Chapter 305 — PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 60/35) Sec. 35. Interdisciplinary team; services. Subject to federal approval for matching funds, the reimbursable services offered under the program shall be provided by an interdisciplinary team, operating under the direction of a program medical director, and shall i…

(305 ILCS 60/37) Sec. 37. Medical assistance program standards for pediatric palliative care services. The Department, in consultation with interested stakeholders, shall establish standards for the provision of pediatric palliative care services under the medical assistance prog…

(305 ILCS 60/40) Sec. 40. Administration. (a) The Department shall oversee the administration of the program. The Department, in consultation with interested stakeholders, shall determine the appropriate process for review of referrals and enrollment of qualifying children. (b) T…

(305 ILCS 60/45) Sec. 45. Report. After the program has been in place for 3 years, the Department shall prepare a report for the General Assembly concerning the program's outcomes effectiveness and shall also make recommendations for program improvement, including, but not limite…

(305 ILCS 60/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Each year, approximately 1,500 Illinois children are diagnosed with a serious illness. (2) There are many barriers to the provision of pediatric palliative services, the most significant of w…

(305 ILCS 60/50) Sec. 50. Effect on medical assistance program. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to result in the elimination or reduction of any benefits or services covered under the medical assistance program under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. (b)…

(305 ILCS 60/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 60/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10.)

(305 ILCS 65/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1016, eff. 8-21-18.)

(305 ILCS 65/10) Sec. 10. Medicaid pilot program for opioid and other drug addictions. (a) Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Illinois continues to face a serious and ongoing opioid epidemic. (2) Opioid-related overdose deaths rose 76% between 2013 a…

(305 ILCS 65/15) Sec. 15. Availability of naloxone formulations. The Department of Human Services shall, as part of the fiscal year 2024 Drug Overdose Prevention Program, make all FDA-approved formulations of naloxone that are cleared through the Minnesota Multistate Contracting …

(305 ILCS 65/5) Sec. 5. Medicaid Pilot Program; early treatment for youth and young adults. (a) The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Most mental health conditions begin in adolescence and young adulthood, yet it can take an average of 10 years before the right diagnosis and…

(305 ILCS 65/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-1016, eff. 8-21-18.)

(305 ILCS 66/20-1) Sec. 20-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)

(305 ILCS 66/20-10) Sec. 20-10. Medicaid funding for community mental health services. Medicaid funding for the specific community mental health services listed in this Act shall be adjusted and paid as set forth in this Act. Such payments shall be paid in addition to the base Me…

(305 ILCS 66/20-15) Sec. 20-15. Applicable Medicaid services. The payments listed in Section 20-10 shall apply to Medicaid services provided through contracts with any Medicaid managed care organization or entity and for Medicaid services paid for directly by the Department of He…

(305 ILCS 66/20-20) Sec. 20-20. Base Medicaid rates or add-on payments. (a) For services under subsection (a) of Section 20-10: No base Medicaid rate or Medicaid rate add-on payment or any other payment for the provision of Medicaid community mental health services in place on Ju…

(305 ILCS 66/20-22) Sec. 20-22. Implementation plan for cost reporting. (a) For the purpose of understanding behavioral health services cost structures and their impact on the Illinois Medical Assistance Program, the Department shall engage stakeholders to develop a plan for the …

(305 ILCS 66/20-25) Sec. 20-25. Federal approval and Medicaid federal financial participation. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit any necessary application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services immediately following the effective dat…

(305 ILCS 66/20-5) Sec. 20-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to preserve and expand access to Medicaid community mental health care in Illinois to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and avoid the criminalization of mental health conditions. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19…

(305 ILCS 66/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Article 15 takes effect on July 1, 2022, and Article 35 takes effect upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 3023 of the 102nd General Assembly takes effect, whichever is lat…

(305 ILCS 70/25-10) Sec. 25-10. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing Section 5.107. (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)

