Illinois House Bill 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-11 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the treatment of autism spectrum disorder through applied behavior analysis shall be covered under the medical assistance program for children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder when ordered by a certified, registered, or licensed health care professional with expertise in treating the effects of autism spectrum disorders when the care is determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Provides that certain treatment shall be covered, including, but not limited to, psychiatric, psychological, rehabilitative, and therapeutic care. Effective July 1, 2021.

MEDICAID-AUTISM TREATMENT

Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]
Rep. Charles Meier [R]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
2021-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-19	House	To Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2021-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2021-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2021-02-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2021-02-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2021-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-14	House	First Reading
2021-01-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-30.11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=16&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0016.htm