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HB 3912

Relating to use of the title "doctor"

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Cyrus Javadi and 2 co-sponsors

The act appropriates $45.3 billion in total funds for FY 2026 to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for Medicaid, child support, technology, provider relief, and rela

Chapter 450, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary · HB 3912

HB 3912 — Summary (Chapter 450, 2025 Laws)

Status: Enacted (Governor signed June 26, 2025). Effective date: January 1, 2026. Primary sponsor: Rep. Robyn Gabel. Companion: SB 1189.

Note on title discrepancy: the brief title provided ("Relating to use of the title 'doctor'") does not match the bill text. The legislative text and enacted Chapter 450 are an appropriations act for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. This summary describes the appropriations content of the enacted bill.

Main purpose and intent

To appropriate state (and related) funds to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for ordinary and contingent expenses for FY 2026, and to authorize specific deposits and allocations to HFS-managed funds and programs (Medicaid-related programs, child support services, HFS technology initiatives, provider relief, etc.).

Overall funding (as shown in bill synopsis)

  • General Funds: $9,358,579,800
  • Other State Funds: $35,543,402,100
  • Federal Funds: $400,000,000
  • Total appropriations: $45,301,981,900

Key provisions and notable allocations

  • Program Administration (payable from General Revenue Fund): total $89,430,300, including personal services, Social Security contributions, electronic data processing ($13,165,000), and a $52,495,000 deposit into the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund.
  • HFS Technology Initiative Fund: $15,000,000 for the Illinois Health and Human Services Innovation Incubator Program.
  • Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund: multiple personnel, IT, and operations appropriations; example totals shown (Public Aid Recoveries personal/services sections total ~$73,949,000 and another section totals $32,929,500).
  • Office of Inspector General: General Revenue Fund allocations totaling $7,242,600; additional Long‑Term Care Provider Fund administrative expenses $282,000; Public Aid Recoveries-funded OIG personnel and operations totaling $29,006,400.
  • Child Support Services:
    • Deposit into Child Support Administrative Fund: $71,800,000 (General Revenue Fund).
    • Child Support Administrative Fund operating appropriations (personnel, retirement, contractual services, IT, demonstration projects, etc.): total $246,958,800.
  • Medical program appropriations:
    • Deposit into Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund: $500,000.
    • Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program: $10,000,000.
    • Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund medical staffing, contractual services, and data warehouse development: total ~$96,098,700.
  • Healthcare Provider Relief Fund:
    • Appropriation/deposit from General Revenue Fund: $2,957,000,000 (Section 10).
    • Operational expenses charged to the Fund: $68,790,600.
    • Payment in support of Illinois Poison Center: $4,500,000.

Who is affected

  • Department of Healthcare and Family Services (agency operations, technology, OIG).
  • Recipients and providers under Medicaid and other HFS-administered programs.
  • Child support enforcement operations and related contractors.
  • Long‑term care providers (administrative fund).
  • Healthcare providers supported by the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund and the Illinois Poison Center.
  • Vendors and contractors for HFS IT and data infrastructure projects.

Procedural / timeline highlights

  • Introduced and first read in Feb–Mar 2025; referred to multiple committees and held public hearings and work sessions in March–May 2025.
  • Passed in the General Assembly (third readings in April and June 2025), signed by legislative leaders and the Governor in June 2025.
  • Enacted as Chapter 450 (2025 Laws), effective January 1, 2026.

If you want, I can extract and present a line‑item table for a specific fund or program (e.g., full Child Support Administrative Fund breakdown) for easier reference.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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