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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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