IL SB3740

Requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to develop annual provider recruitment plans based on network adequacy data, service desert locations, and health care disparities by race and ethnicity from the Department's External Quality Review Organization

Expands the Center's scope from HealthChoice Illinois and YouthCare programs to the broader Illinois Medical Assistance Program, with an explicit commitment to equitable physical and mental health care access for all Medicaid recipients

Broadens the definition of "behavioral health providers" to include developmental disabilities and autism services providers in addition to mental health and substance use disorder providers

Dissolves the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund on July 1, 2026, transferring all remaining balances to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund

Removes requirements for the Center to produce network adequacy reports, shifting that responsibility to use data from the Department's External Quality Review Organization instead