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| Bill | DHFS-TELEMEDICINE-REQUIRMNTS | Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning access to psychiatric mental health services via telepsychiatry, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require that a physician or other licensed health care professional be physically present in the same room as the patient for the entire time during which the patient is receiving telepsychiatry services. Provides that the Department shall not require that a physician or other licensed healthcare professional be physically present in the same room as the patient for the entire time during which the patient is receiving telemedicine services. Defines "telemedicine" as the use of a telecommunication system to provide medical services for the purpose of evaluation and treatment when the patient is at one location and the rendering provider is at another location. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 2907 | Illinois HB 2907 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 75 | 2 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/47012ad2-fb6c-460f-abd8-af51f0c22f03 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2907&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104407&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 751510254dff128fc2e9db6a2061c7a6acac07dd2020e43037fdf9f9686d0a91 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2907 (100th) — DHFS-TELEMEDICINE-REQUIRMNTS
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning access to psychiatric mental health services via telepsychiatry, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require that a physician or other licensed health care professional be physically present in the same room as the patient for the entire time during which the patient is receiving telepsychiatry services. Provides that the Department shall not require that a physician or other licensed healthcare professional be physically present in the same room as the patient for the entire time during which the patient is receiving telemedicine services. Defines "telemedicine" as the use of a telecommunication system to provide medical services for the purpose of evaluation and treatment when the patient is at one location and the rendering provider is at another location.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Nybo — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
filing - 2017-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- 2017-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2017-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2017-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2017-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2017-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2017-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- 2017-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
amendment-introduction - 2017-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- 2017-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2017-04-26 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2017-04-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2017-04-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2017-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- 2017-05-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-05-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- 2017-05-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-05-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-05 Assigned to Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care
referral-committee - 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- 2017-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2017-05-19 Do Pass Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
- 2017-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2017-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2017-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2017-05-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
- 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
reading-3 - 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
- 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0385
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47012ad2-fb6c-460f-abd8-af51f0c22f03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).