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General Information

• Update: Urge Your State Rep. to Support CHIPS Funding for Mental Health Services (3/3/10)
• SAMHSA and Ad Council to Launch Mental Health Campaign for the African American Community (2/23/10)
• IHA Letter to Governor on Nursing Home Recommendations (2/18/10)
  • State of IL Nursing Home Safety Task Force Final Report (2/19/10)
• Recommendations to Address the Crumbling Infrastructure of the Behavioral Health System in Illinois (Interim Report of the IHA Behavioral Health Steering Committee)
• HFS Expansion of Telehealth Services (1/15/10)
• Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program
• Mental Health Research Findings (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report)
• Statement of the IHA on Nursing Homes and Mental Health Services (11/5/09)
• Toolkits Available to Child Welfare Workers to Better Handle Immigration-Related Issues (11/4/09)
• IHA Letter to Governor on CHIPS Funding (9/8/09)
• Bazelon Center Releases New Supportive Housing Fact Sheet
• Illinois Mental Health Collaborative for Access and Choice
  • Illinois Authorization Protocol
  • Plan for the Collaborative Authorization of Services for Consumers Receiving ACT and CST prior to 1/30/08
  • Provider Clinical Training Version for Webcast
  • CST Registration Authorization Log
  • Authorization Request Form for CST
  • Authorization Request Form for ACT

Behavioral Health Providers in Illinois

• Illinois Hospitals Providing Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Inpatient Psychiatric Providers (Adult & Children)
  • Children and Teens (Age 17 & Under)
  • Closed Services in Illinois - 1991-2009

Best Practices/Evidence Informed Practices/CER

• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Announces the December 23 Issue of the Health Care Innovations Exchange
• The Future of Children: Preventing Child Maltreatment (Fall 2009)
• Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery
• Implementing the Medical Clearance Checklist for the Assessment and Transfer of a Patient with Mental Illness to a State-Operated Hospital (11/18/08)
• IHA Behavioral Health Steering Committee Best Practices Task Force Final Report (Oct. 2007)

Children's Mental Health

• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth
• Mental Health Practice Guidelines for Child Welfare (March 2009). For information about the Guidelines for Mental Health in Child Welfare and the associated Toolkit, contact Lisa Hunter Romanelli at lisa@thereachinstitute.org.
• Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Training for Mandated Reporters (Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services)
• Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership (ICMHP) Annual Report to the Governor (2008)
• General Overview of the Application Process for All Kids Application Agents

Community Mental Health Services

• DHS/DMH: FY2010 Provider Monitoring (8/5/09)
• Important Details About Medicaid Rule 132 Services
• Steps to Use the Medi System

DHS/DMH - Division of Mental Health Communication Alerts

• DMH Announces the Release of the New "Illinois Mental Health Recovery and Empowerment Dictionary." This dictionary was designed by persons in mental health recovery and parents of children with mental health challenges and is designed to create more than an understanding of terms. It is intended to contribute to a culture where communicating clearly, asking one another questions, and seeking greater understanding is of the utmost value. This unique document has been developed with a recognition of the power of words to uplift and communicate hope.
• IT MIS Update regarding ICG services, rolling up of consumer and collateral services, and new Medicaid/non Medicaid report (8/3/09)
• DMH Announces Round III: Permanent Supportive Housing-Bridge Subsidy Initiative Implementation (8/11/09)
• Your Healthcare Plus™
• Real Time Newsletter - August 31, 2009
• Real Time Newsletter - August 19, 2009
• Real Time Newsletter - August 3, 2009
• Rule 132 Changes
• Rule 132 Summary Document (7/17/08)
• Resubmit Billing for Psychotropic Medication Services (7/17/08)

Disability Issues

• Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) Income and Asset Expansion
• Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities

Federal Mental Health News

• NIMH Recovery Act Funding Supplements (3/18/09)
• Upcoming Behavioral Health Insurance Changes (10/31/08)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services release the 2008 Poverty Guidelines.
• Mental Health Parity Bill Passed by U.S. House (3/5/08)
• Report Helps Hospitals Improve Behavioral Health Services

