Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/5-5.12

from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that antipsychotic and anticonvulsant drugs used to treat severe mental illness shall not be subject to prior approval as a result of the 4-prescription limit and shall not count toward the monthly prescription limit when used for the following mental disorders: post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or panic disorder. Effective January 1, 2014.

	Fiscal Note (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services)
	Passage of this bill creates a potential increase in Healthcare and Family Services cost for antipsychotic and anticonvulsant drugs. FY14 estimate is projected at $4.9 million ($4.1 million adults and $.8 million children). Additional cost is based on FY12 data.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/20/2013	House	First Reading
2/20/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/1/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/5/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
3/5/2013	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
4/22/2013	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2/5/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
3/5/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/10/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
4/1/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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