102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3179

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/5-8  from Ch. 23, par. 5-8

    Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in supplying medical assistance, to provide for the legally authorized services of persons licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act as clinical professional counselors and for the legally authorized services of persons licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act as marriage and family therapists.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Section 5-8 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-8)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5-8)
7    Sec. 5-8. Practitioners. In supplying medical assistance,
8the Illinois Department may provide for the legally authorized
9services of (i) persons licensed under the Medical Practice
10Act of 1987, as amended, except as hereafter in this Section
11stated, whether under a general or limited license, (ii)
12persons licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as advanced
13practice registered nurses, regardless of whether or not the
14persons have written collaborative agreements, (iii) persons
15licensed or registered under other laws of this State to
16provide dental, medical, pharmaceutical, optometric,
17podiatric, or nursing services, or other remedial care
18recognized under State law, (iv) persons licensed under other
19laws of this State as a clinical social worker, and (v) persons
20licensed under other laws of this State as physician
21assistants. The Department shall adopt rules, no later than 90
22days after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
2399-621), for the legally authorized services of persons

 

 

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1licensed under other laws of this State as a clinical social
2worker. The Department shall provide for the legally
3authorized services of persons licensed under the Professional
4Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and
5Practice Act as clinical professional counselors and for the
6legally authorized services of persons licensed under the
7Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act as marriage and
8family therapists. The utilization of the services of persons
9engaged in the treatment or care of the sick, which persons are
10not required to be licensed or registered under the laws of
11this State, is not prohibited by this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 99-621, eff. 1-1-17;
13100-453, eff. 8-25-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-538, eff.
141-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)