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type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-MEDICAID-PRESCRIBER ED"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop in collaboration with an academic institution a program designed to provide prescribing physicians under the medical assistance program with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest objective information about pharmaceuticals. Provides that the prescriber education program shall consist of a web-based curriculum and an academic educator outreach and shall contract with clinical pharmacists to provide scheduled visits with prescribing physicians to update them on the latest research concerning medication usage and new updates on disease states in an unbiased manner. Provides that education provided under the prescriber education program shall include disease-based educational modules on the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain, diabetes, hypertension, and other specified diseases and that such modules shall be reviewed and updated on an annual or as-needed basis. Provides that additional resources provided under the prescribing education program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a drug information response center available to prescribing physicians that provides thorough and timely in-depth answers to any questions a prescribing physician may have within 48 hours after a question is received; and (ii) information on drug utilization trends within individual and group practices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3097"
citation: "Illinois HB 3097 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d42e191d-f15b-4515-b37c-ad70cecbc406"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3097&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119471&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "13861fede9ba52dad9f4579fd39c1e3d135b99f54609e012da7de235d0a157c0"
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 HB 3097 (101st) — DHS-MEDICAID-PRESCRIBER ED
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop in collaboration with an academic institution a program designed to provide prescribing physicians under the medical assistance program with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest objective information about pharmaceuticals. Provides that the prescriber education program shall consist of a web-based curriculum and an academic educator outreach and shall contract with clinical pharmacists to provide scheduled visits with prescribing physicians to update them on the latest research concerning medication usage and new updates on disease states in an unbiased manner. Provides that education provided under the prescriber education program shall include disease-based educational modules on the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain, diabetes, hypertension, and other specified diseases and that such modules shall be reviewed and updated on an annual or as-needed basis. Provides that additional resources provided under the prescribing education program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a drug information response center available to prescribing physicians that provides thorough and timely in-depth answers to any questions a prescribing physician may have within 48 hours after a question is received; and (ii) information on drug utilization trends within individual and group practices.
## 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=10100HB3097&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119471&DocNum=3097&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3097eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119471&DocNum=3097&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3097enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119471&DocNum=3097&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gregory Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Yehiel M. Kalish — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
- **2019-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2019-05-02** Postponed - Human Services
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0278 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d42e191d-f15b-4515-b37c-ad70cecbc406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).