(a) No later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall collaborate to develop a standardized format for:
         (1) collecting de-identified aggregate data from all
    
member assessment tools;
        (2) collecting any other de-identified aggregate data
    
that behavioral health providers are required to submit to the State pertaining to the administration of mental health and behavioral health services, including, but not limited to, substance use disorder at the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and
        (3) registration for Value Options through Beacon
    
Health Options’s Provider Connect portal.
    (b) Development of the standardized format under subsection (a) shall be conducted in collaboration with:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1705/63.5

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) behavioral and mental health providers throughout
    
the State, including, but not limited to, community providers of treatment for substance use disorder;
        (2) stakeholders, including, but not limited to,
    
organizations that serve individuals with serious mental illness, chronic disease, substance use disorder, or depression; and
        (3) entities with expertise in federal requirements
    
and form development.
    (c) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must comply with the new standardized format within 6 months after its date of completion.
     (d) As used in this Section, “substance use disorder” has the meaning provided in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act.
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