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Bill Status of HB0023 103rd General Assembly

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Short Description: MEDICAID-PHARMACY SERVICES

House Sponsors
Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
5/19/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-5.12f new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to conduct a study on managed care pharmacy access standards. Provides that the study shall review the current access standards, with a focus on disproportionately impacted areas. Requires the Department to seek input from consumers of pharmacy services. Requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2024 and to publish the report on the Department's website. Provides that any retail pharmacy that is enrolled as an eligible retail pharmacy provider in the medical assistance program and is not sanctioned under investigation for fraud, waste, or abuse shall provide retail pharmacy services to any medical assistance recipient who resides in the same zip code as the pharmacy, regardless of whether the retail pharmacy is contracted to provide pharmacy services for the managed care organization that the recipient is enrolled with. Requires the managed care organization to pay the retail pharmacy the managed care organization's standard contractual rate. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
12/5/2022	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
1/12/2023	House	First Reading
1/12/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/21/2023	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2/21/2023	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2/21/2023	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
3/9/2023	House	To Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee
3/10/2023	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
5/19/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee