Chapter 405 — MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

(405 ILCS 160/20) Sec. 20. Behavioral health crisis workforce. (a) The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, with meaningful stakeholder engagement shall do all of the following: (1) Examine eligibility for participation as an Engagement Specialist under the Di…

(405 ILCS 160/25) Sec. 25. Action plan. Not later than 12 months after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, shall submit an action plan to the General Assembly on the activities under Sections 15 and 20 of this Act. The acti…

(405 ILCS 160/30) Sec. 30. Coordination across State agencies. (a) The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall convene a stakeholder working group immediately after the effective date of this Act to devel…

(405 ILCS 160/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) 1,440 Illinois residents died from suicide in 2021, up from 1,358 in 2020 or a 6% increase. (2) An estimated 110,000 Illinois adults struggle with schizophrenia, and 220,000 with bipolar disorder. (3) 3,013 I…

(405 ILCS 160/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-337, eff. 7-28-23.)

(405 ILCS 162/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. (Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)

(405 ILCS 162/10) Sec. 10. The Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force. (a) The Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force is established within the Office of the Chief Behavioral Health Officer, in partnership with the Department of Human Services Division of …

(405 ILCS 162/15) Sec. 15. Membership. The Task Force shall be chaired by Illinois' Chief Behavioral Health Officer or the Officer's designee. The chair of the Task Force may designate an entity or entities to provide administrative support to the Task Force. Except as otherwise …

(405 ILCS 162/20) Sec. 20. Meetings. Beginning no later than 6 months after the effective date of this Act, the Task Force shall meet monthly, or additionally as needed, to conduct its business. Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation but may receive reimbursem…

(405 ILCS 162/25) Sec. 25. Administrative burden reduction plan. The Task Force shall, within one year after its first meeting, prepare an administrative burden reduction plan, which shall include short-term and long-term policy recommendations aimed at reducing duplicative, unne…

(405 ILCS 162/5) Sec. 5. Purpose and findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Administrative activities include processes that require behavioral health professionals and their clients to repeat data collection processes and adhere to a vast and uncoordinated array of r…

(405 ILCS 162/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)

(405 ILCS 165/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23.)

(405 ILCS 165/10) Sec. 10. Interagency agreement. In order to establish the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Departmen…

(405 ILCS 165/15) Sec. 15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; text omitted.)

(405 ILCS 165/17) Sec. 17. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; text omitted.)

(405 ILCS 165/20) Sec. 20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; text omitted.)

(405 ILCS 165/25) Sec. 25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; text omitted.)

(405 ILCS 165/30) Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; text omitted.)

(405 ILCS 165/35) Sec. 35. BEACON training. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, shall establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to …

(405 ILCS 165/5) Sec. 5. Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. This Act establishes a Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Officer. The Officer shall lead the State's comprehensive, interagency effort to ensure that youth with significant and complex beha…

(405 ILCS 165/6) Sec. 6. Personal support workers. The Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services shall develop a program to provide one-on-one in-home respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervi…

(405 ILCS 165/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23.)