Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for EO1908

Orders the Office of the Governor, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to commit to working with stakeholders to ensure that: the State is investing in agencies, programs, and services that work to end the HIV epidemic, including funding for increased HIV testing and prevention, PrEP, the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act, and other public health initiatives; and Illinoisans living with HIV and their healthcare providers are supported in achieving undetectable viral loads. Provides that the Department of Public Health and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in conjunction with the contracted Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, shall deliver a report to the Governor containing a plan for the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to share data with the State in accordance with all laws and regulations governing health privacy, including a viral load metric, so that the State can monitor progress to ensure that Illinoisans living with HIV have access to the healthcare they need to keep their viral loads at zero. Contains provisions regarding: savings; prior executive orders; severability; and other matters. Effective immediately.

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