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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Accountability in Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Children Under Medicaid Act. Requires medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children under the State's Medicaid program to provide FDA Medication Guides to parents or legal guardians before issuing a prescription. Provides that the Medication Guides must be printed and reviewed with the parent or legal guardian, explaining (1) FDA-identified risks of the medication, including pediatric-specific warnings and (2) signs of potential side effects and adverse drug reactions detailed in the Medication Guide. Provides that written informed consent must be obtained from the parent or legal guardian before prescribing a psychotropic drug. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to, within 12 months after the effective date of the Act, develop and maintain a secure online reporting system for adverse drug reactions related to psychotropic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents. Contains provisions on adverse drug reaction reporting requirements; legislative oversight and reviews of adverse drug reaction reports related to psychotropic drugs; penalties for medical care providers who fail to comply with medication guide distribution; transparency and accountability reporting requirements for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Medicaid Oversight and Safety Measures Fund. LRB104 10052 KTG 20123 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Accountability in Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Children Under Medicaid Act. Requires medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children under the State's Medicaid program to provide FDA Medication Guides to parents or legal guardians before issuing a prescription. Provides that the Medication Guides must be printed and reviewed with the parent or legal guardian, explaining (1) FDA-identified risks of the medication, including pediatric-specific warnings and (2) signs of potential side effects and adverse drug reactions detailed in the Medication Guide. Provides that written informed consent must be obtained from the parent or legal guardian before prescribing a psychotropic drug. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to, within 12 months after the effective date of the Act, develop and maintain a secure online reporting system for adverse drug reactions related to psychotropic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents. Contains provisions on adverse drug reaction reporting requirements; legislative oversight and reviews of adverse drug reaction reports related to psychotropic drugs; penalties for medical care providers who fail to comply with medication guide distribution; transparency and accountability reporting requirements for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Medicaid Oversight and Safety Measures Fund. LRB104 10052 KTG 20123 b LRB104 10052 KTG 20123 b A BILL FOR
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66 Creates the Accountability in Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Children Under Medicaid Act. Requires medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children under the State's Medicaid program to provide FDA Medication Guides to parents or legal guardians before issuing a prescription. Provides that the Medication Guides must be printed and reviewed with the parent or legal guardian, explaining (1) FDA-identified risks of the medication, including pediatric-specific warnings and (2) signs of potential side effects and adverse drug reactions detailed in the Medication Guide. Provides that written informed consent must be obtained from the parent or legal guardian before prescribing a psychotropic drug. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to, within 12 months after the effective date of the Act, develop and maintain a secure online reporting system for adverse drug reactions related to psychotropic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents. Contains provisions on adverse drug reaction reporting requirements; legislative oversight and reviews of adverse drug reaction reports related to psychotropic drugs; penalties for medical care providers who fail to comply with medication guide distribution; transparency and accountability reporting requirements for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Medicaid Oversight and Safety Measures Fund.
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning health care.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
1616 5 Accountability in Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Children
1717 6 Under Medicaid Act.
1818 7 Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
1919 8 finds the following:
2020 9 (1) In 2023, Illinois' Medicaid program statistics
2121 10 showed 96,841 children and adolescents aged 0-17 being
2222 11 prescribed psychotropic drugs, including 7,227 children
2323 12 aged 0-5.
2424 13 (2) The administration of nearly every psychotropic
2525 14 drug to children aged 0-5 is off-label, meaning the drugs
2626 15 are being prescribed for age groups not approved by the
2727 16 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
2828 17 (3) Psychotropic drugs, including stimulants,
2929 18 antidepressants, antipsychotics, and other behavioral
3030 19 drugs, are being prescribed to children using Medicaid
3131 20 funding and are documented by the FDA to include severe
3232 21 side effects, including, but not limited to, addiction,
3333 22 suicidal ideation, aggression, hallucinations,
3434 23 cardiovascular events, stunted growth, and developmental
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7171 1 concerns.
7272 2 (4) Parents and caregivers are frequently not informed
7373 3 of the FDA-documented risks associated with the
7474 4 psychotropics being prescribed, including the pediatric
7575 5 risks.
7676 6 (5) Section 208.20 of Title 21 of the United States
7777 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) establishes the
7878 8 requirement for FDA Medication Guides to provide easily
7979 9 understandable information about the risks and side
8080 10 effects of prescription drugs for the average consumer,
8181 11 including parents and caregivers. According to federal
8282 12 regulations, Medication Guides must:
8383 13 (A) Detail "the particular serious and significant
8484 14 public health concern that has created the need for
8585 15 the Medication Guide".
8686 16 (B) Note any known "pediatric risks".
8787 17 (C) Include the risk of "patients developing
8888 18 dependence on the drug product".
8989 19 (D) Use a font size no smaller than 10-point.
9090 20 (E) Be written in "nontechnical, understandable
9191 21 language".
9292 22 (F) "Not be promotional in tone or content".
