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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2343   </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD-TECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Susana A. Mendoza-Sara Feigenholtz-Barbara Flynn Currie-Harry Osterman-Rosemary Mulligan, Julie Hamos, Elaine Nekritz, Kathleen A. Ryg, John A. Fritchey, Elizabeth Coulson, Maria Antonia Berrios and Daniel J. Burke</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Heather Steans-Don Harmon-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>215 ILCS 170/52.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2010, the physician fee schedule for the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program and for pediatric physician specialists under the medical assistance program must increase to become competitive with those of non-governmental, third-party health insurance programs. Provides that by January 1, 2012, the payment for a pediatric specialty physician service must not be lower than Medicare reimbursement in accordance with the Medicare payment localities for Illinois. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall annually increase pediatric specialty physician payments under the provisions of the Act by an amount approximately equal to one-third of the difference between the actual rates available for such purposes on January 1, 2009 and the Medicare reimbursement rates effective on January 1, 2007. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>215 ILCS 170/52.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>215 ILCS 5/1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 613</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Healthcare &amp; Family Services)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 2343 (H-AM 1) has no fiscal impact on the Department. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee;  006-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-044-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Insurance</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Insurance;  007-004-000</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009</action>
<statusdate>8/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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