Illinois House Bill 5249

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, nutrition care services and medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian licensed under the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his or her license shall be covered under the medical assistance program. Provides that the covered services may be aimed at prevention, delay, management, treatment, or rehabilitation of a disease or condition and include nutrition assessment, nutrition intervention, nutrition counseling, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for any federal waiver or Title XIX State Plan amendment, if required, to implement the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules, including standards and criteria, necessary to implement the amendatory Act.

MEDICAID-NUTRITION THERAPY

Rep. Norma Hernandez [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Rep. Maurice West [D]
Rep. Yolanda Morris [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Hoan Huynh [D]	Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]
Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D]	Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]	Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]
Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]	Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]	Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]
Rep. Nabeela Syed [D]	Rep. Harry Benton [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]
Rep. Bob Morgan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-05-26	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
2024-05-24	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
2024-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
2024-04-16	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Norma Hernandez
2024-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2024-04-05	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
2024-04-04	House	To Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee
2024-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2024-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2024-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2024-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2024-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2024-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2024-03-05	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2024-02-22	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2024-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2024-02-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2024-02-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2024-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2024-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-09	House	First Reading
2024-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5249&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB5249.htm