9393 23 (6) To effectively monitor the effects of psychotropic
9494 24 drugs prescribed to children and adolescents, particularly
9595 25 the FDA-cited "pediatric effects", parents and caregivers
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107107 1 the psychotropic drug being prescribed.
108108 2 (7) Medicaid is a state and federally funded program
109109 3 that provides essential healthcare services to vulnerable
110110 4 populations, including children and adolescents. It should
111111 5 be required to distribute the FDA Medication Guides to
112112 6 ensure recipients and their guardians are fully informed
113113 7 of the risks and potential adverse effects of psychotropic
114114 8 medications, thereby supporting informed consent and
115115 9 promoting patient safety.
116116 10 (8) A reliable system for parents and caregivers to
117117 11 report adverse drug reactions to psychotropic drugs is
118118 12 essential to help Medicaid agencies and legislators
119119 13 monitor and assess the frequency, severity, and impact of
120120 14 such reactions within the public sector.
121121 15 (9) The absence of an accessible, Medicaid-funded
122122 16 reporting mechanism for drug side effects limits the
123123 17 ability to identify and address these risks effectively,
124124 18 compromising the safety of children and adolescents.
125125 19 (10) Medicaid is the primary payer for psychotropic
126126 20 medications prescribed to children and adolescents in the
127127 21 public sector, including for off-label use in children as
128128 22 young as 0-5 years, making it directly responsible for
129129 23 ensuring the safety and monitoring of these prescriptions.
130130 24 (11) Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to psychotropic
131131 25 medications can have significant physical, psychological,
132132 26 and developmental impacts on children, requiring timely
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143143 1 identification and response to mitigate harm.
144144 2 (12) The establishment of an online ADR reporting
145145 3 system would enable the State's Medicaid program to
146146 4 fulfill its duty of care by providing a mechanism to
147147 5 collect critical safety data, support evidence-based
148148 6 decision-making, and comply with its responsibility to
149149 7 protect public health.
150150 8 (13) Funding this reporting system aligns with the
151151 9 State's Medicaid program's obligations under federal law
152152 10 to monitor and improve the quality of care provided to its
153153 11 beneficiaries, especially vulnerable pediatric
154154 12 populations, and would facilitate oversight and
155155 13 accountability for the use of public funds in prescribing
156156 14 psychotropic medications.
157157 15 (14) The provisions of this Act are established to
158158 16 address these findings and enhance oversight, informed
159159 17 consent, and accountability in psychotropic drug
160160 18 prescriptions for children under the State's Medicaid
161161 19 program.
162162 20 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
163163 21 "Adverse drug reaction" or "ADR" means any unintended
164164 22 harmful reaction to a psychotropic drug.
165165 23 "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family
166166 24 Services.
167167 25 "FDA Medication Guides" means handouts accompanying
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178178 1 certain prescription medications with significant safety
179179 2 concerns, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
180180 3 (FDA), to inform patients and caregivers about risks, side
181181 4 effects, and proper usage.
182182 5 "Medical care providers" means any licensed health
183183 6 professionals authorized to prescribe medication under the
184184 7 State's Medicaid program.
185185 8 "Online Reporting System" means a web-based platform
186186 9 through which Medicaid beneficiaries or their guardians can
187187 10 report ADRs related to psychotropic drugs.
188188 11 "Psychotropic drugs" means medications that affect the
189189 12 mind, emotions, or behavior, including, but not limited to,
190190 13 stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and other
191191 14 behavioral drugs, authorized or funded under the State's
192192 15 Medicaid program.
193193 16 Section 15. Informed consent requirements.
194194 17 (a) Distribution of FDA Medication Guides:
195195 18 (1) Medical care providers prescribing psychotropic
196196 19 drugs to children under the State's Medicaid program must
197197 20 provide FDA Medication Guides to parents or legal
198198 21 guardians before issuing a prescription.
199199 22 (2) The Medication Guides must be printed and reviewed
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201201 24 (A) FDA-identified risks of the medication,
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213213 1 (B) Signs of potential side effects and adverse
214214 2 drug reactions detailed in the Medication Guide.
215215 3 (b) Written and signed informed consent. Before
216216 4 prescribing a psychotropic drug, written informed consent must
217217 5 be obtained from the parent or legal guardian. The consent
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219219 7 (1) Be signed by the parent or legal guardian,
220220 8 confirming that they:
221221 9 (A) Have received and reviewed the FDA Medication
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223223 11 (B) Understand the associated risks and side
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225225 13 (2) Be kept on file by the medical care provider, with
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227227 15 Section 20. Medicaid establishment of an Adverse Drug
228228 16 Reaction (ADR) Online Reporting System.
