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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 



 
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    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended  
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by adding Section 10-60 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1305/10-60  new)
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    Sec. 10-60. Mental Health Work Group.
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    (a) The Department's Division of Mental Health under the 
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leadership of Secretary and as the State Mental Health 
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Authority, in an effort to develop and establish a 
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comprehensive State mental health plan for Illinois, to 
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coordinate all policy making in mental health, and to provide 
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oversight and assume monitoring responsibility for all mental 
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health programs and initiatives funded by the State and federal 
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agencies, shall convene and lead a Work Group composed of 
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directors of State agencies and principal stakeholders in the 
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public mental health system, including but not limited to:
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        (1) The Department of Human Services in the program 
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    areas of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Community Health 
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    and Prevention, Developmental Disabilities, Human Capital 
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    Development,  and Rehabilitation Services.
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        (2) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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        (3) The Department of Corrections. 
 


 






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        (4) The Department of Juvenile Justice.
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        (5) The Department of Children and Family Services.
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        (6) The Department of Public Health.
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        (7) The Department on Aging.
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        (8) The State Board of Education.
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    The Work Group shall also include representatives of other 
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agencies and commissions of State government, including:
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        (9) The Illinois Housing Authority.
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        (10) The Illinois Violence Prevention Authority. 
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        (11) The Criminal Justice Information Authority.
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    The Work Group shall also include adult consumers of mental 
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health services and parents of youth with serious emotional 
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disturbance.
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    The Work Group shall also include clinical practitioners, 
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academics, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders as deemed 
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appropriate by the mental health authority. 
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    (b) The Department's Division of Mental Health, as the 
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State Mental Health Authority, shall have timely access to all 
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data, service reports, surveys, and other relevant data 
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maintained by any State agency purchasing or providing mental 
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health services. This access is deemed necessary by the State 
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Mental Health Authority to report on the status of the mental 
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health service system in Illinois.
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    (c) The Work Group is charged with designing Illinois' 
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mental health system to be more efficient and effective as well 
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as reduce redundancies in the delivery of services to persons 
 


 






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with mental illnesses in the following ways:
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        (1) Conducting a thorough statewide needs assessment 
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    and reporting on the current status of the mental health 
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    system using data from all state agencies.
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        (2) Developing a comprehensive State mental health 
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    plan.
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        (3) Identifying and implementing policy, 
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    organizational, and financing changes required to 
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    effectively carry out the State plan.
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        (4) Coordinating policy actions with other State 
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    agencies and on all federal initiatives.
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        (5) Incorporating a children's mental health plan into 
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    all planning activities.
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        (6) Establishing cross-departmental management teams 
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    to address specific policy areas, address specific 
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    transformation planning objectives, and implement and 
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    monitor policy decisions. Specific focus shall be given to 
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    cross-departmental management of the long-term care system 
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    as the State moves to rebalancing services, shifting 
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    resources to the community-based settings. 
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    (d) The Work Group shall coordinate its policy and planning 
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activities with other State-federal initiative planning and 
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leadership groups.
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    (e) The "Illinois Comprehensive State Mental Health Plan" 
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shall include but need not be limited to the following:
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        (1) A review and analysis of all laws, rules and 
 


 






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    regulations, and programs and policies of the State of 
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    Illinois and of the departments, commissions, boards, 
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    agencies, and offices in the executive branch thereof, 
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    which pertain to mental health care services and supports. 
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    The analysis shall identify barriers to access and make 
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    recommendations that will enable the residents of Illinois 
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    who require assistance to access needed mental health care 
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    services.
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        (2) The development of proposals for administrative 
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    restructuring of existing and future programs, policies, 
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    and procedures to improve the mental health care delivery 
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    system, including non-medical services such as 
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    transportation, housing, education, and vocational 
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    assistance, that are necessary for recovery and productive 
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    community-based living for persons with mental illnesses, 
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    which are achievable within resources available to the 
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    State. 
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        (3) An analysis of programmatic, procedural, and 
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    fiscal impacts of any policies or practices recommended for 
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    adoption.
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        (4) Exploration of and recommendations as to methods to 
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    secure sufficient funding, develop and manage cross-agency 
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    (braided) funding, and administer and monitor all such 
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    funding under the Division of Mental Health, as the State 
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    Mental Health Authority, to provide community-based 
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    services for persons needing mental health care services.
 


 






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        (5) Recommendations on strategies to educate the 
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    public regarding identification of mental health care 
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    needs, effective treatments for mental illness, and 
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    methods of accessing services.
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    (f) In conducting the assessment of the current system, 
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developing the Comprehensive State Mental Health Plan, and 
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executing other work of the group, the Work Group shall:
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        (1) Review and incorporate all relevant work in 
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    progress or which has been completed by State departments, 
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    various statewide task forces, councils, commissions, and 
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    other bodies that have convened to address related mental 
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    health care issues.
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        (2) Consider all existing studies, reports, and 
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    settlement agreements related to the Illinois system of 
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    mental health services and supports.
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        (3) Obtain input from a broad range of stakeholders, 
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    including consumers, their family members, advocates, and 
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    private providers of services.
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        (4) Use consultation from nationally recognized 
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    experts and officials in other states in order to identify 
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    promising or proven practices that are consumer-centered, 
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    research-based, cost-effective, and applicable to 
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    improving accessibility, capacity, quality, and financing 
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    across all mental health care services and supports which 
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    may be adaptable in Illinois.
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    (g) Upon approval of the Illinois Comprehensive State 
 


 






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Mental Health Plan, the Work Group shall continue to meet 
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quarterly to review progress in the implementation of the plan 
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and shall revise the plan as needed based on lessons learned, 
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stakeholder input, and advancements in best practices for the 
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delivery of mental health care services.
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    (h) All departments, commissions, boards, offices, 
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entities, agencies, and officers of the State of Illinois, or 
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any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed 
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to cooperate with the implementation of this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly.