554	+	23 with behavioral disabilities, or individuals with lived
	555	+	24 experience.
	556	+	25 (e) The members of the Statewide Advisory Committee, other
	557	+	26 than the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, shall be appointed by
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525	559
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527	561
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534		-	1 ~~experience~~.
535		-	2 (e) ~~The members of~~ the Statewide Advisory Committee~~, other~~
536		-	3 ~~than the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator~~, ~~shall be appointed by~~
537		-	4 the ~~Secretary~~ of ~~Human Services.~~
538		-	5 ~~(f)~~ The ~~Statewide Advisory Committee shall continue to~~
539		-	6 ~~meet until this Act has been fully implemented,~~ ~~as determined~~
540		-	7 ~~by the Division~~ of ~~Mental Health, and mobile mental health~~
541		-	8 ~~relief providers are available in all parts of Illinois~~. ~~The~~
542		-	9 ~~Division of Mental Health may reconvene the Statewide Advisory~~
543		-	10 ~~Committee at its discretion after full implementation of this~~
544		-	11 ~~Act~~.
545		-	12 (~~Source: P~~.~~A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)~~
546		-	13 ~~(50 ILCS 754/65)~~
547		-	14 ~~Sec. 65.~~ ~~PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a~~
548		-	15 ~~9-1-1 PSAP;~~ ~~coordination~~ of ~~activities with mobile and~~
549		-	16 ~~behavioral health services~~.
550		-	17 (a) ~~Each 9-1-1 PSAP and emergency service dispatched~~
551		-	18 ~~through a 9-1-1 PSAP must begin coordinating its activities~~
552		-	19 ~~with the mobile mental and behavioral health services~~
553		-	20 ~~established by the Division~~ of ~~Mental Health once all 3 of the~~
554		-	21 ~~following conditions are met~~, ~~but not later than July 1, 2027~~
555		-	22 ~~2025:~~
556		-	23 ~~(1) the Statewide Committee has negotiated useful~~
557		-	24 ~~protocol and 9-1-1 operator script adjustments with~~ the
558		-	25 ~~contracted services providing these tools to 9-1-1 PSAPs~~
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	568	+	1 the Secretary of Human Services.
	569	+	2 (f) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall continue to
	570	+	3 meet until this Act has been fully implemented, as determined
	571	+	4 by the Division of Mental Health, and mobile mental health
	572	+	5 relief providers are available in all parts of Illinois. The
	573	+	6 Division of Mental Health may reconvene the Statewide Advisory
	574	+	7 Committee at its discretion after full implementation of this
	575	+	8 Act.
	576	+	9 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
	577	+	10 (50 ILCS 754/55)
	578	+	11 Sec. 55. Immunity.
	579	+	12 (a) The exemptions from civil liability in Section 15.1 of
	580	+	13 the Emergency Telephone System Systems Act apply to any act or
	581	+	14 omission in the development, design, installation, operation,
	582	+	15 maintenance, performance, or provision of service directed by
	583	+	16 this Act.
	584	+	17 (b) Persons, agencies, governmental bodies, private
	585	+	18 organizations, governmental organizations, or institutions
	586	+	19 that in good faith provide emergency or nonemergency
	587	+	20 behavioral health services during a Department of Human
	588	+	21 Services-approved training course, in the normal course of
	589	+	22 conducting their duties, or in an emergency, may not be held
	590	+	23 civilly liable or liable for civil damages as a result of any
	591	+	24 acts or omissions in providing those services unless the acts
	592	+	25 or omissions constitute willful and wanton misconduct. This
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569		-	1 operating in Illinois;
570		-	2 (2) the appropriate Regional Advisory Committee has
571		-	3 completed design of the specific 9-1-1 PSAP's process for
572		-	4 coordinating activities with the mobile mental and
573		-	5 behavioral health service; and
574		-	6 (3) the mobile mental and behavioral health service is
575		-	7 available in their jurisdiction.
576		-	8 (b) To achieve the conditions of subsection (a) by July 1,
577		-	9 2027, the following activities shall be completed:
578		-	10 (1) No later than June 30, 2025, pilot testing of the
579		-	11 revised protocols;
580		-	12 (2) No later than June 30, 2026:
581		-	13 (A) assessment and evaluation of the pilots;
582		-	14 (B) revisions, as needed, of protocols and
583		-	15 operations based on assessment and evaluation of the
584		-	16 pilots;
585		-	17 (C) implementation of revised protocols at pilot
586		-	18 sites; and
587		-	19 (D) implementation of revised protocols by PSAPs
588		-	20 who are ready to implement, otherwise known as early
589		-	21 adopters; and
590		-	22 (3) No later than June 30, 2027, implementation of
591		-	23 revised protocols by all remaining PSAPs, including any
592		-	24 PSAPs that previously cited financial barriers to updating
593		-	25 systems.
594		-	26 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22;
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	603	+	1 immunity from civil liability extends to the administration,
	604	+	2 sponsorship, authorization, support, finance, education, or
	605	+	3 supervision of emergency behavioral health crisis services
	606	+	4 personnel who are certified, licensed, or authorized under
	607	+	5 this Act, including persons participating in a Department of
	608	+	6 Human Services-approved training program.
	609	+	7 (c) The exemption from civil liability for emergency care
	610	+	8 provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing
	611	+	9 care under this Act.
	612	+	10 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; revised 7-29-24.)
	613	+	11 (50 ILCS 754/65)
	614	+	12 Sec. 65. PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a
	615	+	13 9-1-1 PSAP; coordination of activities with mobile and
	616	+	14 behavioral health services.
	617	+	15 (a) Each 9-1-1 PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a
	618	+	16 9-1-1 PSAP must begin coordinating its activities with the
	619	+	17 mobile mental and behavioral health services established by
	620	+	18 the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following
	621	+	19 conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 2025:
	622	+	20 (1) the Statewide Committee has negotiated useful
	623	+	21 protocol and 9-1-1 operator script adjustments with the
	624	+	22 contracted services providing these tools to 9-1-1 PSAPs
	625	+	23 operating in Illinois;
	626	+	24 (2) the appropriate Regional Advisory Committee has
	627	+	25 completed design of the specific 9-1-1 PSAP's process for
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605		-	1 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 103-645, eff. 7-1-24.)
606		-	2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
607		-	3 becoming law.
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	638	+	1 coordinating activities with the mobile mental and
	639	+	2 behavioral health service; and
	640	+	3 (3) the mobile mental and behavioral health service is
	641	+	4 available in their jurisdiction.
	642	+	5 (b) To achieve the conditions of subsection (a) by July 1,
	643	+	6 2027, the following activities shall be completed:
	644	+	7 (1) No later than June 30, 2025, pilot testing of the
	645	+	8 revised protocols;
	646	+	9 (2) No later than June 30, 2026:
	647	+	10 (A) assessment and evaluation of the pilots;
	648	+	11 (B) revisions, as needed, of protocols and
	649	+	12 operations based on assessment and evaluation of the
	650	+	13 pilots;
	651	+	14 (C) implementation of revised protocols at pilot
	652	+	15 sites; and
	653	+	16 (D) implementation of revised protocols by PSAPs
	654	+	17 who are ready to implement, otherwise known as early
	655	+	18 adopters; and
	656	+	19 (3) No later than June 30, 2027, implementation of
	657	+	20 revised protocols by all remaining PSAPs, including any
	658	+	21 PSAPs that previously cited financial barriers to updating
	659	+	22 systems.
	660	+	23 (Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22;
	661	+	24 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 103-645, eff. 7-1-24.)
	662	+	25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	663	+	26 becoming law.
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	667	+	1 INDEX
	668	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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	681	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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