(305 ILCS 5/5-30.13)

Sec. 5-30.13. Managed care reports; minority-owned and women-owned businesses. Each Medicaid managed care health plan shall submit a report to the Department by March 1, 2020, and every March 1 thereafter, that includes the following information:

(1) The administrative expenses paid to the Medicaid managed care health plan.

(2) The amount of money the Medicaid managed care health plan has spent with Business Enterprise Program certified businesses.

(3) The amount of money the Medicaid managed care health plan has spent with minority-owned and women-owned businesses that are certified by other agencies or private organizations.

(4) The amount of money the Medicaid managed care health plan has spent with not-for-profit community-based organizations serving predominantly minority communities, as defined by the Department.

(5) The proportion of minorities, people with disabilities, and women that make up the staff of the Medicaid managed care health plan.

(6) Recommendations for increasing expenditures with minority-owned and women-owned businesses.

(7) A list of the types of services to which the Medicaid managed care health plan is contemplating adding new vendors.

(8) The certifications the Medicaid managed care health plan accepts for minority-owned and women-owned businesses.

(9) The point of contact for potential vendors seeking to do business with the Medicaid managed care health plan.

The Department shall publish the reports on its website and shall maintain each report on its website for 5 years. In May of 2020 and every May thereafter, the Department shall hold 2 annual public workshops, one in Chicago and one in Springfield. The workshops shall include each Medicaid managed care health plan and shall be open to vendor communities to discuss the submitted plans and to seek to connect vendors with the Medicaid managed care health plans.

(Source: P.A. 101-209, eff. 8-5-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)