MEDICAID-SOCIAL WORKER SERVICS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Under the Medicaid program, authorizes the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide for the services of persons licensed as a clinical social worker in supplying medical assistance. Prohibits the Department's rules from requiring that services for a specific Medicaid recipient provided by a licensed clinical social worker be recommended by a physician. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 21, 2007
Signed Aug 28, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2007 · House May 31, 2007
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 21, 2007
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 28, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-3)
senate
Mar 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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