Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 100 — Psychiatry Practice Incentive Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Psychiatry Practice Incentive Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1411, eff. 1-1-11.)

Purpose

Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish a program in the Department of Public Health to ensure access to psychiatric health care services for all citizens of the State, by establishing programs of grants, loans, and loan forgiveness to recruit and retain psychiatric service providers in designated areas of the…

Definitions

Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Director" means the Director of Public Health. "Designated shortage area" means an area designated by the Director as a psychiatric or mental health physician shortage area, as defined by the United Sta…

Powers and duties of the Department

Powers and duties of the Department. The Department shall have all of the following powers and duties: (1) To allocate funds to psychiatric practice residency and child and adolescent fellowship programs according to the following priorities: (A) to increase the number of psychiatric physicians in designated shortage a…

Application requirement; ratio of State support to local support

Application requirement; ratio of State support to local support. Residency programs seeking funds under this Act must make application to the Department. The application shall include evidence of local support for the program, either in the form of funds, services, or other resources. The ratio of State support to loc…

Study participation

Study participation. Residency programs qualifying for grants under this Act shall participate in the study required in item (6) of Section 15 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1411, eff. 1-1-11.)

Illinois Administrative Procedure Act

Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of such Act were included in this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1411, eff. 1-1-11.)

Annual report

Annual report. The Department may annually report to the General Assembly and the Governor the results and progress of all programs established under this Act. The annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor must include the impact of programs established under this Act on the ability of designated shortage…

Penalty for failure to fulfill obligation

Penalty for failure to fulfill obligation. Any recipient of assistance under this Act who fails to fulfill his or her obligation to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as a psychiatrist for one year for each year that he or she is a recipient of assistance shall pay to the Department a sum equal to 3 times…

. The Department may transfer to the Illinois Finance Authority, into an account outside of the State treasury, moneys in the Community Health Center Care Fund as needed, but not to exceed an amount established by rule by the Department to establish a reserve or credit enhancement escrow account to support a financing…