Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a Comprehensive Statewide Behavioral Health Strategy and to submit this Strategy to the Governor and General Assembly no later than July 1, 2022. Provides that the Strategy shall address key components of current and past legislation as well as current initiatives related to behavioral health services in order to develop a cohesive behavioral health system. Requires the Department to establish, by January 1, 2022, a program for the implementation of certified community behavioral health clinics. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Contains provisions concerning inpatient hospitalization for opioid-related overdose or withdrawal patients; services provided by licensed clinical professional counselors and marriage and family therapists; payments for long-acting injectable medications for mental health or substance use disorders; medical assistance benefits for persons determined eligible during the COVID-19 public health emergency; medical assistance coverage for services performed by a chiropractic physician, including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative treatment; medical assistance coverage for federally approved tobacco cessation medications and for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications provided through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline; medical assistance coverage for noncitizens for immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post-kidney transplant management, excluding long-term care costs; hospital reimbursements for immunizations; supplemental per diem rates for supportive living facilities; a supports waiver program for young adults with developmental disabilities; prior approval for wheelchair repairs; increased funding for dental services; and other matters. Removes a provision that requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to post the contracted claims report required by HealthChoice Illinois on its website every 3 months. In a provision requiring vendor payment claims to be received by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within a specified time period, provides an exception to the filing deadline in cases established by Department rule. Provides that subject to federal approval, children younger than 19 with income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level shall be eligible for medical assistance. Grants the Department of Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Provides that those provisions under the Illinois Public Aid Code that grant the Department of Healthcare and Family Services the authority to recover the value of health care benefits provided to a recipient under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act shall remain in force as to those causes of actions that accrued prior to the date upon which the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act become inoperative. Permits the Department to forgive, compromise, or reduce any debt owed by a former or current recipient of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or health care benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Makes the Acts inoperative if (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives federal approval to make children younger than 19 who have countable income at or below 313% of the federal poverty level eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code and (ii) the Department, upon federal approval, transitions children eligible for health care benefits under the Acts into the medical assistance program. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to recognize veteran support specialists who are certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. as mental health professionals as defined in the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and in the Illinois Administrative Code. Amends the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Act". Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to prepare and submit a PACE State Plan amendment no later than December 31, 2022 to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE program) to provide community-based, risk-based, and capitated long-term care services as optional services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan and under contracts entered into between the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and PACE organizations. Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Changes the repeal date for the Act to January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2022). Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the Community and Residential Services Authority shall have the power and duty to establish a pilot program to act as a residential research hub to research and identify appropriate residential settings for youth who are being housed in an emergency room for more than 72 hours or who are deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital. Provides that if a child is deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital and is in need of residential placement, the goal of the program is to prevent a lock-out pursuant to the goals of the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Provides that the Executive Director of the Authority or his or her designee shall be added as a participant on the Interagency Clinical Team established in the intergovernmental agreement among the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Public Health, with consent of the youth or the youth's guardian or family pursuant to the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0043 [SB2294 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2021-05-31	59	0	0	0	59	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2021-05-31	59	0	0	0	59	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2021-05-31	59	0	0	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2021-05-31	117	0	1	0	118	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Motion in Senate	2021-04-23	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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