ALLKIDS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SRVCS Senate SponsorsSen. William Delgado-Pamela J. Althoff-Iris Y. Martinez-Mattie Hunter-Jacqueline Y. Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez-Robyn Gabel-Mary E. Flowers-William Davis, JoAnn D. Osmond, Robert W. Pritchard, Arthur Turner, Cynthia Soto, Marlow H. Colvin, Edward J. Acevedo, Luis Arroyo and Kenneth Dunkin) 8/9/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0283 215 ILCS 106/65 new215 ILCS 170/54 new305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 newAmends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2011, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop incentive programs for dentists who perform dental services on children covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, and the Medicaid program. Requires the incentive programs to include a pilot program in a rural and urban designated shortage area that increases rates up to 64% of the reimbursement level that the dentists charge for those services covered. Provides that the Department shall increase the rate level of dental specialty services that are provided to eligible children to equal 64% of the dentist's usual and customary charges. Requires the Department to develop and implement an incentive program that rewards dentists who are enrolled as a "dental home". Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts similar provisions with the following change: Subjects implementation of the various dental programs to appropriations. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in cooperation with the dental community and other affected organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, and the Medicaid program. Provides that included in this dental home outreach should be an effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered under the various programs have access to preventative and restorative oral health care. Effective immediately. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/2/2011SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/3/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado 3/3/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/8/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services 3/10/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/10/2011SenateHeld in Human Services 3/11/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado 3/11/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services 3/15/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/15/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 3/15/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011 3/16/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 4/8/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/8/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/14/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/14/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/14/2011HouseArrived in House 4/14/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/14/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 4/14/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/14/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/25/2011HouseAssigned to Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee 5/4/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 5/5/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee; 013-000-000 5/5/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond 5/10/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/12/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-010-001 5/12/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 5/12/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 6/10/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/9/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/9/2011SenateEffective Date August 9, 2011 8/9/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0283