IL SB2337

Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to ensure patients with opioid-related overdose or withdrawal are admitted as inpatient rather than observation status for at least 48 hours at safety-net hospitals.

Prohibits managed care organizations from denying inpatient coverage to safety-net hospitals for patients with opioid overdose or withdrawal diagnosis for at least 48 hours from admission.

Cites disproportionately high opioid-related fatality rates among African Americans in under-resourced Illinois communities and high hospital readmission rates as justification for the inpatient requirement.

Amends Section 5-41 of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Medical Assistance Article).