Bill Status of SB 1844   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  MEDICAID-MENTAL HLTH-DRUG RPTS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz-Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen, Mike Simmons and Graciela Guzmán

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  6/2/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
305 ILCS 5/5-5.12f

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/6/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/6/2025SenateFirst Reading
  2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/18/2025SenateAssigned to Behavioral and Mental Health
  2/28/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  3/5/2025SenateDo Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 008-000-000
  3/5/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025
  3/20/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  4/9/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  4/11/2025SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  5/9/2025SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  5/23/2025SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  5/27/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  6/2/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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