Laura Fine
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 9
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1705/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Mental Health Inpatient Facility Access Act. Requires the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health to develop a written, strategic plan that comprehensively addresses improving access to inpatient psychiatric beds in State-operated mental health facilities for individuals needing a hospital level of care. Provides that the plan shall include annual training requirements for State-operated inpatient mental health facility clinicians, regular and periodic mental health assessments of individuals admitted to State-operated facilities, updated facility policies and procedures aimed at increasing opportunities for home visits and work programs that assist with community reintegration, steps to increase access to community-based mental health services that provide outpatient alternatives and step-down services, certification requirements for mental health clinicians, and other matters. Requires the Department to develop benchmarks to ensure that every individual found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity who has been committed by a court to the Department for treatment shall be admitted to a Department facility within specified statutory time periods. Requires the strategic plan to be made publicly available in one year. Prohibits the Department from making further reductions in State-operated inpatient mental health bed capacity. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall affect the authority of the Governor to issue emergency executive orders to protect the health or safety of recipients or employees of State-operated inpatient psychiatric facilities. Effective immediately.
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0913
Effective Date May 27, 2022
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2022
Second Reading
Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 006-000-000
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Fine
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
Waive Posting Notice
Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Kelly
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deb Conroy
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2022
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 014-000-000
Assigned to Executive Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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Enrolled | HTML PDF |
House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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