Illinois Senate Bill 2325 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on August 27 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0650
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for non-emergency ground ambulance claims properly denied under the policy of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services at the time the claim is filed due to failure to submit a valid Medical Certification for Non-Emergency Ambulance on and after December 15, 2012 and prior to January 1, 2021, the Department shall allot $2,000,000 to a pool to reimburse such claims if the provider proves medical necessity for the service by other means. Requires providers to submit any such denied claims for which they seek compensation to the Department no later than December 31, 2021 along with documentation of medical necessity. Provides that no later than May 31, 2022, the Department shall determine for which claims medical necessity was established. Provides that such claims for which medical necessity was established shall be paid at the rate in effect at the time of the service, provided the $2,000,000 is sufficient to pay at those rates. Provides that if the pool is not sufficient, claims shall be paid at a uniform percentage of the applicable rate such that the pool of $2,000,000 is exhausted. Provides that the appeal process described in a specified provision of the Code shall not be applicable to the Department's determinations. Effective immediately.

MEDICAID-AMBULANCE PAYMENTS

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Rep. Bradley Stephens [R]

Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]

2021-05-31 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-30 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-04-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-27	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0650
2021-08-27	Senate	Effective Date August 27, 2021
2021-08-27	Senate	Governor Approved
2021-06-29	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-31	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-31	Senate	Senate Concurs
2021-05-31	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
2021-05-31	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
2021-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
2021-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2021-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2021-05-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2021
2021-05-30	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2021-05-30	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2021-05-30	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-30	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-05-28	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
2021-05-26	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-26	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-24	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2021-05-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-05-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2021-05-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-13	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 021-000-000
2021-05-13	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2021-05-05	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
2021-04-28	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2021-04-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-28	House	First Reading
2021-04-28	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2021-04-28	House	Arrived in House
2021-04-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2021-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
2021-04-20	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Feigenholtz
2021-04-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health; 011-000-000
2021-04-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health
2021-04-16	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2021-04-16	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2021-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
2021-04-14	Senate	Do Pass Health; 013-000-000
2021-04-07	Senate	Reported Back To Health; 005-000-000
2021-03-31	Senate	To Subcommittee on Medicaid
2021-03-23	Senate	Assigned to Health
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-4.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2325&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2325.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2325eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2325enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0650.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2325sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2325ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB2325_04212021_060000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200SB2325_05302021_011000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB2325ham001_05312021_016000C.pdf