Bill Text: IL HB2247 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health shall make available funding for the development and implementation of a comprehensive and coordinated continuum of community-based pilot programs for persons with or at risk for a mental health diagnosis that is sensitive to the needs of local communities. Provides that the funding shall allow for the development of one or more pilot programs that will support the development of local social media campaigns that focus on the prevention or promotion of mental wellness and provide linkages to mental health services, especially for those individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. Sets forth certain criteria a provider must meet to be considered for the pilot program, including the ability to: (i) implement the pilot program in an area that shows a high need or underutilization of mental health services; (ii) collaborate with other systems and government entities that exist in a community; and (iii) provide a presence staffed by mental health professionals in natural community settings, which includes any setting where an individual who has not been diagnosed with a mental illness typically spends time. Authorizes the Department to adopt and implement administrative rules necessary to carry out the pilot program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0061 [HB2247 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2247-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2247 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new
405 ILCS 80/7-1 new
Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish family centers throughout the State to provide counseling and mental health services to families who are indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as determined by Department rule. Provides that the Department shall employ or contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide those services.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental
Disability Services Act is amended by adding Article VII as
follows:
(405 ILCS 80/Art. VII heading new)
ARTICLE VII. FAMILY CENTERS
(405 ILCS 80/7-1 new)
Sec. 7-1. Family centers. The Department of Human Services
shall establish family centers throughout this State to provide
counseling and mental health services to families who are
indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as
determined by Department rule. The Department shall employ or
contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical
social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to
provide those services.