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IL HB4846

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lindsey LaPointe

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to expand the definition of "Safety-Net Hospital" to include behavioral health safety-net providers
  • Qualifying behavioral health providers must be licensed by the Department of Human Services to provide behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment services
  • Providers must accept admissions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with no blackout periods
  • Facilities must accept patients who only need mental health or substance use disorder treatment without requiring other medical conditions for admission
  • Providers must meet federal disproportionate share hospital requirements and have either a Medicaid Inpatient Utilization Rate (MIUR) of at least 40% with 4% charity care, or a MIUR of at least 50%

Legislative Description

DHFS-BEHAVIORAL HLTH SAFTY-NET

Last Action

Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations-Health and Human Services3/4/2026
Rules2/6/2026

Full Bill Text

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