Illinois Senate Bill 1465 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 22 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that prior approval by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to administer to a recipient of medical assistance any interferon-free therapy for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus shall be limited to certain criteria, including that: (i) the recipient must be 18 years of age; (ii) the recipient must have a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C infection, genotype 1, 2, 3, or 4, confirmed by stage 2 fibrosis; (iii) the recipient must not have end stage renal disease requiring dialysis; and (iv) the recipient may not have abused a controlled substance within the past 6 months. Provides that the Department may not use certain criteria as a basis for requiring prior approval to administer to a recipient of medical assistance any interferon-free therapy for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus, including: (a) any evidence or known diagnosis of malignancy of any body organ; (b) the recipient's mental capacity or any determination related to the recipient's ability to make appropriate decisions about the interferon-free therapy treatment or to comply with related instructions; and (c) the fact that the recipient was previously administered an interferon-free therapy for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus. Contains provisions concerning persons authorized to prescribe an interferon-free therapy for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus to a recipient of medical assistance; the submission of lab results; an appeals process; and payments to managed care entities for any interferon-free therapy for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus that is prescribed to a recipient of medical assistance. Effective immediately.

MEDICAID-HEPATITIS C-TREATMENT

Sen. Donne Trotter [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]

2015-04-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 32 N: 20 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-03	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-11-30	House	Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2016-11-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2016-11-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-11-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2016-11-22	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2016-11-18	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2016-11-18	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2015-05-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-08	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
2015-05-04	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2015-04-24	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2015-04-24	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel
2015-04-23	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-23	House	First Reading
2015-04-23	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2015-04-23	House	Arrived in House
2015-04-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 032-020-000
2015-04-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2015-04-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2015-04-22	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter
2015-04-22	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2015-04-22	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
2015-04-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2015-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
2015-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2015-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2015-03-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 006-003-000
2015-03-18	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2015-03-11	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2015-03-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2015-03-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2015-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-5.12b	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1465&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1465.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1465eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1465sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1465ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1465_04222015_058000T.pdf