Illinois House Bill 5692 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a dental desensitization program that aims to allay the fears and anxieties of dental patients, age 5 through 21, who have a developmental disability or mental illness by familiarizing such patients with the surroundings, tools, and procedures of the dental office or clinic during a comprehensive patient walk-through shall be covered under the State's medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code. Effective immediately.

PUB AID-DENTAL DESENSITIZATION

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-09	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2012-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-16	House	First Reading
2012-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth 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=5692&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5692.htm