Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2011, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop incentive programs for dentists who perform dental services on children covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, and the Medicaid program. Requires the incentive programs to include a pilot program in a rural and urban designated shortage area that increases rates up to 64% of the reimbursement level that the dentists charge for those services covered. Provides that the Department shall increase the rate level of dental specialty services that are provided to eligible children to equal 64% of the dentist's usual and customary charges. Requires the Department to develop and implement an incentive program that rewards dentists who are enrolled as a "dental home". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0283 [SB1948 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Senator William Delgado [D]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-002	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Pamela Althoff [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-032	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-020	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mattie Hunter [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-5966	SD-003	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-016	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Primary	Email	217-782-8173	HD-002	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robyn Gabel [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8052	HD-018	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-031	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-8197	HD-030	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative JoAnn Osmond [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-061	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Pritchard [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-070	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Arthur Turner [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-009	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cynthia Soto [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-004	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marlow Colvin [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-033	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Acevedo [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-002	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Luis Arroyo [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-003	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Dunkin [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-005	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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