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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Medicaid Expansion of Network Providers for Persons with | ||||||
6 | Disabilities Subcommittee Act.
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7 | Section 5. Medicaid Expansion of Network Providers for | ||||||
8 | Persons with Disabilities Subcommittee. | ||||||
9 | (a) By January 1, 2025, the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
10 | Family Services shall create the Medicaid Expansion of Network | ||||||
11 | Providers for Persons with Disabilities Subcommittee under the | ||||||
12 | Medicaid Advisory Committee. The Subcommittee shall consist of | ||||||
13 | the following members: | ||||||
14 | (1) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or | ||||||
15 | the Director's designee; | ||||||
16 | (2) the Director of Insurance, or the Director's | ||||||
17 | designee; | ||||||
18 | (3) the Secretary of Human Services, or the | ||||||
19 | Secretary's designee; | ||||||
20 | (4) 2 members, appointed by the President of the | ||||||
21 | Senate; | ||||||
22 | (6) 2 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
23 | Senate; |
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1 | (7) 2 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||||||
2 | of Representatives; | ||||||
3 | (9) 2 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
4 | House of Representatives; | ||||||
5 | (10) 2 members who are parent advocates of children or | ||||||
6 | adults with developmental disabilities, appointed by the | ||||||
7 | Governor; | ||||||
8 | (11) 2 members who are parent advocates of children or | ||||||
9 | adults with developmental disabilities, appointed by the | ||||||
10 | Governor; | ||||||
11 | (12) one member who represents a statewide | ||||||
12 | organization of dentists, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
13 | (13) one member who represents a statewide | ||||||
14 | organization of physicians, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
15 | (14) one member who represents an organization of | ||||||
16 | physicians practicing in Cook County, appointed by the | ||||||
17 | Governor; | ||||||
18 | (15) one member who represents an organization of | ||||||
19 | Indian American physicians, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
20 | (16) 3 members from nonprofit organizations in | ||||||
21 | northern Illinois that provide services to individuals | ||||||
22 | with physical, developmental, intellectual, or mental | ||||||
23 | health challenges, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
24 | (17) one member who represents a downstate chapter of | ||||||
25 | an organization of social workers, appointed by the | ||||||
26 | Governor; |
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1 | (18) one member who represents a nonprofit | ||||||
2 | organization of parents and other relatives of residents | ||||||
3 | of a developmental center in southern Illinois that is | ||||||
4 | operated by the Department of Human Services, appointed by | ||||||
5 | the Governor; and | ||||||
6 | (19) 2 members who represent health care systems in | ||||||
7 | southern Illinois, appointed by the Governor. | ||||||
8 | (b) A vacancy on the Subcommittee shall be filled by the | ||||||
9 | appropriate appointing authority. | ||||||
10 | (c) The Subcommittee shall meet monthly. | ||||||
11 | (d) The members of the Subcommittee shall receive no | ||||||
12 | compensation for the performance of their duties under this | ||||||
13 | Act, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred | ||||||
14 | while engaged in the performance of their duties under this | ||||||
15 | Act. | ||||||
16 | (e) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | ||||||
17 | provide administrative support to the Subcommittee.
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18 | Section 10. Duties. The Subcommittee shall develop and | ||||||
19 | propose policies to increase the State's Medicaid provider | ||||||
20 | networks to give Medicaid clients more provider choice for | ||||||
21 | their health care needs. The Subcommittee shall work toward | ||||||
22 | creating solutions to streamline the State's Medicaid system, | ||||||
23 | making it more efficient, and making it easier to use while | ||||||
24 | improving the overall quality of care.
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1 | Section 15. Report. The Subcommittee shall report its | ||||||
2 | findings, conclusions, and recommendations, including | ||||||
3 | suggested legislation, to the General Assembly by December 31, | ||||||
4 | 2025.
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5 | Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2026.
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