405 ILCS 162/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. (Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 162 — Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act.
Illinois · statute · 405 ILCS 162 · 7 active provisions
Provisions
405 ILCS 162/5
Purpose and findings
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 requirements. (2) Not only is this duplication a burden on the tim…
405 ILCS 162/10
The Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force
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 Mental Health and Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery…
405 ILCS 162/15
Membership
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 provided in this Section, members of the Task Force shall be appoin…
405 ILCS 162/20
Meetings
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 reimbursement for necessary expenses. (Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)
405 ILCS 162/25
Administrative burden reduction plan
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, unnecessary, or redundant requirements placed on behavioral health prov…
405 ILCS 162/99
Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)