SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH Senate SponsorsSen. Don Harmon 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die 210 ILCS 49/5-104 newAmends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that for a specialized mental health rehabilitation facility licensed under the Act by December 1, 2017 or provisionally licensed under the Act by December 1, 2017, a payment shall be made for therapeutic visits that have been indicated by an interdisciplinary team as therapeutically beneficial. Provides that the payment shall be at a rate of 100% of the facility's rate on the effective date of the amendatory Act for the first 5 days. Provides that, thereafter, payment for a therapeutic visit shall be at 75% of the facility's rate on the effective date of the amendatory Act and may not exceed 30 days in a fiscal year and shall not exceed 10 days consecutively. Provides that payment to a facility for a therapeutic visit shall be available to the facility through both fee-for-service and managed care payment arrangements. Effective July 1, 2018. 2/16/2018SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 2/16/2018SenateFirst Reading 2/16/2018SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2018SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/14/2018SenatePostponed - Human Services 4/11/2018SenateDo Pass Human Services; 006-004-000 4/11/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018 4/25/2018SenateSecond Reading 4/25/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2018 4/27/2018SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 5/3/2018SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/11/2018SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 5/15/2018SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 5/15/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018 5/31/2018SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die