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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 608          </title>
<shortdesc>MOBILE SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Antonio Muņoz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/5-30.6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that mobile specialty care providers that serve children enrolled in a managed care organization shall not be required to obtain prior authorization in order to receive reimbursement for all services within the normal scope of chronic disease management, including, but not limited to, asthma, diabetes, obesity, and reproductive health. Requires mobile specialty care providers to make all reasonable attempts, as defined by rule of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to connect the children they serve to their primary care physician or an appropriate hospital defined as a Safety-Net Hospital under the Code to maintain a proper medical home. Defines "mobile specialty care provider". Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement these provisions. Effective July 1, 2017.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muņoz</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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