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Bill Status of HB5240 100th General Assembly

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Short Description: WORKERS COMP-PAIN MANAGEMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. David B. Reis and Mark Batinick

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/8.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Requires a recipient of certain pain management medication to sign a written agreement with the prescribing physician agreeing to comply with the conditions of the prescription. Prohibits additional prescriptions while the recipient is noncompliant. Limits the applicability of the lack of pain management as a consideration in awarding benefits. Provides for the disclosure of violations of the agreement upon request by the employer. Requires a prescribing physician to file quarterly reports to obtain payment.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2018	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David B. Reis
2/16/2018	House	First Reading
2/16/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2018	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/7/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
4/11/2018	House	To Workers Compensation Subcommittee
4/13/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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