Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Filed: 3/27/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5289 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5289 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is 
5amended by adding Section 1-41 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/1-41 new)
7    Sec. 1-41. Community-based mental health and substance use 
8professionals; coverage for supervision hours. The Department 
9of Human Services shall reimburse community-based mental 
10health and substance use professionals for hours spent 
11providing clinical supervision. As used in this Section, 
12"community-based mental health and substance use professional" 
13has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5-52 of 
14the Illinois Public Aid Code.
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
 
 
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1adding Section 5-52 as follows:
 
2    (305 ILCS 5/5-52 new)
3    Sec. 5-52. Community-based mental health and substance use 
4professionals; coverage for supervision hours.
5    (a) As used in this Section, "community-based mental 
6health and substance use professional" means a licensed 
7practitioner of the healing arts as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. 
8Code 140.453.
9    (b) The medical assistance program, including both the 
10fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs 
11established under this Article, shall reimburse 
12community-based mental health and substance use professionals 
13for hours spent providing clinical supervision. The Department 
14shall amend 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140.453 to allow clinical 
15supervision provided by a licensed practitioner of the healing 
16arts to be a covered service in accordance with the provisions 
17of this subsection.
18    (c) By January 1, 2025, the Department shall submit to the 
19Joint Committee on Administrative Rules a rulemaking proposal 
20to implement this Section as soon as practicable.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.".