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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 199    </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICAID-HEPATITIS C-DRUGS-LA</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Donne E. Trotter-Jacqueline Y. Collins</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>305 ILCS 5/5-5.12b new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the Medicaid program, the Department of Public Aid may not establish formulary limits on, or restrict by any prior authorization requirement, any prescription drug or laboratory or diagnostic test as prescribed and determined to be medically necessary for the treatment of patients diagnosed with hepatitis C. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Health &amp; Human Services</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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