Bill Status of SB 973   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  AGING-TECH

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Carol Ronen-Emil Jones, Jr., Gary Forby, Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson, Rickey R. Hendon, Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Kwame Raoul-Susan Garrett-Iris Y. Martinez, M. Maggie Crotty, Mattie Hunter, Deanna Demuzio, Louis S. Viverito, Arthur J. Wilhelmi, Don Harmon, Jacqueline Y. Collins, Dale A. Righter and John J. Cullerton

House Sponsors
(Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie-Jay C. Hoffman-Dan Reitz-Brandon W. Phelps-Elizabeth Coulson, Thomas Holbrook, Sara Feigenholtz, Gary Hannig, James D. Brosnahan, David E. Miller, Michael K. Smith, Kevin Joyce, Marlow H. Colvin, Constance A. Howard, Frank J. Mautino, Jack McGuire, Cynthia Soto, William Delgado, Mary E. Flowers, Harry Osterman, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Kathleen A. Ryg, Patrick J Verschoore, Elaine Nekritz, Joseph M. Lyons, Mike Boland, Carolyn H. Krause, Karen May, Angelo Saviano, Michael P. McAuliffe, William Davis, Dave Winters, Robert Rita, Robert S. Molaro, Arthur L. Turner, William B. Black, Michelle Chavez, Robert F. Flider, Sidney H. Mathias, Lisa M. Dugan, Careen M Gordon, Sandra M. Pihos, Julie Hamos, Edward J. Acevedo, Susana A Mendoza and Richard T. Bradley)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  6/29/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0086

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
320 ILCS 50/1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
320 ILCS 50/1
Adds reference to:
320 ILCS 25/4from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404
320 ILCS 55/Act title
320 ILCS 55/1
320 ILCS 55/5
320 ILCS 55/10
320 ILCS 55/15
320 ILCS 55/20
320 ILCS 55/25
320 ILCS 55/30
320 ILCS 55/35
320 ILCS 55/40
320 ILCS 55/45
320 ILCS 55/50
320 ILCS 55/17 rep.
30 ILCS 105/5.595

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Replaces the provisions concerning the pharmaceutical assistance program. Effective January 1, 2006, provides for a new program of pharmaceutical assistance to the aged and disabled, entitled the Illinois Seniors and Disabled Drug Coverage Program ("the new program"), which shall be administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department on Aging. Provides that to become a beneficiary under the new program, a person must (1) be either age 65 or older or disabled, (2) be domiciled in this State, (3) enroll with a qualified Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan if eligible, and (4) have a maximum household income of less than specified amounts depending on household size. Provides that all individuals enrolled as of December 31, 2005, in the pharmaceutical assistance program under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act and all individuals enrolled as of December 31, 2005, in the SeniorCare Medicaid waiver program operated under the Illinois Public Aid Code shall be automatically enrolled in the new program. Divides the new program beneficiaries into 4 "eligibility groups". Provides that the program shall cover the cost of covered prescription drugs in excess of the beneficiary co-payments ($2 for each prescription of a generic drug and $5 for each prescription of a brand-name drug) that are not covered by Medicare. Provides a new definition of "covered prescription drug" for purposes of the new program. Provides that any person otherwise eligible for pharmaceutical assistance under the new program whose covered drugs are covered by any other public program is ineligible for assistance under the new program to the extent that the cost of those drugs is covered by the other program. Sets forth conditions of participation in the new program for pharmacies. Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Makes changes in the legislative findings. Provides that the prescription drug discount program is for "Illinois residents" instead of only senior citizens and disabled persons. Provides for administration of the Act by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (successor agency to the Department of Public Aid) instead of the Department of Central Management Services. Changes the requirements that a proposal for administering the program must meet, including requirements that a proposal specify (i) the amount of the discount based on the average wholesale price of the covered medications and (ii) administrative fees charged by the administering entity. Eliminates provisions (i) setting forth limits on the amounts paid for medications by persons enrolled in the program and (ii) specifying the formula for calculating the amounts paid by the program administrator to pharmacies. Provides for a program enrollment fee to be determined by the Director of Healthcare and Family Services (instead of $25), and makes changes concerning collection of the enrollment fee. Provides that to be eligible to participate in the program, a person must be a resident of Illinois and must have household income equal to or less than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. Eliminates a provision that any person who is eligible for pharmaceutical assistance under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is presumed to be eligible for this program. Makes other changes. Amends the State Finance Act; changes the name of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund. Effective January 1, 2006.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/18/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
  2/18/2005SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
  2/18/2005SenateFirst Reading
  2/18/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  2/24/2005SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services
  3/17/2005SenateDo Pass Health & Human Services; 007-003-000
  3/17/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
  4/11/2005SenateSecond Reading
  4/11/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
  4/12/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
  4/15/2005SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005
  5/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
  5/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  5/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
  5/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  5/11/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
  5/11/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
  5/11/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
  5/11/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
  5/16/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
  5/17/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  5/17/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  5/17/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  5/17/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
  5/17/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  5/18/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
  5/19/2005SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  5/19/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ronen
  5/19/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  5/19/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
  5/19/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
  5/19/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/19/2005HouseArrived in House
  5/19/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/19/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
  5/19/2005HouseFirst Reading
  5/19/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/19/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  5/20/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
  5/23/2005HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
  5/23/2005HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  5/24/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
  5/24/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/24/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
  5/24/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/24/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/24/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
  5/25/2005HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robert F. Flider
  5/25/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  5/25/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  5/25/2005HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  5/25/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  5/26/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000
  5/26/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  5/26/2005SenatePassed Both Houses
  6/15/2005SenateSent to the Governor
  6/29/2005SenateGovernor Approved
  6/29/2005SenateEffective Date January 1, 2006
  6/29/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0086

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