DHFS-GROUND AMBULANCE SRVICE
Summary
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, (i) no denial of a request for approval for payment of non-emergency transportation by means of ground ambulance service, and (ii) no approval of non-emergency transportation by means of ground ambulance service at a level of service that entitles the ground ambulance service provider to a lower level of compensation from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services than would have been received at the level of service requested by the ground ambulance service provider, may be issued by the Department or its agent except pursuant to criteria established by administrative rules adopted pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Jul 2012
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Signed Jul 20, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2012 · House May 26, 2012
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 30, 2012
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Jul 20, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 29, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 28, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services
upper
May 28, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 26, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-8)
house
May 21, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 15, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 11, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
lower
May 2, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000
upper
Feb 24, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 10, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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