Full Text of SB2346 102nd General Assembly
SB2346 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB2346 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 305 ILCS 5/5-5.12 | from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12 | 305 ILCS 5/5-16.11 | |
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require prior approval for any medication appropriately prescribed to treat schizophrenia or related illnesses and their associated conditions, that is not used as a chemical restraint or as an unnecessary drug. Provides that antipsychotic prescription medications, including long-acting medications, that are covered under the State's fee-for-service or managed care medical assistance programs and that are prescribed by a licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed or certified mental health provider with prescriptive authority to treat a mental health condition or disorder shall be provided without imposition of any prior authorization, other utilization management requirements, or any other restriction as specified under the amendatory Act. Requires managed care entities to use a pharmacy
formulary that at least meets the requirements of the amendatory Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Reference to Act. This Act may be referred to as | 5 | | the Protecting Access to Medication Used to Treat Serious | 6 | | Mental Illness Act. | 7 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 8 | | changing Sections 5-5.12 and 5-16.11 as follows:
| 9 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12)
| 10 | | Sec. 5-5.12. Pharmacy payments.
| 11 | | (a) Every request submitted by a pharmacy for | 12 | | reimbursement under this
Article for prescription drugs | 13 | | provided to a recipient of aid under this
Article shall | 14 | | include the name of the prescriber or an acceptable
| 15 | | identification number as established by the Department.
| 16 | | (b) Pharmacies providing prescription drugs under
this | 17 | | Article shall be reimbursed at a rate which shall include
a | 18 | | professional dispensing fee as determined by the Illinois
| 19 | | Department, plus the current acquisition cost of the | 20 | | prescription
drug dispensed. The Illinois Department shall | 21 | | update its
information on the acquisition costs of all | 22 | | prescription drugs
no less frequently than every 30 days. |
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| 1 | | However, the Illinois
Department may set the rate of | 2 | | reimbursement for the acquisition
cost, by rule, at a | 3 | | percentage of the current average wholesale
acquisition cost.
| 4 | | (c) (Blank).
| 5 | | (d) The Department shall review utilization of narcotic | 6 | | medications in the medical assistance program and impose | 7 | | utilization controls that protect against abuse.
| 8 | | (e) When making determinations as to which drugs shall be | 9 | | on a prior approval list, the Department shall include as part | 10 | | of the analysis for this determination, the degree to which a | 11 | | drug may affect individuals in different ways based on factors | 12 | | including the gender of the person taking the medication. | 13 | | Drugs described in subsection (m) with respect to timely | 14 | | treatment of mental illness shall not be subject to prior | 15 | | approval. | 16 | | (f) The Department shall cooperate with the Department of | 17 | | Public Health and the Department of Human Services Division of | 18 | | Mental Health in identifying psychotropic medications that, | 19 | | when given in a particular form, manner, duration, or | 20 | | frequency (including "as needed") in a dosage, or in | 21 | | conjunction with other psychotropic medications to a nursing | 22 | | home resident or to a resident of a facility licensed under the | 23 | | ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act, may constitute a | 24 | | chemical restraint or an "unnecessary drug" as defined by the | 25 | | Nursing Home Care Act or Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social | 26 | | Security Act and the implementing rules and regulations. The |
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| 1 | | Department shall require prior approval for any such | 2 | | medication prescribed for a nursing home resident or to a | 3 | | resident of a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care | 4 | | Act or the MC/DD Act, that appears to be a chemical restraint | 5 | | or an unnecessary drug. The Department shall consult with the | 6 | | Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health in | 7 | | developing a protocol and criteria for deciding whether to | 8 | | grant such prior approval. The Department shall not require | 9 | | prior approval for any medication appropriately prescribed to | 10 | | treat schizophrenia or related illnesses and their associated | 11 | | conditions as described in subsection (m), that is not used as | 12 | | a chemical restraint or as an unnecessary drug. | 13 | | (g) The Department may by rule provide for reimbursement | 14 | | of the dispensing of a 90-day supply of a generic or brand | 15 | | name, non-narcotic maintenance medication in circumstances | 16 | | where it is cost effective. | 17 | | (g-5) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department may | 18 | | require the dispensing of drugs to nursing home residents be | 19 | | in a 7-day supply or other amount less than a 31-day supply. | 20 | | The Department shall pay only one dispensing fee per 31-day | 21 | | supply. | 22 | | (h) Effective July 1, 2011, the Department shall | 23 | | discontinue coverage of select over-the-counter drugs, | 24 | | including analgesics and cough and cold and allergy | 25 | | medications. | 26 | | (h-5) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall |
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| 1 | | impose utilization controls, including, but not limited to, | 2 | | prior approval on specialty drugs, oncolytic drugs, drugs for | 3 | | the treatment of HIV or AIDS, immunosuppressant drugs, and | 4 | | biological products in order to maximize savings on these | 5 | | drugs. The Department may adjust payment methodologies for | 6 | | non-pharmacy billed drugs in order to incentivize the | 7 | | selection of lower-cost drugs. For drugs for the treatment of | 8 | | AIDS, the Department shall take into consideration the | 9 | | potential for non-adherence by certain populations, and shall | 10 | | develop protocols with organizations or providers primarily | 11 | | serving those with HIV/AIDS, as long as such measures intend | 12 | | to maintain cost neutrality with other utilization management | 13 | | controls such as prior approval.
