DHFS-MEDICAID-DATA REPORTS House SponsorsRep. Elizabeth Hernandez-Tom Demmer-Patricia R. Bellock, Cynthia Soto, Litesa E. Wallace, Kelly M. Cassidy, Camille Y. Lilly, Al Riley and Robyn Gabel Senate Sponsors(Sen. Heather A. Steans-Iris Y. Martinez and William Delgado) 7/21/2015HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0086 305 ILCS 5/5-30.2 new305 ILCS 5/11-5.1 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2015, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall publish monthly reports on its website on the enrollment of persons in the State's medical assistance program, and the enrollment of recipients of medical assistance into a Medicaid Managed Care Entity contracted by the Department. Provides that the monthly reports shall include certain information for the medical assistance program generally and, separately, for each Medicaid Managed Care Entity contracted by the Department, including: (i) total enrollment and (ii) the number of persons enrolled in the medical assistance program pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires the Department to annually publish on its website every Medicaid Managed Care Entity's quality metrics outcomes and to make public an independent annual quality review report on the State's Medicaid managed care delivery system. Requires the Department to compile on a monthly basis data on eligibility redeterminations of beneficiaries of medical assistance. Requires the data to be posted on the Department's website and to include certain information, including: (a) the total number of redetermination decisions made in a month and, of that total number, the number of decisions to continue benefits, the number of decisions to change benefits, and the number of decisions to cancel benefits; and (b) if a vendor is procured to assist the Department in the redetermination process, the total number of redetermination decisions made in a month with the involvement of the vendor and without the involvement of the vendor. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the date upon which the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall publish the monthly reports required under the introduced bill from "beginning July 1, 2015" to "as soon as practical if the data is reasonably available, but no later than January 1, 2017". In the list of information the monthly reports are required to contain, provides that the reports shall include the number of persons enrolled in the medical assistance program under specified provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code (rather than the number of persons enrolled in the medical assistance program pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148)). In a provision concerning the percentage of persons enrolled in each Medicaid Managed Care Entity using an auto-assignment algorithm, provides that such percentages shall also report the type of enrollee assigned using an auto-assignment algorithm, including, but not limited to, persons enrolled in the medical assistance program in each of the groups listed in a specified provision of the introduced bill (rather than persons enrolled in the medical assistance program pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148)). Provides that as soon as practical if the data is reasonably available, but no later than January 1, 2017, monthly enrollment reports for each Medicaid Managed Care Entity shall include a breakdown of language preference for enrollees by English, Spanish, and the next 4 most commonly used languages (rather than monthly enrollment reports for each Medicaid Managed Care Entity shall include a breakdown of language preference for enrollees). In a provision concerning compiled and reported data on eligibility redeterminations, provides that such data shall include, "if a vendor is utilized to provide services in support of the Department's redetermination decision process," the total number of redetermination decisions made in a month and, of that total number, the number of decisions to continue "or change" benefits, and the number of decisions to cancel benefits (i) with the involvement of the vendor and (ii) without the involvement of the vendor (rather than if a vendor is procured to assist the Department in the redetermination process, the total number of redetermination decisions made in a month and, of that total number, the number of decisions to continue benefits, the number of decisions to change benefits, and the number of decisions to cancel benefits (i) with the involvement of the vendor and (ii) without the involvement of the vendor). Makes other changes. 2/19/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 2/20/2015HouseFirst Reading 2/20/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 2/26/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer 3/2/2015HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/5/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace 3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 3/20/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/20/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 3/25/2015HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 3/25/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/10/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 4/14/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/15/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 4/15/2015SenateArrive in Senate 4/15/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2015 4/15/2015SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans 4/16/2015SenateFirst Reading 4/16/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 4/22/2015SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 4/22/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2015 5/7/2015SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/12/2015SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/14/2015SenateSecond Reading 5/14/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015 5/21/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/21/2015HousePassed Both Houses 5/31/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 6/19/2015HouseSent to the Governor 7/21/2015HouseGovernor Approved 7/21/2015HouseEffective Date July 21, 2015 7/21/2015HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0086