Illinois · House Bill 23 · 103rd General Assembly

MEDICAID-PHARMACY SERVICES

HB 23 Sponsored by La Shawn K. Ford Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 5, 2022
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
  5. HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. HouseCorrectional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  7. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  8. HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  9. HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  10. HouseJudicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  1. HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HousePension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3. HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  4. HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  5. CommitteeTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee · House Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommitte
  6. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.