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SB3740 • 2026
DHFS-MTAC-NETWORK RECRUITMENT
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DHFS-MTAC-NETWORK RECRUITMENT
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
DHFS-MTAC-NETWORK RECRUITMENT
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Full Text of SB3740 Home Legislation Full Text SB3740 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3740 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/5.945 305 ILCS 75/185-5 305 ILCS 75/185-15 305 ILCS 75/185-20 rep. 305 ILCS 75/185-25 rep. Amends the Medicaid Technical Assistance Act. Requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to collaborate with public and private partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and maintain best practices necessary for health providers to ensure their capacity to participate in the Illinois Medical Assistance Program (rather than ensure their capacity to participate in HealthChoice Illinois or YouthCare). Requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to promote equitable delivery systems, remaining committed to the principle that all Medicaid recipients have accessible and equitable physical and mental health care services. Removes provisions concerning the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center's administration of network adequacy reports, and instead requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to administer a network requirement plan. Provides that by using reports and data provided by the Department of Healthcare and Family Service's External Quality Review Organization on network adequacy, provider service deserts, and health care disparities by race and ethnicity, the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall propose for Department review and approval an annual plan for recruiting providers to participate in the Illinois Medical Assistance Program and report on outcomes of its recruitment efforts to the Department for continuous improvement. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to maximize federal financial participation for any moneys appropriated to the Department for the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center and to deposit all federal financial participation funds into the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. Repeals a provision creating the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides for the dissolution of the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund on July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practical, after the transfer of all remaining funds into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Effective July 1, 2026. LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b A BILL FOR SB3740 LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 5 Section 5.945 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.945) 7 Sec. 5.945. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any 9 other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1, 2026, 10 or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller 11 shall direct, and the State Treasurer shall transfer the 12 remaining balance from the Medicaid Technical Assistance 13 Center Fund into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Upon 14 completion of the transfers, the Medicaid Technical Assistance 15 Center Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that 16 Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that 17 Fund pass to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. 18 (Source: P.A. 102-4, Article 185, Section 185-90, eff. 19 4-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.) 20 Section 10. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Act is 21 amended by changing Sections 185-5 and 185-15 as follows: SB3740 - 2 - LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 (305 ILCS 75/185-5) 2 Sec. 185-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 3 "Behavioral health providers" includes providers of mental 4 health, substance use disorder, developmental disabilities, 5 and autism services for purposes of this Act, but does not 6 change any other legal, programmatic, diagnostic, or clinical 7 provisions defining or relating to coverage of such services. 8 means mental health and substance use disorder providers. 9 "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family 10 Services. 11 "Health care providers" means individuals and 12 organizations who provide physical, mental, substance use 13 disorder, or services supporting social determinant of health 14 services . 15 "Health equity" means providing care that does not vary in 16 quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, 17 ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status. 18 "Network adequacy" means a Medicaid beneficiaries' ability 19 to access all necessary provider types within time and 20 distance standards as defined in the Managed Care Organization 21 model contract. 22 "Service deserts" means geographic areas of the State with 23 no or limited Medicaid providers that accept Medicaid. 24 "Social determinants of health" means any conditions that 25 impact an individual's health, including, but not limited to, 26 access to healthy food, safety, education, and housing SB3740 - 3 - LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 stability. 2 "Stakeholders" means, but are not limited to, health care 3 providers, advocacy organizations, managed care organizations, 4 Medicaid beneficiaries, and State and city partners. 5 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.) 6 (305 ILCS 75/185-15) 7 Sec. 185-15. Collaboration. The Medicaid Technical 8 Assistance Center shall collaborate with public and private 9 partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and 10 maintain best practices necessary for health providers to 11 ensure their capacity to participate in the Illinois Medical 12 Assistance Program. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Center 13 shall promote equitable delivery systems, remaining committed 14 to the principle that all Medicaid recipients have accessible 15 and equitable physical and mental health care services 16 HealthChoice Illinois or YouthCare . The Medicaid Technical 17 Assistance Center shall administer the following: 18 (1) Outreach and engagement: The Medicaid Technical 19 Assistance Center shall undertake efforts to identify and 20 engage community-based providers offering services to 21 customers funded by the Department, including, but not 22 limited to, behavioral health services and or services 23 addressing the social determinants of health, especially 24 those predominantly serving communities of color or those 25 operating within or near service deserts, for the purpose SB3740 - 4 - LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 of offering training and technical assistance to them 2 through the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. Outreach 3 and engagement services may be subcontracted. 4 (2) Trainings: The Medicaid Technical Assistance 5 Center shall create and administer ongoing trainings for 6 health care providers. Trainings may be subcontracted. The 7 Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall provide 8 in-person and web-based trainings. In-person training 9 shall be conducted throughout the State. All trainings 10 must be free of charge. The Medicaid Technical Assistance 11 Center shall administer post-training surveys and 12 incorporate feedback. Training content and delivery must 13 be reflective of Illinois providers' varying levels of 14 readiness, resources, and client populations. 15 (3) Web-based resources: The Medicaid Technical 16 Assistance Center shall maintain an independent, easy to 17 navigate, and up-to-date website that includes, but is not 18 limited to: recorded training archives, a training 19 calendar, provider resources and tools, up-to-date 20 explanations of Department and managed care organization 21 guidance, a running database of frequently asked questions 22 and contact information for key staff members of the 23 Department, managed care organizations, and the Medicaid 24 Technical Assistance Center. 25 (4) Learning collaboratives: The Medicaid Technical 26 Assistance Center shall host regional learning SB3740 - 5 - LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 collaboratives that will supplement the Medicaid Technical 2 Assistance Center training curriculum to bring together 3 groups of stakeholders to share issues and best practices, 4 and to escalate issues. Leadership of the Department and 5 managed care organizations shall attend learning 6 collaboratives on a quarterly basis. 7 (5) Network recruitment plan: Using reports and data 8 provided by the Department's External Quality Review 9 Organization on adequacy reports: The Medicaid Technical 10 Assistance Center shall publicly release a report on 11 Medicaid provider network adequacy , within the first 3 12 years of implementation and annually thereafter. The 13 reports shall identify provider service deserts , and 14 health care disparities by race and ethnicity , the 15 Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall propose for 16 Department review and approval an annual plan for 17 recruiting providers to participate in the Illinois 18 Medical Assistance Program and report on outcomes of its 19 recruitment efforts to the Department for continuous 20 improvement. Recruitment plans shall prioritize efforts to 21 bolster access in provider service deserts and in 22 communities experiencing health care disparities by race 23 and ethnicity, with a special focus on behavioral health 24 services and services that address social determinants of 25 health . 26 (6) Equitable delivery system: The Medicaid Technical SB3740 - 6 - LRB104 20210 KTG 33661 b 1 Assistance Center is committed to the principle that all 2 Medicaid recipients have accessible and equitable physical 3 and mental health care services. All providers served 4 through the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center shall 5 deliver services notwithstanding the patient's race, 6 color, gender, gender identity, age, ancestry, marital 7 status, military status, religion, national origin, 8 disability status, sexual orientation, order of protection 9 status, as defined under Section 1-103 of the Illinois 10 Human Rights Act, or immigration status. 11 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.) 12 (305 ILCS 75/185-20 rep.) 13 (305 ILCS 75/185-25 rep.) 14 Section 15. The Medicaid Technical Assistance Act is 15 amended by repealing Sections 185-20 and 185-25. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 17 2026. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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