---
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).