Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Filed: 4/16/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 692

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 692 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5adding Section 5-70 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-70 new)
7    Sec. 5-70. Management and treatment of obesity. 
8    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
9    "FDA-approved obesity medication" means any medication 
10approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration 
11with an indication for chronic weight management in patients 
12with an obesity diagnosis.
13    "Intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment" means 
14an evidence-based, intensive, multi-component behavioral or 
15lifestyle modification intervention that supports healthy 
16weight management and is delivered in-person or through 
 
 
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1telehealth services as defined in the Telehealth Act.
2    (b) Management and treatment of obesity; coverage 
3required. The Department shall:
4        (1) seek federal authorization to provide intensive 
5    health behavior and lifestyle treatment for the chronic 
6    disease of obesity; and
7        (2) develop the criteria to cover all FDA-approved 
8    obesity medications.
9    (c) Upon receiving federal authorization, the Department 
10shall implement this Section and notify medical assistance 
11enrollees in writing about the availability of treatment for 
12the chronic disease of obesity as provided under this Section.
13    (d) This Section does not prohibit the Department from 
14applying utilization management to determine the medical 
15necessity for treatment of the chronic disease of obesity if 
16appropriateness and medical necessity determinations are made 
17in the same manner as those determinations are made for the 
18treatment of any other illness, condition, or disorder covered 
19by a managed care contract.
20    (e) Intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment may 
21include interventions certified by or recognized by the 
22Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or recommended by 
23current clinical standards of care. The services may be 
24provided in office, virtual, or community-based settings to 
25support patient access and needs.
26    (f) Coverage criteria for FDA-approved obesity medications 
 
 
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1shall not be more restrictive than the FDA-approved 
2indications for those treatments.".