Illinois Senate Bill 3521

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
Pending: Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a 5-year Behavioral Health Recovery Center Grant Pilot Program and to issue, no later than July 1, 2024, a request for proposals to award a grant to one or more counties to develop and implement a behavioral health recovery center project. Provides that the purpose of the behavioral health recovery center project is to (1) increase access to mental health crisis services for individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use disorder crisis and (2) reduce the number of individuals in the State who are incarcerated or in a hospital emergency room while experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use disorder crisis. Sets forth grant application information requirements. Requires the Department to consider the cost of the proposed project, the extent to which the proposed project will fulfill stated purposes and benefit the targeted population, and other matters when evaluating a grant application. Requires the Department to report to specified House and Senate committees (i) before June 30, 2025 regarding each county awarded a grant under the pilot program and the details of each project and (ii) before June 30, 2027 regarding data gathered on each project, recommendations for future use of mental health crisis services and substance use disorder crisis services in behavioral health recovery centers, and other matters. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply, no later than July 1, 2024, for a waiver or State Plan amendment to offer a program that provides reimbursement through a bundled daily rate for crisis management services that are delivered to an individual during the individual's stay at a behavioral health recovery center. Requires the Department to implement the program upon federal approval and to require certain managed care organizations to provide coverage for behavioral health crisis management services at a behavioral health recovery center. Permits the Department to elect to integrate payment for physical health services provided in a behavioral health recovery center. Effective immediately.

DHS-DHFS-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	301	5-28	New Code	See Bill Text
305	5	5-52	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3521&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3521.htm