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| Bill | 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. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1739 | Illinois SB 1739 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-08-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/45ba51f3-6243-4ecf-96af-fe204c1136a4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1739&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29824&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 93444ae75190d3ed0e7b67c2b60a1f25709a9395d1e3ea0e16fb766c05d59bcc | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
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; origin ocd-bill/45ba51f3-6243-4ecf-96af-fe204c1136a4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).