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type: "Bill"
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title: "TELEHEALTH-DIABETES"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning coverage for telehealth services, provides that if an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance provides coverage for telehealth services, it must provide coverage for licensed dietitians, nutritionists, and diabetes educators who counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes to remove the hurdle of transportation for patients to receive treatment. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may authorize licensed dietitians, nutritionists, and diabetes educators to counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes to remove the hurdle of transportation for patients to receive treatment."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 5351"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5351 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-16"
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last_action: "2018-08-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8be72ad5-98c9-46d2-be39-ec9b333988ce"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5351&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111149&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "1bb2037dcf37dae4456f43f7c588e7fb0f318d0abd9c639dc2f2f06ea383d159"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5351 (100th) — TELEHEALTH-DIABETES
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning coverage for telehealth services, provides that if an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance provides coverage for telehealth services, it must provide coverage for licensed dietitians, nutritionists, and diabetes educators who counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes to remove the hurdle of transportation for patients to receive treatment. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may authorize licensed dietitians, nutritionists, and diabetes educators to counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes to remove the hurdle of transportation for patients to receive treatment.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5351&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111149&DocNum=5351&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5351eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111149&DocNum=5351&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5351enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111149&DocNum=5351&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
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- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-05** Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
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- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance: Health & Life Committee; 014-000-000 `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-04-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance: Health & Life Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
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- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
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- **2018-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
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- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
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- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2018-04-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ryan Spain
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- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2018 `reading-1`
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- **2018-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
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- **2018-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
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- **2018-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2018-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2018-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2018-05-17** Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2018
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- **2018-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2018
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- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1009 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8be72ad5-98c9-46d2-be39-ec9b333988ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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