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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1623 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Doris Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, for the purpose of removing barriers to the timely treatment of serious mental illnesses, prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls shall not be imposed under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs on any FDA approved prescription drug that is recognized by a generally accepted standard medical reference as effective in the treatment of conditions specified in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.
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| | SB1623 | | LRB102 16535 KTG 21930 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by by |
| 5 | | adding Section 5-5.12d as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12d new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-5.12d. Prescription drugs for mental illness; no |
| 8 | | utilization or prior approval mandates. Notwithstanding any |
| 9 | | other provision of this Code to the contrary, for the purpose |
| 10 | | of removing barriers to the timely treatment of serious mental |
| 11 | | illnesses, prior authorization mandates and utilization |
| 12 | | management controls shall not be imposed under the |
| 13 | | fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs |
| 14 | | on any FDA approved prescription drug that is recognized by a |
| 15 | | generally accepted standard medical reference as effective in |
| 16 | | the treatment of conditions specified in the most recent |
| 17 | | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| 18 | | published by the American Psychiatric Association.
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