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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2631         </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICAID-HEPATITIS C-TREATMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/5-5.12f new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for the purpose of removing barriers to the timely and equitable treatment of hepatitis C, prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls shall not be imposed under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs on any FDA-approved direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C that are listed as preferred on the Illinois Medicaid Preferred Drug List.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Health &amp; Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Medicaid &amp; Managed Care Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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