FOID Reporting Requirements

• Changes in Hospitals' Behavioral Health Reporting Requirements (5/8/08)
• DHS Letter
• Illinois Department of Human Services Memo Re: Changes in Behavioral Health Reporting Requirements
• Appeal Process for Reinstatement of a FOID Card Revoked Due to Clear and Present Danger Status
• Appeal Process for Reinstatement of a FOID Card Revoked Due to Mental Health Admission
• Individuals Identified as a Clear and Present Danger as They Relate to the FOID Act
• Mental Health Admissions as They Related to the FOID Act

Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

• Pharmacies Provider Notices
• Rate Reimbursement for Physician Services
• Illinois Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment (SBIRT) Initiative
  • About SBIRT
  • How Can I Help? (English version)
  • How Can I Help? (Spanish version)
• ASO information CBHA Informational Update II - Value Options, ASO Contract: Click here for the table of contents and here for the final ASO Contract.
• "Say It Out Loud," a new statewide public education and engagement campaign, jointly sponsored by the IDHS Division of Mental Health and the Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership.
• Provider Notices/Eligibility Messages:
  • Preferred Drug List - Basal Insulin (7/28/09)
  • Illinois Health Connect Referral System Implementation - Phase I (8/3/09)
  • Prior Approval for Atypical Antipsychotics and ADHD Medications for Young Children (8/3/09)
  • Illinois DocAssist (9/8/08)
  • Community Mental Health Provider Notice - July 9, 2008 - Handbook for Providers of SASS Re-Issue
  • ED Diversion Grants (7/9/08)
  • New Eligibility Messages (3/14/08)
  • Medical Assistance Providers Posting of the Illinois Health Connect Referral System Update (1/2/08)
  • National Provider Identifier (NPI) Implementation (1/25/07)
• To search archive HFS Provider Notices, Releases or Bulletins, click here.
• To receive HFS Provider Releases and Bulletins, click here. 

Involuntary Admission of Persons with Mental Illness to a Mental Health Facility

• Forms for Petitions and Certificates
• DMH Forms
  • DMH Petition
  • DMH Certificate
• Cook County Forms
  • Forms include the following:
    • The Petition
    • Instructions for completing the Petition
    • The Certificate
• Recent Cases
  • Torski Decision
• Illinois Appellate Court Declares Portions of 2008 Revisions to Illinois' Involuntary Commitment Standard Unconstitutional

Medicare/Medicaid

• Psychiatric Residency Certification Requirement
• Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) PC Pricer
• Expanded Benefits Brochure - Reference guide providing health care professionals with an overview of Medicare's coverage of three preventive services.
• Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information - Resource giving Medicare fee-for-service physicians, providers, suppliers, and other health care professionals a quick reference to Medicare's preventive services.
• The ABCs of Providing the Initial Preventive Physical Examination - Reference tool that can be used by Medicare fee-for-service physicians and qualified non-physician practitioners as a guide when providing the initial preventive physical examination.
• Primary Care Case Management for Medicaid Recipients with Mental Illnesses (11/5/08)
• Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet (May 2009)
• CMS Preventive Services Educational Products
• Prescription Benefit Information
  • Revised Medicare & You Handbook (2009)
  • CMS' Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
  • CMS Prescription Drug Assistance  
• BHSC Briefing Paper

