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SB 6 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

MEDICAID-PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the Medicaid program, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse psychiatrists for mental health services they provide, as authorized by Illinois law, to recipients via telepsychiatry. Requires the Department to adopt rules establishing a method to reimburse providers for mental health services provided by telepsychiatry. Provides that the reimbursement methodology for mental health services provided by telemedicine shall be comparable to the reimbursement methodology used by the Department for other services provided by telemedicine. 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
Jul 2007
Introduced Mar 8, 2007 Signed Jul 18, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2007 · House May 22, 2007

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
May 24, 2007
D Democratic29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
67
Key actions
10
Committee
14
Amendments
8
Jul 18, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
upper
May 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 23, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services
upper
May 23, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services
upper
May 23, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 23, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 23, 2007
upper
May 22, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
upper
May 22, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-3)
house
May 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 18, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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