<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<xml>
<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 637          </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICAL ASSISTANCE-PROSTHETIC</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Antonio Muņoz</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Dan Brady)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>305 ILCS 5/3-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 3-4</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning disability determinations.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>305 ILCS 5/3-4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>305 ILCS 5/5-36 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that coverage for custom prosthetic and orthotic devices under the fee-for-service medical assistance program and under any Medicaid managed care plan shall be no less favorable than the terms and conditions that apply to substantially all medical and surgical benefits provided under the fee-for-service medical assistance program or the Medicaid managed care plan. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to set a rate of reimbursement under the fee-for-service medical assistance program for custom prosthetic and orthotic devices at a rate no less than the Medicare rate for the year minus 6%. Provides that the Department must ensure that all Medicaid managed care plans comply with network adequacy requirements for custom prosthetic and orthotic device services. Requires the Department and contracted managed care organizations to comply with the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act when making payments for custom orthotic and custom prosthetic devices.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/31/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  016-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muņoz</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muņoz</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  013-000-003</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muņoz</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 042-004-002</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
</xml>