Mental Health

• NAMI Illinois' Hospital Guide: What Families Need to Know About Mental Health Treatment - NAMI Illinois urges hospital administrators, emergency department personnel and social workers to check out a resource that was developed to answer family member's questions when a loved one is hospitalized because of a psychiatric emergency. The booklet has been developed to answer frequently asked questions, to serve as a resource that guides individuals to community resources and supports, and that provides credible information about mental illness. It can serve as a useful tool to distribute through emergency rooms, in-patient units and physician's offices. Click here for order form. Click here to view the guide.
• Mental Health America News Release: Mental Health America Commends Inclusion of Mental Health, Substance Use Coverage in Health Reform Legislation (7/16/09)
• Upcoming Behavioral Health Insurance Changes (10/31/08)
• Implementation of Revised Policies and Procedures for the Assessment and Transfer of a Patient with Mental Illness from an Emergency Department to a State-Operated Hospital
• Mental Health Parity Bill Passed by U.S. House (3/5/08)
• New Law on Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (10/16/07)

Patient Transportation

• Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health has selected a statewide vendor (excluding Cook County) to provide transportation to a patient who is being transferred to a psychiatric facility on an involuntary basis.
  • Mental Health Patient Transportation Provider Letter (1/4/10)
  • Community Mental Health Patient Transportation Stakeholder Letter and Transport Request Form
• DMH has posted a new RFP for transportation services for persons with mental illness. Click here to view the RFP, go to IllinoisBid then find reference number 22016381. It is referred to as FY09-Transportation Initiative 09-38615.
• Implementing the Medical Clearance Checklist for the Assessment and Transfer of a Patient with Mental Illness to a State-Operated Hospital (11/18/08)
• Transportation by County
• Patient Transport Memo (6/30/08)
• Summary of Regional Patient Transportation Meetings (6/26/08)
• Transportation of Mentally Ill Patients (6/16/08)
• Meeting Minutes for Systems Partners Meeting on Patient Transportation (6/13/08)
• HFS Patient Transport Request Form
• Contact Information for Questions Regarding Transportation of Patients with Mental Illness

Regulations

• August 14, 2009 issue of the Illinois Register is available by clicking here. Specialized treatment rules begin on page 11802; please note that these are adopted rules.
• Archived issues of the Illinois Register are available by clicking here.

Resources

• New Statewide Provider Database (SPD) Brochure: The new brochure "Statewide Provider Database: Connecting Caseworkers and Community Partners to Services Providers" is now available. Click here for more information or visit the DCFS web site. Please contact the SPD team at (312) 814-1228 for more information or if you would like to receive a printed copy.
• Illinois Health Connect: Your Healthcare Plus Provider Newsletter
• Updated Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available (8/13/09)
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services National Institute of Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• The Community Services Locator is an online directory for finding services for children and families in the communities in which they live.
• Search for Grant Opportunities by clicking here.

Screening, Assessment, and Supportive Services (SASS)

• Handbook for Providers of SASS (Re-issue 2008)
• SASS Technical Assistance Calls
• IHA's Briefing Paper: Analysis of the SASS Program
• Links to SASS - IL Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services
  • About SASS and CARES
  • SASS Provider Handbook (Re-issue 2008)
  • List of SASS Providers
  • List of CARES Providers
• CARES Appeals Process
• Hospital Obligations Under Psychiatric Hospitalization SASS Program for Youth Under 21 Years of Age

State-Operated Hospitals

• IHA's Behavioral Health Steering Committee Position Paper Regarding the Closure or Other Restructuring of Tinley Park Mental Health Center
• IHA's Behavioral Health Steering Committee Principles and Recommendations Regarding the Privatization of State-Operated Mental Health Facilities

Substance Abuse

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs In-service Training
• Illinois Meth Project Launches Large-Scale Meth Prevention Campaign (2/11/08)
• Physician Screening for Alcohol Cost-Effective but Underutilized
• Illinois Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment (SBIRT) Initiative (11/07)
  • About SBIRT
  • How Can I Help? (English version)
  • How Can I Help? (Spanish version)

Web Site Links

• Healthy Children: ADHD
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• HealthSystems of Illinois (HSI)
• Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership (ICMHP)
• Illinois Health Connect
• Medicare (U.S. Government site)
• Mental Health America's Advocacy Network
• National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Prevent Child Abuse America
• State of Illinois Developmental Disabilities
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)