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IL HB4785
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey LaPointe
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AI Summary
- Creates the Preventing Crisis Cost Shifting to Medicaid Act, establishing a new assessment on commercial health insurers to fund behavioral health crisis services
- Requires health insurers and HMOs with $1,000,000 or more in annual payments to pay a proportional share of a $100,000,000 total behavioral health crisis assessment to the Department of Human Services
- Deposits all assessment revenues into the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund for behavioral health crisis services including crisis call centers, mobile crisis response, and crisis stabilization
- Exempts Medicaid managed care organizations from the assessment requirement
- Authorizes enforcement mechanisms including interest up to 18% per year, late fees up to 5% per month, and claims payment offsets for payors with outstanding liabilities exceeding 45 days
Legislative Description
DHS-BEHAVIORAL HLTH SURCHARGE
Last Action
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules3/16/2026
Human Services3/4/2026
Rules2/6/2026
Full Bill Text
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