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type: "Bill"
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title: "MEDICAID-PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the Medicaid program, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse psychiatrists for mental health services they provide, as authorized by Illinois law, to recipients via telepsychiatry. Requires the Department to adopt rules establishing a method to reimburse providers for mental health services provided by telepsychiatry. Provides that the reimbursement methodology for mental health services provided by telemedicine shall be comparable to the reimbursement methodology used by the Department for other services provided by telemedicine. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 6"
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citation: "Illinois SB 6 (95th)"
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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: 66
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2007-01-31"
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last_action: "2007-07-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2217339-2b87-42aa-8f9f-6d471bd4d092"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27216&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "b38b536b63a5090c99e81b60177238af6dac2e516279e236858c107ef46aeec8"
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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 SB 6 (95th) — MEDICAID-PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that under the Medicaid program, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse psychiatrists for mental health services they provide, as authorized by Illinois law, to recipients via telepsychiatry. Requires the Department to adopt rules establishing a method to reimburse providers for mental health services provided by telepsychiatry. Provides that the reimbursement methodology for mental health services provided by telemedicine shall be comparable to the reimbursement methodology used by the Department for other services provided by telemedicine. Effective immediately.
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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=09500SB0006&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27216&DocNum=6&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0006eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27216&DocNum=6&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0006enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27216&DocNum=6&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
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- David Reis — cosponsor (person)
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- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Tryon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
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- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
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- Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person)
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- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
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- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio
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- **2007-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2007-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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- **2007-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2007-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2007-02-21** Postponed - Public Health
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- **2007-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
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- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
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- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2007-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
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- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
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- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 23, 2007
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- **2007-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
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- **2007-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
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- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
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- **2007-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
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- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
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- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-07-18** Effective Date July 18, 2007
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- **2007-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0016 `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/f2217339-2b87-42aa-8f9f-6d471bd4d092`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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