229229 17 (a) Adverse drug reaction online reporting system. The
230230 18 Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall, within 12
231231 19 months after the effective date of this Act, develop and
232232 20 maintain a secure online reporting system for adverse drug
233233 21 reactions related to psychotropic drugs prescribed to children
234234 22 and adolescents. The system shall include the below free-text
235235 23 fields and drop-down menus for categorizing the type of drug,
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248248 1 simplifying user input, ensuring faster processing, and
249249 2 reducing errors for a secure online system, which will allow
250250 3 the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide
251251 4 legislators with summaries of the adverse reactions being
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253253 6 (1) Name of Patient (free-text field)
254254 7 (required)
255255 8 (2) Age of Patient (drop-down menu)
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257257 10 (3) Class of Psychotropic Drug (drop-down menu)
258258 11 (optional to skip if the reporter doesn't know the
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260260 13 (A) Antidepressants.
261261 14 (B) Antipsychotics.
262262 15 (C) Mood Stabilizers.
263263 16 (D) Stimulants.
264264 17 (E) Anti-anxiety drugs and Sedatives.
265265 18 (F) Hypnotics.
266266 19 (4) Name of Drug (free-text field)
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268268 21 (5) Adverse Reaction Category (drop-down menu)
269269 22 (required)
270270 23 (A) Physical Reaction:
271271 24 (i) Gastrointestinal issues (nausea, vomiting,
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285285 2 (iii) Cardiovascular symptoms (increased heart
286286 3 rate, blood pressure changes).
287287 4 (iv) Endocrine/metabolic effects (weight
288288 5 changes, hormonal imbalances).
289289 6 (v) Allergic reactions (rash, hives,
290290 7 anaphylaxis).
291291 8 (B) Psychological Reaction:
292292 9 (i) Mood changes (irritability, depression,
293293 10 euphoria).
294294 11 (ii) Anxiety or panic attacks.
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296296 13 (iv) Agitation or restlessness.
297297 14 (v) Suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
298298 15 (C) Behavioral Reaction:
299299 16 (i) Sleep disturbances (insomnia,
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301301 18 (ii) Increased aggression or hostility.
302302 19 (iii) Manic behaviors.
303303 20 (iv) Cognitive impairments (memory loss,
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305305 22 (v) Self-harm.
306306 23 (vi) Disassociation.
307307 24 (D) Other (free-text field)
308308 25 (6) Severity level (drop-down menu)
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321321 2 (B) Moderate.
322322 3 (C) Severe.
323323 4 (7) Name of Person Reporting (free-text field)
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325325 6 (8) Relation of Person Reporting (drop-down menu)
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327327 8 (A) Parent.
328328 9 (B) Foster Parent.
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330330 11 (D) Legal Guardian.
331331 12 (E) Case Worker.
332332 13 (F) Social Worker.
333333 14 (G) Direct Care Staff.
334334 15 (H) Other (free-text field).
335335 16 (9) Email Address of Person Reporting (free-text
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337337 18 (optional, to facilitate any needed follow-up)
338338 19 (10) Phone Number of Person Reporting (free-text
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340340 21 (optional, to facilitate any needed follow-up)
341341 22 (b) Adverse drug reaction reporting requirements. The
342342 23 Department shall compile and submit quarterly reports
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357357 2 (1) The number of ADRs reported broken down by age
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359359 4 (2) The severity level of ADRs reported.
360360 5 (3) A breakdown of ADRs by Adverse Reaction Category
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363363 8 (c) Legislative oversight. Legislative committees shall
364364 9 review ADR reports related to psychotropic drugs during
365365 10 Medicaid budget hearings and program reviews and may recommend
366366 11 actions to improve medication safety.
367367 12 (d) Implementation. The Department shall allocate funds to
368368 13 establish and maintain the ADR online reporting system
369369 14 specifically for psychotropic drugs and may seek additional
370370 15 funding as needed.
371371 16 Section 25. Penalties for medical care provider
372372 17 noncompliance with medication guide distribution. Suspension
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374374 19 comply with the signed informed consent form on the Medication
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377377 22 Section 30. Penalty for Department noncompliance. If the
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390390 1 timeframe, the following penalties shall apply:
391391 2 (1) Monetary penalty. The Department shall incur a
392392 3 monetary fine for each quarter of noncompliance, with the
393393 4 fine amount increasing for subsequent violations. The fine
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395395 6 Measures Fund, a special fund created in the State
396396 7 treasury for the sole purpose of improving Medicaid
397397 8 oversight and safety measures.
398398 9 (2) Reduction in Medicaid funding. The State's
399399 10 Medicaid program shall face a reduction in its funding
400400 11 allocation for the following fiscal quarter until full
401401 12 compliance is demonstrated, including the timely
402402 13 submission of all required ADR reports.
403403 14 (3) Oversight review. The Governor or relevant State
404404 15 oversight body shall initiate a formal review of the
405405 16 Department's operations and reporting procedures, which
406406 17 may result in further corrective actions, including the
407407 18 appointment of an external auditor to ensure the accurate
408408 19 and timely reporting of ADR data.
409409 20 Section 35. Transparency and accountability reports. The
410410 21 Department must submit annual reports to the General Assembly
411411 22 summarizing implementation efforts, compliance statistics, and
412412 23 the impact of this Act, including fiscal analysis and health
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