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+type: "Bill"
+title: "MEDICAID-SOCIAL WORKER SERVICS"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Under the Medicaid program, authorizes the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide for the services of persons licensed as a clinical social worker in supplying medical assistance. Prohibits the Department's rules from requiring that services for a specific Medicaid recipient provided by a licensed clinical social worker be recommended by a physician. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "SB 1739"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1739 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-02-09"
+last_action: "2007-08-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45ba51f3-6243-4ecf-96af-fe204c1136a4"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1739&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29824&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "93444ae75190d3ed0e7b67c2b60a1f25709a9395d1e3ea0e16fb766c05d59bcc"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1739 (95th) — MEDICAID-SOCIAL WORKER SERVICS
+
+Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Under the Medicaid program, authorizes the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide for the services of persons licensed as a clinical social worker in supplying medical assistance. Prohibits the Department's rules from requiring that services for a specific Medicaid recipient provided by a licensed clinical social worker be recommended by a physician. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1739&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29824&DocNum=1739&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1739eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29824&DocNum=1739&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1739enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29824&DocNum=1739&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)
+- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
+- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
+- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
+- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
+- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
+- Elga L. Jefferies — cosponsor (person)
+- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
+- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
+- LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
+- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
+- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
+- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
+- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
+- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
+- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
+- William Delgado — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
+- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
+- **2007-03-08** Postponed - Human Services
+- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
+- **2007-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2007
+- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
+- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2007-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
+- **2007-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
+- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
+- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
+- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
+- **2007-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
+- **2007-05-10** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Julie Hamos
+- **2007-05-10** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2007-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
+- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
+- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
+- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
+- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-06-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2007
+- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0518 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45ba51f3-6243-4ecf-96af-fe204c1136a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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