SJR 30

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		SJ0030		LRB104 13179 MST 25323 r
1SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2    WHEREAS, Approximately 141,587 new brain injuries are
3sustained by children and adult Illinois residents each year;
4and
5    WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 4,000 residents
6ages 19 or younger from central Illinois alone have
7sports-related brain injuries; and
8    WHEREAS, Illinois is the sixth most populous state in the
9United States with diverse demographics and ever-changing
10health care needs; and
11    WHEREAS, Illinois has created a multifaceted system to
12support individuals with brain injury, overseen primarily by
13the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and
14    WHEREAS, Brain injury services and efforts by other
15states, including the planning and implementation process for
16any new or modified programs, may serve as models for the large
17and growing needs of services offered in this State; and
18    WHEREAS, Individuals and their families should have a
19choice of options, including the choice to reasonably decline
20services and place of service they do not believe to be
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1appropriate to meet specialized supports required for
2individuals in need; therefore, be it
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
5REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois
6Department of Healthcare and Family Services is urged to
7conduct a study on the State's current needs and system
8capacity for providing a broad spectrum of care options
9reflective of the needs of individuals with brain injury in
10Illinois; and be it further
11    RESOLVED, That the study should focus on the following:
12        (1) Whether the services provided in the State
13    relating to the care and treatment of individuals with
14    brain injury are adequate, including a review of the
15    State's existing programs to identify potential pathways
16    and treatment options for individuals with brain injury, a
17    review of any service gaps and programmatic
18    recommendations identifying potential strategies to
19    address the identified gaps, a review of current contracts
20    and how they can be better utilized to improve care,
21    potential federal and state funding sources for services,
22    other known best practices and other state models, a
23    method to evaluate the efficacy of new programs, and a
24    comprehensive rate analysis of brain injury services;
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1        (2) The impact of the State's current delivery system
2    available to individuals with brain injury;
3        (3) The fiscal impact to the State's Medicaid program
4    of current policies directing patients over the age of 21
5    to be sent out-of-state for care instead of remaining
6    in-state;
7        (4) Whether current Illinois Department of Healthcare
8    and Family Services policies for brain injury patients
9    over the age of 21 violate any consent decrees the State
10    has entered into requiring services for these patients to
11    be provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to
12    the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities;
13        (5) How current federal and State laws and regulations
14    impact and limit supports and services;
15        (6) An examination of the collaborations between the
16    Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
17    managed care organizations, and providers, including
18    reimbursement rates, direct support professionals, other
19    funding sources, and how these collaborations can be
20    strengthened to better serve individuals with brain
21    injury;
22        (7) Illinois' current treatment needs, including
23    network capacity to treat and care for individuals with
24    high acuity support needs, individuals with complex
25    medical needs in addition to brain injury, and individuals
26    who need specialized care and assistance with intensive
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1    behavioral health support needs, including, when
2    appropriate, provider referral and admission and discharge
3    practices;
4        (8) All available living settings, including long-term
5    care settings, residential facilities, intermediate care
6    facilities, community homes, services within family homes,
7    state centers, lifesharing, independent living with
8    assistance, farmhouse settings, campus settings, and any
9    other innovative residential services available to
10    individuals living with brain injury;
11        (9) Barriers and obstacles in transportation for
12    individuals living in the home or receiving
13    community-based services for jobs, medical appointments,
14    telehealth services, and peer-to-peer groups;
15        (10) Workforce issues related to providing brain
16    injury services, including recruitment, retention and
17    turnover for direct support professionals, licensing
18    requirements, background check delays, support
19    coordinators, prospective international workers, and other
20    behavioral health or mental health specialists or health
21    care practitioners who assist with the provision of
22    services; and
23        (11) Providers who have ceased operations, closed all
24    or parts of brain injury programs, or halted new
25    admissions to these programs since the beginning of the
26    COVID-19 pandemic; and be it further
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1    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
2Family Services is urged to solicit input from representatives
3and advocates from all aspects of the sector and continuum of
4care to assist the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
5Family Services with its findings and recommendations in the
6report; and be it further
7    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
8Family Services is urged to develop recommendations for
9individual and family access, service system enhancements,
10rate setting and reimbursement, provider contract revisions,
11prevention, and education and awareness; and be it further
12    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
13Family Services is urged to issue a report with its findings
14and recommendations no later than 12 months after the adoption
15of this resolution and submit it to the Illinois General
16Assembly and Governor's Office.