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| Public Act 102-0590 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 1. Purpose. The purpose of this amendatory Act of | ||||
the 102nd General Assembly is to decrease the administrative | ||||
burden on behavioral and mental health providers throughout | ||||
the State who spend time and resources to meet State and | ||||
federal requirements to enroll members in services for which | ||||
they are eligible, free up limited resources, and allow | ||||
providers to focus on their members rather than duplicative | ||||
and sometimes contradictory categories of information. | ||||
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section | ||||
63.5 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 1705/63.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 63.5. Data collection standardized format. | ||||
(a) No later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Human | ||||
Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||
shall collaborate to develop a standardized format for: | ||||
(1) collecting de-identified aggregate data from all | ||||
member assessment tools; | ||||
(2) collecting any other de-identified aggregate data | ||||
that behavioral health providers are required to submit to | ||
the State pertaining to the administration of mental | ||
health and behavioral health services, including, but not | ||
limited to, substance use disorder at the Department of | ||
Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||
Services; and | ||
(3) registration for Value Options through Beacon | ||
Health Options's Provider Connect portal. | ||
(b) Development of the standardized format under | ||
subsection (a) shall be conducted in collaboration with: | ||
(1) behavioral and mental health providers throughout | ||
the State, including, but not limited to, community | ||
providers of treatment for substance use disorder; | ||
(2) stakeholders, including, but not limited to, | ||
organizations that serve individuals with serious mental | ||
illness, chronic disease, substance use disorder, or | ||
depression; and | ||
(3) entities with expertise in federal requirements | ||
and form development. | ||
(c) The Department of Human Services and the Department of | ||
Healthcare and Family Services must comply with the new | ||
standardized format within 6 months after its date of | ||
completion. | ||
(d) As used in this Section, "substance use disorder" has | ||
the meaning provided in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use | ||
Disorder Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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