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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by changing Section 
618.3 as follows:
 



7    (20 ILCS 1705/18.3)



8    Sec. 18.3. Integrated system for services for the mentally 
9ill. The
Department shall develop an effective, integrated 
10system for delivering
State-funded and State-operated services 
11to persons with mental illness.  No
later than June 30, 1994, 
12the Department shall enter into one or more
cooperative 
13arrangements with the Department of Public Aid, the Department 
14of
Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Public Health, 
15and any other
appropriate entities for administration or 
16supervision by the Department of
Mental Health and 
17Developmental Disabilities of all State programs for services

18to persons in community care facilities for persons with mental 
19illness,
including but not limited to intermediate care 
20facilities, that are supported
by State funds or by funding 
21under Title XIX of the federal Social Security
Act.  The 
22Department shall form a medical advisory panel, appointed by 
23the
Secretary, comprised of 5 physicians licensed to practice

 
 
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1medicine in all its
branches with a special emphasis in 
2treating mental illness, to provide advice
on care rendered to 
3patients in any integrated delivery system.
The Department of 
4Human Services shall succeed to the responsibilities of the

5Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and 
6the Department
of Rehabilitation Services under any such 
7cooperative arrangement in existence
on July 1, 1997.

8(Source: P.A. 88-388; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.