Bill Amendment: IL HB2247 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: MHDDSA-FAMILY COUNSELING
Status: 2019-07-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0061 [HB2247 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2247-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: MHDDSA-FAMILY COUNSELING
Status: 2019-07-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0061 [HB2247 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2247-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2247
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2247 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | ||||||
5 | Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new) | ||||||
8 | ARTICLE VII. FAMILY CENTERS | ||||||
9 | (405 ILCS 80/7-1 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 7-1. Community-based pilot program. | ||||||
11 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||||
12 | Services' Division of Mental Health shall make available | ||||||
13 | funding for the development and implementation of a | ||||||
14 | comprehensive and coordinated continuum of community-based | ||||||
15 | pilot programs for persons with or at risk for a mental health |
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1 | diagnosis that is sensitive to the needs of local communities. | ||||||
2 | The funding shall allow for the development of one or more | ||||||
3 | pilot programs that will support the development of local | ||||||
4 | social media campaigns that focus on the prevention or | ||||||
5 | promotion of mental wellness and provide linkages to mental | ||||||
6 | health services, especially for those individuals who are | ||||||
7 | uninsured or underinsured. | ||||||
8 | For a provider to be considered for the pilot program, the | ||||||
9 | provider must demonstrate the ability to: | ||||||
10 | (1) implement the pilot program in an area that shows a | ||||||
11 | high need or underutilization of mental health services; | ||||||
12 | (2) offer a comprehensive strengths-based array of | ||||||
13 | mental health services; | ||||||
14 | (3) collaborate with other systems and government | ||||||
15 | entities that exist in a community; | ||||||
16 | (4) provide education and resources to the public on | ||||||
17 | mental health issues, including suicide prevention and | ||||||
18 | wellness; | ||||||
19 | (5) develop a local social media campaign that focuses | ||||||
20 | on the prevention or promotion of mental wellness; | ||||||
21 | (6) ensure that the social media campaign is culturally | ||||||
22 | relevant, developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, | ||||||
23 | and covers information across an individual's lifespan; | ||||||
24 | (7) provide linkages to other appropriate services in | ||||||
25 | the community; | ||||||
26 | (8) provide a presence staffed by mental health |
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1 | professionals in natural community settings, which | ||||||
2 | includes any setting where an individual who has not been | ||||||
3 | diagnosed with a mental illness typically spends time; and | ||||||
4 | (9) explore partnership opportunities with | ||||||
5 | institutions of higher learning in the areas of social work | ||||||
6 | or mental health. | ||||||
7 | (b) The Department of Human Services is authorized to adopt | ||||||
8 | and implement any administrative rules necessary to carry out | ||||||
9 | the pilot program. ".
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