DHFS-HEALTH CARE TELEMENTORING
Summary
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to designate one or more health care telementoring entities based on an application to be developed by the Department. Allows approved applicants from Illinois to be eligible for State funding in accordance with rules developed by the Department. Provides that funding shall be provided based on the number of physicians who are assisted by each approved health care telementoring entity and the hours of assistance provided to each physician. Defines "health care telementoring".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
May 29, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health; 013-000-000
upper
May 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Health
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 024-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
P
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Keith R. Wheeler
RRepublican
Co
LaToya Greenwood
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Patricia Van Pelt
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Seth Lewis
RRepublican
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