Date	Chamber	Action
7/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0172

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/12-4.44 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services are authorized to contract with third-party, nongovernmental entities for administrative functions related to medical assistance applicant eligibility determinations and ongoing caseload support. Effective July 1, 2011.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, with the cooperation of the Department of Human Services, shall provide a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2012, regarding the feasibility and potential consequences of centralizing administrative functions, to the extent allowable under federal law, for applicants applying only for medical assistance. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, an analysis of centralizing administrative functions in a statewide or regional centers administered by either public or private entities, and an analysis of the impact of removing medical assistance only cases from the caseload assigned to employees in local Department of Human Services field offices that accept and process applications for benefits. Effective July 1, 2011.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2/15/2011	House	First Reading
2/15/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2011	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/29/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/29/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/6/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/6/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/7/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/11/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/11/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/5/2011	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
5/10/2011	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
5/10/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
5/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/17/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
5/18/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/18/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
5/19/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
5/19/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/19/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
7/22/2011	House	Governor Approved
7/22/2011	House	Effective Date July 22, 2011
7/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0172

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