DHFS-REPORT-HEALTHCHOICE IL Senate SponsorsSen. Adriane Johnson-Patricia Van Pelt-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Doris Turner-Mattie Hunter, Robert Peters, Laura Fine, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Christopher Belt, John Connor, Mike Simmons, Sara Feigenholtz, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Karina Villa and Celina Villanueva House Sponsors(Rep. Mary E. Flowers-Lakesia Collins-LaToya Greenwood-Rita Mayfield-Carol Ammons, Lindsey LaPointe, Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin and La Shawn K. Ford) 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01aAmends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning supportive living facilities.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:305 ILCS 5/5-5.01aAdds reference to:305 ILCS 5/5-30.1Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes a provision that requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to post the contracted claims report required by HealthChoice Illinois on its website every 3 months. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to:305 ILCS 5/5-30.1Adds reference to:New ActReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Consumer Choice in Maternal Care for African-American Mothers Program Act. Requires the Task Force on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans to partner with Holistic Birth Collective to develop rules for a Medicaid voucher program to expand consumer choice for Black mothers that includes planned home birth services and in-home perinatal and postpartum care services provided by racially concordant nationally accredited certified professional midwives who are licensed and registered in Illinois. Requires the Task Force to submit reports to the General Assembly, beginning January 1, 2024, and each January 1 thereafter, that provide a status update on the program and annual impact measure reporting. Provides that the program shall implement a maternity episode payment model that provides a single payment for all services across the prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal period which covers the 9 months of pregnancy plus 12 weeks of postpartum. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make available to the Task Force all relevant data related to maternal care expenditures made under the State's Medical Assistance Program so that budget-neutral reimbursement rates can be established for bundled maternal care services spanning the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum phases of a maternity episode. Effective January 1, 2022.House Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts House Amendment No. 3 with the following changes. Provides that the Task Force on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans shall partner with Holistic Birth Collective to advise the Department of Healthcare and Family Services on the development of a Medicaid voucher program that is eligible for federal dollars to expand consumer choice for Black mothers that includes planned home birth services and in-home perinatal and postpartum care services provided by racially concordant nationally accredited certified professional midwives who are licensed and registered in Illinois. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Public Health are authorized to adopt rules to implement the new provisions. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must apply for a State Plan amendment no later than December 31, 2022. 2/25/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 2/25/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/25/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/17/2021SenateAssigned to Executive 3/24/2021SenateDo Pass Executive; 016-000-000 3/24/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021 3/25/2021SenateSecond Reading 3/25/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021 4/16/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ann Gillespie 4/16/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/20/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health 4/20/2021SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ann Gillespie 4/20/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health; 011-000-000 4/22/2021SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/22/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Gillespie 4/22/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 4/23/2021HouseArrived in House 4/23/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 4/23/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2021HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jawaharial Williams 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/15/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 10/26/2021HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers 10/27/2021HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 10/27/2021HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Greg Harris 10/27/2021HouseSuspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 10/27/2021HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 008-004-000 10/27/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 10/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 10/27/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 10/27/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 10/27/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 10/27/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 10/28/2021SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted 10/28/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 10/28/2021HousePlaced on Calendar - Consideration Postponed 10/28/2021HouseThird Reading - Consideration Postponed 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 10/28/2021HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 10/28/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted 10/28/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 10/28/2021House3/5 Vote Required 10/28/2021HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin 10/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 10/28/2021SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3, 4 10/28/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3, 4 - October 28, 2021 11/28/2021SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/5/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 1/5/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 1/5/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner 1/5/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 1/5/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 1/6/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 1/7/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 1/11/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 1/19/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 1/21/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 1/24/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 2/1/2022SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/10/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa 3/9/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 8/24/2022SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane Johnson 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die