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SB1844Introduced in the Senate

MEDICAID-MENTAL HLTH-DRUG RPTS

IntroducedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Sara Feigenholtz, District 6

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Official description

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision prohibiting prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs for FDA-approved prescription drugs that treat mental illness, requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and managed care organizations to report quarterly on compliance with the specified prohibitions beginning with dates of service on and after July 1, 2025. Requires the Department to post on its website a report on fee-for-service prescriptions and the reports from each managed care organization. Sets forth the information that must be contained in the quarterly reports, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of denied prescriptions and estimated net cost to the State for those covered prescriptions summarized by each of the allowed categories specified in the Code; (ii) the number of denied prescriptions and estimated net cost to the State for those prescriptions summarized by each of the non-allowed categories specified in the Code; and (iii) the number of denied prescriptions and estimated gross cost to the State for those prescriptions summarized by any other reason not specified in the Code. Requires the Department to sanction those managed care organizations that do not file the required reports. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

June 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee · March 5, 2025

8

Yes

0

No

1

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9 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Assignments

  4. Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health

  5. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  6. Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 008-000-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  10. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  12. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  14. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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