PUB AID-DENTAL DESENSITIZATION Senate SponsorsSen. William Delgado 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/5-5from Ch. 23, par. 5-5Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a dental desensitization program that aims to allay the fears and anxieties of dental patients, age 5 through 21, who have a developmental disability or mental illness by familiarizing such patients with the surroundings, tools, and procedures of the dental office or clinic during a comprehensive patient walk-through shall be covered under the State's medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code. Effective immediately. 2/7/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado 2/7/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2012SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/7/2012SenateTo Human Services Subcommittee on Medicaid 3/9/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012 3/26/2012SenatePostponed - Human Services; Subcommittee on Medicaid 3/30/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 4/26/2012SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die