(305 ILCS 75/185-5)

Sec. 185-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Behavioral health providers" means mental health and substance use disorder providers.

"Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

"Health care providers" means organizations who provide physical, mental, substance use disorder, or social determinant of health services.

"Health equity" means providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status.

"Network adequacy" means a Medicaid beneficiaries' ability to access all necessary provider types within time and distance standards as defined in the Managed Care Organization model contract.

"Service deserts" means geographic areas of the State with no or limited Medicaid providers that accept Medicaid.

"Social determinants of health" means any conditions that impact an individual's health, including, but not limited to, access to healthy food, safety, education, and housing stability.

"Stakeholders" means, but are not limited to, health care providers, advocacy organizations, managed care organizations, Medicaid beneficiaries, and State and city partners.

(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)