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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5051         </title>
<shortdesc>PRIOR AUTH-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Gregg Johnson, Kelly M. Cassidy, Margaret Croke, Mary Beth Canty and Lilian Jiménez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 200/52 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that a health insurance issuer may not require prior authorization for a prescription drug prescribed to a patient by a health care professional for 6 or more consecutive months, regardless of whether the prescription drug is a non-preferred medication pursuant to the patient's health insurance coverage; or for specified prescription drugs, including insulin, human immunodeficiency virus prevention medication; human immunodeficiency virus treatment medication; viral hepatitis medication; estrogen; and progesterone.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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