HB0158 Summary

• Creates Illinois Health Care and Human Services Reform Act to address racial health inequities through community health worker certification, hospital reform, managed care oversight, and maternal health services.

• Establishes Community Health Worker Certification Board to develop training standards and certification requirements; allows reimbursement for community health worker services under Medicaid.

• Implements hospital reforms including nurse staffing requirements based on patient acuity, uniform obstetrical care standards, and requires hospitals to conduct safety-net impact assessments before closing services.

• Creates Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Commission to evaluate managed care program effectiveness, network adequacy, and compliance; establishes Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to support health care providers in participating in managed care programs.

• Authorizes coverage of perinatal doula services and evidence-based home visiting services under Medicaid for pregnant persons and families; includes implicit bias training requirements for health care professionals.