TURNER,ART-FLOWERS. (RAUSCHENBERGER) 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions outlining the medical services to be covered for recipients of medical assistance under the Code, provides that in order to ensure patient freedom of choice the Department of Public Aid shall immediately promulgate all rules and take all other necessary actions so that provided services may be accessed from therapeutically certified optometrists to the full extent of the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 without discrimination from other like service providers. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the condition under which services are required to be covered from therapeutically certified optometrists to the full extent of the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 from "without discrimination from other like service providers" to "without discriminating between service providers". 99-02-10 H FIRST READING 99-02-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-02-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 99-02-25 H ADOPTED 99-02-25 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HHSV 99-02-25 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-03-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER 99-03-23 S FIRST READING 99-03-23 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-20 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 99-04-27 S POSTPONED 99-05-04 S POSTPONED 99-05-04 S COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 99-05-08 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary