HB4034 - 104th General Assembly

MEDICAID-RX-MENTAL ILLNESS
Last Action

4/07/2025 - House: Referred to Rules Committee
House Sponsors

Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions prohibiting prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs on specified FDA-approved prescription drugs for mental illness, provides that the prohibition shall apply if a preferred or non-preferred drug is prescribed to an adult patient to treat a serious mental illness and (i) during the preceding 60 days, the patient who experienced an inadequate response was prescribed and unsuccessfully treated with a 14-day treatment trial of a drug for the same clinical condition that is included on the preferred drug list and (ii) one of the statutory conditions apply.
Actions

Date Chamber Action
4/02/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
4/07/2025 House First Reading
4/07/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee