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Bill	DHFS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SERVICES	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with the medical assistance program, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules for payment of claims for reimbursement for covered dental services that allow a qualified provider of such services who is volunteering his or her time at no cost to a not-for-profit health clinic to designate such health clinic as alternate payee. Provides that a not-for-profit health clinic may be a public or private health clinic or Federally Qualified Health Center where covered dental services are performed. Provides that if a qualified provider of covered dental services designates a not-for-profit health clinic as alternate payee, the provider shall not be required to individually enroll as a participating vendor in the medical assistance program and the Department shall establish a process for making reimbursement payments to such alternate payee.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 5859	Illinois HB 5859 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2010-02-10	2010-06-14	openstates	ocd-bill/5af5f7ac-0b3b-4b89-8072-c5ad6bf41e05	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5859&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51517&SessionID=76&GA=96	cea21c3cc1a82ad7848bfb0613fe1d917cf79fbc083bee2fd0411fe194f294cc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5859 (96th) — DHFS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SERVICES

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with the medical assistance program, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules for payment of claims for reimbursement for covered dental services that allow a qualified provider of such services who is volunteering his or her time at no cost to a not-for-profit health clinic to designate such health clinic as alternate payee. Provides that a not-for-profit health clinic may be a public or private health clinic or Federally Qualified Health Center where covered dental services are performed. Provides that if a qualified provider of covered dental services designates a not-for-profit health clinic as alternate payee, the provider shall not be required to individually enroll as a participating vendor in the medical assistance program and the Department shall establish a process for making reimbursement payments to such alternate payee.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2010-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson filing
• 2010-02-10 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2010-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-16 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-02-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson amendment-introduction
• 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2010-03-24 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2010-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-002 reading-3, passage
• 2010-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2010-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2010-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2010-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
• 2010-04-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-04-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-04-06 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2010-04-14 Postponed - Human Services
• 2010-04-20 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
• 2010-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2010-04-21 Second Reading reading-2
• 2010-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
• 2010-04-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2010-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2010-04-28 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2010-05-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2010-06-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2010-06-14 Effective Date January 1, 2011
• 2010-06-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0926 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5af5f7ac-0b3b-4b89-8072-c5ad6bf41e05. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).