IL SB1844 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
MEDICAID-MENTAL HLTH-DRUG RPTS
Sponsors
| Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D] | Sen. Laura Fine [D] | Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D] | Sen. Mike Simmons [D] |
| Sen. Graciela Guzman [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-03-05 - Senate - Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025 |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 008-000-000 |
| 2025-02-28 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | 5 | 5-5.12f | Amended Code | Citation Text |