(305 ILCS 70/25-15) Sec. 25-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 70/25-20) Sec. 25-20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 70/25-25) Sec. 25-25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 70/25-5) Sec. 25-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 70/95-101) Sec. 95-101. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Intergenerational Poverty Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)

(305 ILCS 70/95-102) Sec. 95-102. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Antipoverty program" means a program with the primary goal of lifting individuals out of poverty and improving economic opportunities for individuals that operates, in whole or in part, utilizing federal or Stat…

(305 ILCS 70/95-301) Sec. 95-301. Intergenerational poverty tracking system. (a) Establishment. Subject to appropriations, the Department shall establish and maintain a data system to track intergenerational poverty. (b) System requirements. The system shall have the ability to d…

(305 ILCS 70/95-302) Sec. 95-302. Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity. (a) Establishment. The Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity is established. (b) Membership. The workgroup shall be comprised of the following members: (1) The Secretary…

(305 ILCS 70/95-303) Sec. 95-303. Powers and duties. The workgroup shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To collaborate in sharing and analyzing information and data for all of the following purposes: (i) Understanding the root causes of poverty and economic insecurity,…

(305 ILCS 70/95-304) Sec. 95-304. Report. (a) Report. No later than September 1 of each year, the workgroup shall issue a report that includes the following: (1) A summary of actions taken and outcomes obtained by the workgroup in fulfilling its duties under Section 95-303. (2) P…

(305 ILCS 70/95-501) Sec. 95-501. The Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security. (a) Establishment. The Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security is established. (b) Purpose. The purpose of the Commission is to: (1) Inform the public policy making proc…

(305 ILCS 70/95-502) Sec. 95-502. Strategic plan to address poverty and economic insecurity. (a) Plan required. No later than March 31, 2022, the Commission shall develop and adopt a strategic plan to address poverty and economic insecurity in this State. (b) Goals. The goals of …

(305 ILCS 70/95-503) Sec. 95-503. Commission reports. (a) Interim report. No later than June 30, 2021, the Commission shall issue an interim report on the Commission's activities to the Governor and the General Assembly. (b) Report on strategic plan. Upon the Commission's adoptio…

(305 ILCS 70/95-504) Sec. 95-504. Duties of the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. The Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall include in the materials submitted to the General Assembly outlining the Governor's proposed annual bud…

(305 ILCS 70/99-95) Sec. 99-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate o…

(305 ILCS 70/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)

(305 ILCS 75/185-1) Sec. 185-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Medicaid Technical Assistance Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(305 ILCS 75/185-10) Sec. 185-10. Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish a Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall operate as a cross-system educational resource to streng…

(305 ILCS 75/185-15) Sec. 185-15. Collaboration. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall collaborate with public and private partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and maintain best practices necessary for health providers to ensure their capacity to partici…

(305 ILCS 75/185-20) Sec. 185-20. Federal financial participation. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to the extent allowable under federal law, shall maximize federal financial participation for any moneys appropriated to the Department for the Medicaid Technical …

(305 ILCS 75/185-25) Sec. 185-25. Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for…

(305 ILCS 75/185-3) Sec. 185-3. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) This Act seeks to remedy a fraction of a much larger broken system by addressing access to health care, managed care organization reform, mental and substance abuse treatment services, and servic…

(305 ILCS 75/185-5) Sec. 185-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Behavioral health providers" means mental health and substance use disorder providers. "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. "Health care providers" means organizations who provide p…

(305 ILCS 75/185-90) Sec. 185-90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 75/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)

(305 ILCS 80/1) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Murdered Children Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as the Mychal Moultry, Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (Source: P.A…

(305 ILCS 80/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Burial rights" means rights of internment, inurnment, or entombment. "Cemetery authority" means any individual or legal entity that owns or controls cemetery lands or property that provides burial rights and burial services and…

(305 ILCS 80/15) Sec. 15. Felon as victim or survivor. An eligible survivor's or child victim's criminal history or felony status shall not automatically prevent an award for payment of the child victim's funeral and burial expenses. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)