For hemophilia, the | 14 | | Department shall develop a program of utilization review and | 15 | | control which may include, in the discretion of the | 16 | | Department, prior approvals. The Department may impose special | 17 | | standards on providers that dispense blood factors which shall | 18 | | include, in the discretion of the Department, staff training | 19 | | and education; patient outreach and education; case | 20 | | management; in-home patient assessments; assay management; | 21 | | maintenance of stock; emergency dispensing timeframes; data | 22 | | collection and reporting; dispensing of supplies related to | 23 | | blood factor infusions; cold chain management and packaging | 24 | | practices; care coordination; product recalls; and emergency | 25 | | clinical consultation. The Department may require patients to | 26 | | receive a comprehensive examination annually at an appropriate |
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| 1 | | provider in order to be eligible to continue to receive blood | 2 | | factor. | 3 | | (i) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce | 4 | | any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or | 5 | | alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any | 6 | | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in | 7 | | accordance with Section 5-5e. | 8 | | (j) On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall impose | 9 | | limitations on prescription drugs such that the Department | 10 | | shall not provide reimbursement for more than 4 prescriptions, | 11 | | including 3 brand name prescriptions, for distinct drugs in a | 12 | | 30-day period, unless prior approval is received for all | 13 | | prescriptions in excess of the 4-prescription limit. Drugs in | 14 | | the following therapeutic classes shall not be subject to | 15 | | prior approval as a result of the 4-prescription limit: | 16 | | immunosuppressant drugs, oncolytic drugs, anti-retroviral | 17 | | drugs, and, on or after July 1, 2014, antipsychotic drugs. On | 18 | | or after July 1, 2014, the Department may exempt children with | 19 | | complex medical needs enrolled in a care coordination entity | 20 | | contracted with the Department to solely coordinate care for | 21 | | such children, if the Department determines that the entity | 22 | | has a comprehensive drug reconciliation program. | 23 | | (k) No medication therapy management program implemented | 24 | | by the Department shall be contrary to the provisions of the | 25 | | Pharmacy Practice Act. | 26 | | (l) Any provider enrolled with the Department that bills |
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| 1 | | the Department for outpatient drugs and is eligible to enroll | 2 | | in the federal Drug Pricing Program under Section 340B of the | 3 | | federal Public Health Service Services Act shall enroll in | 4 | | that program. No entity participating in the federal Drug | 5 | | Pricing Program under Section 340B of the federal Public | 6 | | Health Service Services Act may exclude Medicaid from their | 7 | | participation in that program, although the Department may | 8 | | exclude entities defined in Section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the | 9 | | Social Security Act from this requirement. | 10 | | (m) For purposes of removing barriers to timely treatment | 11 | | of serious mental illnesses, antipsychotic prescription | 12 | | medications, including long-acting medications, that are | 13 | | covered under the State's fee-for-service or managed care | 14 | | medical assistance programs and that are prescribed by a | 15 | | licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, licensed | 16 | | psychologist, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or | 17 | | a licensed or certified mental health provider with | 18 | | prescriptive authority to treat a mental health condition or | 19 | | disorder specified in the most recent edition of the | 20 | | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders shall be | 21 | | provided without imposition of any prior authorization, other | 22 | | utilization management requirements, or any other restriction | 23 | | subject to subparagraph (f). | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14; | 25 | | 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; revised 9-2-20.)
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| 1 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.11)
| 2 | | Sec. 5-16.11. Uniform standards applied to managed care | 3 | | entities. Any
managed care entity providing services under | 4 | | this Code shall use a pharmacy
formulary that is no more | 5 | | restrictive than the Illinois Department's
pharmaceutical | 6 | | program and that at least meets the requirements of subsection | 7 | | (m) of Section 5-5.12 .
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 92-370, eff. 8-15-01.)
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