MEDICAID-PHARMACY SERVICES House SponsorsRep. La Shawn K. Ford 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-5.12f new Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to conduct a study on managed care pharmacy access standards. Provides that the study shall review the current access standards, with a focus on disproportionately impacted areas. Requires the Department to seek input from consumers of pharmacy services. Requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2024 and to publish the report on the Department's website. Provides that any retail pharmacy that is enrolled as an eligible retail pharmacy provider in the medical assistance program and is not sanctioned under investigation for fraud, waste, or abuse shall provide retail pharmacy services to any medical assistance recipient who resides in the same zip code as the pharmacy, regardless of whether the retail pharmacy is contracted to provide pharmacy services for the managed care organization that the recipient is enrolled with. Requires the managed care organization to pay the retail pharmacy the managed care organization's standard contractual rate. Effective immediately. 12/5/2022HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/21/2023HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee 2/21/2023HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseCorrectional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseJudicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HousePension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 2/21/2023HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 3/9/2023HouseTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee 3/10/2023HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023 5/19/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die