Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-5f

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall require prior approval of wheelchair repairs when the cost of any one part is greater than or equal to $500 per line item, when the sum of the parts is greater than or equal to a total of $1,500, or when 8 or more units of labor are to be billed (rather than shall require prior approval of wheelchair repairs regardless of the cost of repairs). Provides that the payment rate for custom manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, seating and positioning items, and related options and accessories shall be set at the current Medicare fee schedule minus 6%; and that for those items that do not have an established rate on the Medicare fee schedule, the payment rate shall be the manufacturer's suggested retail price minus 10%. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar
2/20/2013	House	First Reading
2/20/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/13/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
3/13/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
3/14/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
3/15/2013	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
4/18/2013	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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