Illinois HB4785 establishes a behavioral health crisis assessment to fund the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund.
HB4785, the Preventing Crisis Cost Shifting to Medicaid Act, aims to ensure the availability of behavioral health crisis services statewide. It imposes a behavioral health crisis assessment on entities authorized to issue or administer accident and health insurance or health maintenance organization contracts in Illinois. The collected funds are deposited into the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund. The Department of Human Services can update the total assessment amount to maintain the system's availability, quality, and geographic equity.
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