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Illinois expands access to mental health care


“Oftentimes individuals can’t afford to wait days or weeks for mental health or substance use disorder treatment,” Fine said in a statement Friday. “It’s imperative that Illinoisans have easy access to timely and reliable mental health care.”
Also signed into law Friday was House Bill 212, which calls on the state’s Children’s Mental Health Partnership to develop recommendations for ensuring that all youth in Illinois have access to mental health education and mental health care in a school setting.
“As our schools recover from numerous pandemic-related challenges, our state must prioritize our students’ well-being,” state Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, a chief sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. “To ensure children are receiving the best mental health services at school, this proposal allows key state agencies to work together to improve prevention and treatment resources.” ....

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Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health care


Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health care
Starting Jan. 1, most insurance companies in Illinois will be required to provide clients with timely and proximate access to mental health and substance abuse treatment.
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Updated 7/26/2021 5:26 PM
SPRINGFIELD Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday.
Starting Jan. 1, most insurance companies doing business in Illinois will be required to provide their beneficiaries with timely and proximate access to treatment for mental, emotional, nervous or substance abuse disorders.
 
That means beneficiaries will not have to wait more than 10 business days to see a provider after requesting an initial appointment or 20 business days after requesting a repeat or follow-up appointment. ....

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