DIRECT CARE EXPANSION ACT House SponsorsRep. Lindsey LaPointe-Jackie Haas-Maurice A. West, II Senate Sponsors(Sen. Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen and Kimberly A. Lightford) 7/19/2024HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0690 New Act Creates the Workforce Direct Care Act. Establishes the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Work Group within the Office of the Chief Behavioral Health Officer. Sets forth membership and responsibilities of the Work Group, including to review policies and regulations affecting the behavioral health industry to identify inefficiencies, duplicate or unnecessary requirements, unduly burdensome restrictions, and other administrative barriers that prevent behavioral health professionals from providing services and to analyze the impact of administrative burdens on the delivery of quality care and access to behavioral health services. Requires the Work Group to meet at least once a month and to prepare an administrative burden reduction plan with policy recommendations to improve access to behavioral health care.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Work Group to the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force. Makes changes to the membership of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force. Authorizes the chair of the Work Group to designate a nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono administrative support to the Task Force. Requires each State agency whose participation would be necessary to implement any component of the administrative burden reduction plan to submit a detailed response to the General Assembly about the recommendations in the plan (rather than monthly implementation reports). Makes changes to provisions concerning the findings and purpose of the General Assembly. Adds an immediate effective date. 2/8/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 2/8/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/8/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas 2/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 3/5/2024HouseAssigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 3/14/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 020-000-000 3/14/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 3/25/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/2/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 4/16/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 4/16/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/17/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 4/17/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 4/18/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 017-000-000 4/18/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/18/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 4/18/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled 4/19/2024SenateArrive in Senate 4/19/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/19/2024SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 4/19/2024SenateFirst Reading 4/19/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 4/30/2024SenateAssigned to Behavioral and Mental Health 4/30/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 5/8/2024SenateDo Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 006-000-000 5/8/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 5/9/2024SenateSecond Reading 5/9/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 5/15/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 5/16/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 5/16/2024HousePassed Both Houses 5/17/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 6/13/2024HouseSent to the Governor 7/19/2024HouseGovernor Approved 7/19/2024HouseEffective Date July 19, 2024 7/19/2024HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0690